What to do if I’m trying to have my child support reduced?
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What to do if I’m trying to have my child support reduced?
I adopted my ex’s daughter and have paid support for her since we divorced 12 years ago. She turned 18 about 3 years ago and graduated high school the next year but isn’t going to college. I submitted the paperwork to the courts to have her pulled off the support order. They sent me the forms back telling me I need her high school transcript and birth certificate. Since I wasn’t put down as an emergency contact the school will not release her transricpt to me and because I’m not on the birth certificate the hospital won’t give me a copy of her birth certificate. My ex is not cooperative and her daughter wants nothing to do with me because her mom told her I’m not her real dad. I can’t afford a lawyer.
Asked on October 16, 2012 under Family Law, California
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
The best way to get the legal assistance that you need is to contact either of the following:
1. your local legal aid clinic;
2. county bar association to see if it has a progam to assist those needing legal aid that cannoit afford such;
3. the nearest law school to see if it has a clinic to assist those that need legal help that cannot afford private representation.
In essence, you need to subpoena documents from your daughter's school that you have written about. You can have such done through the court case where you are presently under a child support order.
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