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ATTORNEY
GENERAL CASES
If
you are required to pay child support, and the Child Support Office
of the Attorney General has filed an action against you, it is
important that you have an attorney to represent you to ensure a
fair result for you. The following are two common ways in which you
may find yourself in a case involving the Attorney General:
Paternity suit – Someone alleging that you are the father of a child
may ask the Attorney General to file a paternity action in order for
the judge to find that you are the father. If you have been served
with this type of action, call us immediately for a free
consultation. You must know that this is a very serious matter
because, if you disregard it, the Court is allowed to enter an order
establishing that you are the father and ordering you to pay child
support until the child turns 18 or graduates from high school. The
Court may even order you to pay retroactive child support. It is
important to have a DNA test to determine if you are in fact the
father before establishing any rights or child support amount. This
will not be ordered automatically.
Child support enforcement action – If you are the
obligor and miss your child support payments the Attorney General
can initiate an action against you for enforcement and contempt of
court. A warrant may issue for your arrest. In some cases, if you
have a professional license, or even a drivers license, it could be
suspended if you are delinquent in your child support. If you have
been served with papers stating that you are delinquent on child
support, do not disregard this notice. Also, if you have been
struggling to make the payments because your circumstances have
changed, you may qualify for a modification. Call us, we can help
you.
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