If your ex-spouse won’t pay child or spousal support, what can you do?
There are many reasons people fall behind on support payments. It’s possible that the paying spouse is financially unable to make the payments because he or she lost a job or experienced a reduction in income due to illness or injury. It’s also possible the paying spouse simply doesn’t want to make the payments, perhaps out of spite.
Either way, the ultimate question is the same: If an ex-spouse won’t (or can’t) pay spousal or child support, what are your options? While each case is unique, here are three possible courses of action to consider:
For more detailed information on your potential options, check out The FindLaw Guide to Getting Child Support Payments and The FindLaw Guide to Spousal Support.
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- Spousal Support and Taxes: 3 Reminders (FindLaw’s Law and Daily Life)
- 5 Potential Ways to Reduce Spousal Support (FindLaw’s Law and Daily Life)
- Does Child Support End Upon Graduation? (FindLaw’s Law and Daily Life)
- Ask a Question About Marriage and Divorce in Our Community Forum (FindLaw Answers)
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