QUESTION
What can I do about the support garnishments?
Asked on Apr 02nd, 2012 on Bankruptcy - Louisiana
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My husband and his new wife now reside in California and were married only 6 months after the divorce of 17 years. He's resentful of my having to have his wages garnished through the State of Louisiana. So much so, he physically hit me. He recently sent my 74 year old father a letter asking for $8,000 to pay back due taxes. That is not my father's responsiblity. He is 74 yrs old, with high blood pressure and diabetes. He simply should not be subjected to matter's that don't concern him. In return, I sent copies of the letters to my ex-husband's wife who lives in California. I sent it to her work address marked personal and confidential and naturally she was irrate and upset. She began texting me at 2:47 pm and it lasted until 11pm. She left many vm msgs all of which I deleted. It was just too much and overwhelming. Not they are threatening to sue me. I'm wondering for what. I've got years worth of e-mails and now txts msgs and vm's from this most recent event. Bottom line, they're upset about the support garnishments. What are my options?
1 ANSWER
Your question raises several important issues: (1) Your ex-husband hit you ? Louisiana has some great remedies within the civil litigation arena for these types of events. A Louisiana attorney can fight on your behalf to get you a protective order. A civil protective order has many of the benefits of a criminal order except a criminal prosecution is not initiated and a civil court can offer certain types of relief (including monetary) that a criminal order cannot. (2) Your ex-husband may be harassing your father ? your father may also have civil and criminal remedies. A Louisiana attorney can initiate a civil action against your ex-husband on your father?s behalf. Sometimes, things do not need to go this far. A demand letter from an attorney may cause your ex-husband to leave your father alone. (3) Your ex-husband?s wife may be harassing you ? you may have a civil action against her. This would need to be reviewed in-depth. But, you should probably not communicate with her for any reason until this issue is resolved. (4) What can you do about garnishments ? you can ask that garnishments be stopped, but this is probably your best way to get child support regularly. A Louisiana attorney can review your options with you. The best course for you may be to contact an attorney for a consultation. Many, including us, will meet with you for free.
Answered on Apr 04th, 2012 at 10:35 AM