QUESTION
Need to move case to Nevada from California
Asked on Jul 19th, 2014 on Child Support - Nevada
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Hello, I have a open case for Child support that was open in California in 2002 and the noncustodial parent has never helped or even tried to be in our daughters life, just a couple months ago i found out where he worked so i informed the person who is handling the case in California and i started receiving a check, that only lasted maybe two months, now they've stopped . I need some help on moving my case to Nevada and try to get the noncustodial parent to start paying, my daughter is now 13 and he's never helped. I hope you can help me or either direct me to someone who can . Thank you
1 ANSWER
You have choices, and there are costs, risks, and benefits to each of them.
You can simply contact the D.A. here, and request administratively that you be permitted to work through the Nevada D.A. rather than the CA authorities (you do not say so, but your note seems to indicate that you are in the D.A. system in CA).
If the dad is here, consider hiring private counsel to file a motion to reduce arrears to judgment, and for prospective support. Private counsel tend to be a whole lot more diligent and aggressive in pursuing deadbeat parents than the D.A. bureaucracy.
You also do not say where the obligor/dad lives, which makes a difference. If he is in CA, it is easier for either the public authorities or private counsel to actually find and pursue support from him in the State where he is located.
Be aware that the dad might pursue contact or visitation, although after 13 years of delay he will not get a lot of sympathy from most judges.
13 years is long enough to wait. Consult with private counsel, and actually get something done, if you think the deadbeat parent actually has anything worth pursuing.
Answered on Jul 20th, 2014 at 10:26 AM