Posted on: 25th Mar, 2009 09:22 am
My ex has ovoided paying child support for a number of years and i am in the processing of collecting arreas back paymen (Dead-beat). He has since been the recepient of a quit claim property from his grandmother ( his sister is listed as co-owner). Am I able to collect $based on his co-ownership of the property? or will he be able to do a quit claim to his sister to avoid paying his child support debt.
Hi Gail,
You can put a lien on the property he got from his grandmother to collect the child support dues. I don't think he can quitclaim his share to his sister as such a transfer to avoid a lien would not be valid. Is there a mortgage on the property? If yes, then your lien would come after lender and tax colletor's place. Moreover, this can be a very lenghty process and the property being co-owned might make things a little more complicated. I think you can try to get a wage garnishment judgment against him. You should visit the court clerks office and ask to issue a garnishment against him. Make sure you have the information regarding his place of employment, address and social security number before you go there.
You can put a lien on the property he got from his grandmother to collect the child support dues. I don't think he can quitclaim his share to his sister as such a transfer to avoid a lien would not be valid. Is there a mortgage on the property? If yes, then your lien would come after lender and tax colletor's place. Moreover, this can be a very lenghty process and the property being co-owned might make things a little more complicated. I think you can try to get a wage garnishment judgment against him. You should visit the court clerks office and ask to issue a garnishment against him. Make sure you have the information regarding his place of employment, address and social security number before you go there.