On behalf of The Walters Law Group, Ltd. posted in Child Custody on Monday, December 2, 2013. More than 150 parents from five counties in south Texas were arrested in a week-long operation that was conducted last month. Officials with the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office said that these individuals in Cameron, Starr, Willacy, Webb and Hidalgo counties had failed to pay their child support. It remains unknown how the arrests will affect the detainees’ child custody or visitation rights. The parents who were captured had warrants for their arrest based on nonpayment, and possiblyContinue reading
Category Archives: Child Support
Illinois parents frustrated by lack of child support
On behalf of The Walters Law Group, Ltd. posted in Child Support on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. Divorced custodial parents throughout Illinois are expressing their frustration withthe state’s child support system. They allege that the system is unable to effectively help them collect child support that they desperately need. On a national level, child support collections were increasing until the start of the economic downturn in 2008. Many parents now must often return to court multiple times in order to obtain the support that had already been ordered. However, some cases are particularly difficultContinue reading
Blue Cross embroiled in child support payment case
On behalf of The Walters Law Group, Ltd. posted in Child Support on Thursday, September 12, 2013. An Illinois woman has found herself pitted against an unlikely foe in efforts to secure money for her and her children following a divorce. The insurance company Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois has refused to comply with a request from the divorced woman to withhold reimbursements to her husband, a self-employed chiropractor, so that she can receive the child support payments to which she and her children are entitled. Blue Cross has contended that itContinue reading
Illinois gambling winnings may be seized to pay support
On behalf of The Walters Law Group, Ltd. posted in Child Support on Monday, August 26, 2013. A new Illinois law aims to help the state reduce the state’s $3.1 billion of unpaid child support. Under the new law, any time a person wins at least $1,200 at a casino or racetrack, those winnings may be taken to pay past due child support. The law became effective immediately. When a person wins more than $1,200, the casino or racetrack is required to check the state’s database, which will be updated in real time.Continue reading
Child-Support Laws: A Boon for Gold Diggers?
On behalf of The Walters Law Group, Ltd. posted in Child Support on Thursday, May 30, 2013. Illinois residents may be surprised to learn of the staggering figures that are present in some child support cases. Recent child support cases involving celebrities have highlighted a problem with the existing system: some people may intentionally target others in the hopes of acquiring child support to support themselves. Charlie Sheen’s ex Brooke Mueller recently went to rehab and the former couple’s children were removed from her care. Although the children were then safely in the handsContinue reading
Millionaires squabble over child support
On behalf of The Walters Law Group, Ltd. posted in Child Support on Saturday, May 4, 2013. While child custody and support battles are usually fought by those with limited means, even the richest are not immune to negative interactions regarding these subjects. Illinois residents may have heard that a former Goldman Sachs executive is accused of conspiracy in hiding assets with his girlfriend to defraud her child’s father out of thousands of dollars per month in child support. The suit claims that the two concealed substantial assets so that the mother couldContinue reading
Judge orders stay in child support case for lottery winner
On behalf of The Walters Law Group, Ltd. posted in Child Support on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. After winning a large Powerball jackpot while knowing that a warrant had been issued for his arrest, a New Jersey father can breathe a slight sigh of relief. Although the man owes approximately $29,000 in back child support, a judge has ordered a stay for the warrant that was issued against him. The Passaic County Sheriff announced that the warrant has been stayed for a few days until the man is expected to appear in aContinue reading
Facebook pictures lead to charges in child support case
On behalf of The Walters Law Group, Ltd. posted in Child Support on Friday, April 5, 2013. Chicago parents responsible for child support payments should be mindful of the pictures they post on Facebook. A Milwaukee man has been hit with felony charges for non-payment of child support after he posted pictures of himself on Facebook holding large amounts of cash. The Milwaukee District Attorney’s Office reported that they did not believe that the man was as poor as he claimed to be, so they obtained access to his Facebook account. TheContinue reading
Police arrest man allegedly $80,000 behind on child support
On behalf of The Walters Law Group, Ltd. posted in Child Support on Saturday, March 30, 2013. Cook County officers were finally able to track down a Chicago father who had reportedly failed to pay any child support since sometime in 2004. Records show that he is currently behind in child support payments by $79,687. This amount seems to have accrued due to his complete failure to make any payments in over an eight-year period. Police officers received a tip that the 55-year-old man was residing on South Kolin Avenue’s 5600 block. They visitedContinue reading
Man behind in child support told to stop having kids
On behalf of The Walters Law Group, Ltd. posted in Child Support on Friday, February 15, 2013. Most are probably aware that there are consequences for not paying child support amounts ordered. Recently we wrote about several Chicago area residents who were arrested for failing to do so. A judge in another state has taken extreme measures in response to the nearly $100 thousand a man owes in regard to his four children. The judge ordered the man to not have any more children as a part of the probation he willContinue reading