Am I entitled to alimony / how much child support do I pay if I'm unemployed

[tamezf]

Hi, I have been divorced for 3 years now. I have been paying child support, but have recently been laid off. I have been asked to appear before a judge for not being able to make child support payments? The mother holds a steady job and has recently remarried. If I am unemployed can she be obligated to pay me alimony? Thank you kindly for your time.

[Attorney Howard Iken]

Onces the original divorce is over, you cannot ask for alimony if there never was any alimony ordered. The issue is closed forever.

child support is always modifiable. But you must file the correct paperwork. In your upcoming motion hearing, the judge will not have the power to modify your child support. The hearing will be solely about enforcement issues.

The judge will weigh whether you are making efforts to find a job and will act accordingly.



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