McKinney Child Support Collection Attorneys
Dallas County Child Support Enforcement Lawyers
Few things are as important to parents as having the income and resources to provide for their children. And few things are as frustrating as attempting to collect the child support payments you need and deserve from the other parent of your minor children.
At the McKinney child support collections law firm of Brown & Long, we understand the challenges you face in collecting child support payments from an uncooperative former spouse or partner. We are committed to helping parents obtain back child support, and we have a record of success after working with thousands of parents and collecting millions of dollars in past-due child support.
Do you think your former spouse or partner has no money to pay court-ordered back child support? You may still be able to collect, even if you think you cannot. We have helped thousands of people, and our attorneys can help you. Call the family law attorneys at Brown & Long in McKinney, Texas, at 972-562-3689.
Using Time-Tested and Creative Child Support Collections Methods
We have worked with the family courts and the child support enforcement division to help thousands of parents enforce child support judgments and collect the child support payments they are owed. We use time-tested methods and we also develop new ways to collect child support in cases where it seems no money is available to pay back child support. Methods available to collect post-divorce-decree child support payments include:
- Sue the payor for contempt for failure to pay child support. This can ultimately lead to jail time and is the most serious remedy.
- Writ of withholding, which allows you to receive automatic payments via wage garnishment from the offender's paycheck.
- Employer's order and new employer's orders. Pre-filing actions can begin the collections process before the offender is even served.
- Child support liens. We can work to obtain a judgment, then use a child support collection lien to seize money from the offender's bank account or other property. Property can be seized until the parent receives full payment. We are skilled at using this under-utilized legal tool, and can often obtain a lien within one week.
- Writ of execution can be used to seize any unprotected personal property owned by the parent who owes child support. This is an useful way to collect past-due child support from a parent who does not have reachable income or savings accounts.This is an extremely successful method of child support collections against a parent who has very little property. Via a writ of execution, any property — other than a primary residence — can be seized and sold to pay court-ordered back child support. Property that can be seized includes cars, other motor vehicles, electronics like televisions and laptops, and furniture. If you can describe the property, we can get a writ of execution to have the sheriff's department seize it.
A Recent Example of Success in Child Support Collections
In a recent case, a man failed to pay child support for four years. He made many excuses, claiming that he had paid our client directly outside the court system and that he had possession of the child. Our representation led to an immediate payment of $10,000 to our client, and a 90-day jail sentence for the father.
Contact the McKinney Law Firm of Brown & Long
If you have questions about child support collections, contact Brown & Long. Our McKinney family law attorneys offer free initial consultations, charge affordable rates and accept credit cards. We are located in downtown McKinney near free parking. We represent clients in Collin, Dallas and Grayson counties.
To contact us, call 972-562-3689 or send an e-mail.