My divorce decree states I must pay my ex equitable distribution payments. What happens if I stop?
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And you could eventually go to jail.
You can be busted for contempt of court. Follow the divorce decree and keep it honest.
They can take you back to court for contempt -
That’s not a payment you want to disregard
they will start by issuing a warrant for contempt of court, if after that they will garnish your wages. if you still don’t pay they can and will revoke your drivers liecence
I would think that you stopping court-ordered "equitable distributions" would result in a court hearing to determine if there as a "breach" of the court order and, if so, whether "contempt of court" charges would follow. Since this is a serious consideration, quite honestly it would be best to discuss this with your attorney.
Also, it sounds like you are opposed to this aspect of the decree. I’m not sure what led to the divorce, but would there be a chance at a reconciliation? If done sincerely, this can go a long way toward healing old wounds, not only lessening expenses but leading to a better path forward.
Stop making the payments and hide all your assets so there is nothing for the court to attach. This includes your car and anything else that can be attached by the court. You will be ordered to spend time in jail and if you are working your employer may fire you because you aren’t available for work and then when you get out you will have to work in the underground economy and get paid in cash. The choice to stop making payments has consequences and your decision will affect how you will deal with living for the rest of your life as the divorce degree will still hold up and any time you earn money or have a checking or savings account or any other place where your Social Security number is known the money will be attached by the court. When you are eligible for Social Security when you get older your Social Security will be automatically attached to pay the back payments according to the divorce decree. You will need to decide if you want to lead your life this way or move out of the country and start a whole new life and never return. Many people do this just so they can avoid paying equitable distribution payments to their ex and they do quite well when they move to another country. The choice to do so is up to you, and after you consider what you would be giving up by moving and starting over, it may well be the best choice for you, although your ex will not like it and may have a large financial hardship this may be what you want to do anyway. Just remember, you can’t come back once you leave as were you to do so you may be sent to jail for longer than you may like and your ex won’t get anything anyway. I suggest looking into what you need to do to establish residency in Australia so you don’t have to come back to the U.S. every six months because your visa to Australia expired and you would have to come back to the U.S. to renew the visa before Australia will permit you to return. This is a hard price to pay and in some cases where the amount of money is large it is worth it. You will need to examine all aspects of moving out of the country before you make the choice, so I suggest taking the time to do more research into what countries may be best for you to move to and start over. One suggestion is Australia, and I have been to Sydney and it is a very nice city and so is Melbourne and Cairns. There are a lot of jobs in both Sydney and Melbourne and the people are a lot more friendlier than those in the U.S. and the Australian economy is starting to pick up after a few years of having financial troubles. On top of it, they speak English with an accent, but at least one can understand what they are saying and when one is living there for awhile one will soon start speaking with an Australian accent. G’d day mate.
Well, when thee decree was filed by the courts and approved…IT IS A COURT ORDER NOW, FOR YOU TO PAY WHATEVER. Break that COURT ORDER and you are subject to a warrant for arrest and have to explain to a Judge, why you stopped, or you may have your wages garnished….depending on how your local courts handle the situation.