What to do if my father neglected to pay for court orderedcollege expenses?
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What to do if my father neglected to pay for court orderedcollege expenses?
I have a father that was ordered by the courts 21 years ago to pay for college expenses, including off-campus housing expenses. He has not paid 5 months and 8 days worth of rent along with other miscellaneous expenses all of which I can prove. I have sent him a certified letter letting him know the totals for all expenses and demanding rent payment within 30 days of sending the letter. However I do not know what to do if he refuses to sign the certificate.
Asked on January 12, 2012 under Family Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You sue him--that's what you do if you want to enforce your rights under the court order and get the money to which you are entitled. If there is a court order in place, it is enforceable; while he might be able to go to court to have his obligations modified, if he can show that he can no longer afford them due to changed circumstances (e.g. disability, lost his job, etc. if any of that happened), he must go to court to do this; until and unless the court order is modified, he must obey it.
The way to enforce a court order is with legal action--by filing a complaint based on his breach, to initiate a lawsuit. An attorney can help you do this.
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