Okay, my ex is 12 months behind in child support and obviously, my case is in the hands of FRO. There was a motion to change initiated in the court system, where he failed to appear or follow the instructions of the judge to supply financial statements. The most recent action FRO has taken is a bank garnishment which was done 3 weeks ago. It was my understanding that the bank would freeze the money in his account for 30 days (giving him time to appeal) and if not sucessfully appealed, the money would be released to me after the 30 days are up. I had no idea if there were any funds in the account and if so, how much. Meanwhile, the judge decided to impute the amount of child support and proceed with the motion to change without his imput due to the fact that he did not file the required documents by the deadline. This means that the amount of the arrears is now almost triple the amount FRO is going after. I just got the paperwork from the court yesterday, and called FRO this morning to let them know the new change. It was during this call that I am informed that there is no 30 day hold on the funds and that if there was money in the account at the time of the garnishment I would have recieved it by now. The fact that I have not gotten any money from the garnishment means I am not getting any at all. Now this makes no sense whatsoever. He owes roughly $14,000 and there was not even $20.00 in his account???? I asked the girl at FRO straight out if this means I am not getting any money at the end of 30 days and she said that is exactly what it means; stating this is not how bank garnishments work. However, she also did not have any information about the actual bank account other than the name of the bank. She went on to say that my ex was notified of the garnishment as was his bank, and each time he deposits money it will be redirected to FRO who will redirect it to me. He can also open a new account and just start using it instead. Now, the funny part is that on the day of the garnishment, he was out with my daughter and tried using his bank card which was rejected.
FRO's own recording states that the account will be frozen for 30 days and then the funds are released. The girl on the phone today says that this is not how it is done. Does anyone here have any experience with bank granishments who may be able to clear this up? I am so fed up with all the stuff he is getting away with and all the conflicting information I am getting.
FRO's own recording states that the account will be frozen for 30 days and then the funds are released. The girl on the phone today says that this is not how it is done. Does anyone here have any experience with bank granishments who may be able to clear this up? I am so fed up with all the stuff he is getting away with and all the conflicting information I am getting.
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