My son s father has claimed he s had no money for the last several years to pay child support. He was arrested last week and had someone post a very large cash bond. A Missouri court recently addressed this issue, reasoning that, although the law assumes the bond to be the property of the person who was arrested, once the terms of the bond are satisfied the person who deposited the cash bond has the right to the return of his or her money. You ll have to find out whether it was actually your son s father s money that secured the bond. If you can locate the source of the funds, you may be able to attach the source.
Laws regarding attachment of property to cover past due child support vary from state to state.
So it s important that you contact a qualified family law lawyer in your local community to discuss your options. I ve heard that I can get a lien against my ex-husband s house for the back child support he owes me. You must first go to the divorce court and have any support arrearage or back support reduced to a judgment. Only then can you have a lien put on the house. You must also be sure that your ex-husband owns the house or has an interest in the house as a tenant in common.