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Dorado23
May 26, 2012, 05:31 PM
My ex won a huge lottery jackpot he hasn't paid any child support for our 3 kids but has bought a house and cars. How does Florida deal with this? Do I have to go to court to have them raise the child support or do they do it automatically? And also I think he won it whil married to me because we were only divorced one month when he supposedly claimed it
ScottGem
May 26, 2012, 06:13 PM
Yes you have go to court. And you should do it immediately
cdad
May 26, 2012, 06:19 PM
Is there a current child support order?
Dorado23
May 26, 2012, 06:54 PM
Yes there is,its only 300 for 3 kids... but he is past due delinquent because he hasn't paid it
cdad
May 26, 2012, 07:08 PM
If your support is through the state I would call them first. They are supposed to check for arrears before paying out. As far as finding out when there was a winner. You might be able to find that out if it was a lotto ticket and not a lottery ticket. The difference being that one type is drawn from a pool of numbers on a given time and date. A lottery ticket is not so it may be harder to prove unless he had it verified and later turned it in.
Dorado23
May 26, 2012, 07:17 PM
Thanks! I am waiting for a letter from child support and I also emailed the state in regards to this, I just pray it all turns out OK. Thanks again and god bless
ScottGem
May 27, 2012, 04:21 AM
Don't wait go to court on Tuesday.