I can only go on your assertion that " you have a court order directing him to pay you $120K" If that is the case, perhaps ask your lawyer about the enforcement warrant option... There would not be much of a filing fee involved (or DIY) .... The cost of enforcement is included in what you recover... Once served with the warrant, he can no longer sell, transfer or otherwise deal with any property without a Court order.
The warrant can include not only the amount payable as per your current court order (plus interest as per the act) but also any child support liability arising out of a registered assessment.
You don’t have to assume anything, I’m not sure how I’ve been unclear:
- The Family Court awarded all my costs give the trial $120,000. There is an order that he had to pay in 90 days. He didn’t.
- I didn’t ask for costs for the appeal as I had run out of money and I couldn’t face more Court stuff.
- I cannot see represent as I have PTSD and work all the time as I am deeply in debt
- I cannot afford my lawyers to do anything else. I don’t know how much clearer I can be. My funds are not just zero, I am $120,000 in debt
- my lawyers estimated the cost to recover money could be $16k to $30k, and it may simply be impossible because he’s wrapped everything up in family trusts and businesses
- I do not have any money. I do not have anything left emotionally to pursue this. I am completely traumatised by the whole experience
- whilst you say there wouldn’t be much cost in an enforcement action notice, it’d actually be about $5k and then we start the court merry go round again
- I will always be prepared to go into debt to protect my daughter. I cannot justify using money I don’t have to chase after money I won’t get. My own lawyers said it would likely be throwing good money after bad, and let me tell you they enjoyed charging me for everything so I’ll trust them on this one
- there will never be a point I can do this myself. I was traumatised by this system for three years. I would never go back into it unless I was forced. Luckily I also have an order that he can’t take any more Court action against me