Collection of Child Support and Spousal Support
Collection for Family Law Judgments in Temecula
The law offices of Wilkinson & Finkbeiner, LLP, located in the heart of Temecula near the famous Temecula wineries right off Interstate 15, provides services related to collecting on past due amounts under all family law orders and judgments, including child support arrears, spousal support arrears, equalization payments, childcare expense arrears, unreimbursed healthcare expenses, and other financial orders.
Our firm has a high degree of experience in family law collection cases and we are the “go to” firm for help with these issues in Temecula, Riverside County. There are few, if any, family law firms that can obtain such excellent results in collecting on past due family law judgments without any out of pocket expenses to the client. (Of course, every case is different and we are not permitted to guarantee any results).
If you are owed money under a family law order or judgment, call or email our office today for a free evaluation of your case! We will take the time to review your case and explain how we can help recover money that is owed to you without having to pay any money for hourly attorney fees.
Contingency Fee Option
We handle many cases on a “contingency fee” basis, which means that we will not get paid for our services until we collect money on your behalf. We will advance all the costs associated with ensuring you collect money that is owed under a child support or alimony order, which sometimes can be substantial. Costs that are often involved include filing fees, investigator fees, discovery costs including deposition expenses, and so forth.
Collection Procedures
To collect on a past-due arrears amount owed under a divorce judgment, we often employ a variety of tactics to ensure payment. Many times our office will file various motions including motions to determine arrears, contempt motions, and other pleadings with the court to begin the process of collection. We also prepare writs of execution, various liens, and other statutorily authorized methods to collect. It is important to provide our office with all the court orders applicable to the situation. After the motions are filed, we find and serve the opposing party, begin attaching and levying property and do whatever it takes to achieve the goal of making the other side pay for what they owe under the terms of the divorce order or judgment.
Strategic Planning for Collection Success
Planning is a critical part of the collection process. Often months of planning on our part takes place before we proceed with filing and serving the opposing side. We have planned strategically to find people who have tried to hide from their support judgment and serve them with the appropriate court proceedings. We have hired asset-investigation specialists to determine assets before taking any action. We have filed actions in probate cases seeking to stop any trust distributions to people that owe child and spousal support. Often, it takes careful planning, research and investigation before we take legal action.
Why Wilkinson & Finkbeiner, LLP
Our firm is the preeminent collection firm in southern California for past-due amounts owed under divorce, legal separation and other family law judgments and orders. We know how to get results, and we have handled every type of case imaginable. We are extremely aggressive, but in a strategic way. Our lawyers understand the big picture, and our partners are California State Bar Certified Family Law Specialists – experts in divorce and collection matters. Call us today for a free, private consultation for your collection case.