Department Of Revenue
Child support

I have been paying child support (arrearage) faithfully. I signed an agreement for payment in 2005. Two weeks ago, i received a notice that i was not paying child support. I mailed in the agreement but a few days later, i received a notice that my license was being suspended next week. I was leaving on vacation and had to go to the doctor's office that day so couldn't go to the local office. I called, my wife called numerous times, and even emailed my former case worker with no response. My children are grown already and this is only paying on the arrearage. I am also now retired living on social security and my wife and i have had serious health issues in the last two years. We are extremely upset with the situation, mainly because we can't go to the office and they won't return phone calls. I have to have my license to get back to florida since my wife has cataracts and can't drive and we won't be back until after my license is to be suspended. We can't afford to pay more that the agreement was for in 2005. My wife did get thru once and they told her that the computer saw that we weren't paying the original child support amount and that the 2005 agreement had been cancelled in 2006. She said well, why didn't they notify us! My ex-wife wants to settle this so she doesn't have to wait for checks to come thru and we both know that the state of florida is way off on calculations with the state of connecticut. I was told that if i can make an agreement with my exwife, all we had to do is go to court and florida would have to release any hold on me. We are in connecticut now and are talking about a settlement. We just want to be left along and live our lives without being threatened. Taking a driver's license away is not going to help get money - how could i make any money and i have to drive my wife now too. There is a precident in my county that is a person can't afford to pay child support due to no job, etc. They can not take a driver's license away. I can't afford an attorney to fight them either. I am paying the agreement amount so shouldn't be receiving this kind of harrassement now. Help!

Company: Department Of Revenue
Country: USA
State: Florida
City: St. Petersburg

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