The Attorney General has some enforcement authority to pursue assets to satisfy child support obligations. Sometimes they go too far.

In The Interest of R.C.T. 2009-TX-0408.559 gives us an example of when a Texas Attorney General goes too far to collect assets for child support. In the case, the husband and wife agreed to a figure of $9,024 that the husband owed in retroactive child support. The Court also approved an agreement for the husband to repay the retroactive support by monthly installments of $150. The Attorney General was not satisfied with this resolution.

The Attorney General did not want to wait for monthly installments of $150. After the Court approved the order, the Attorney General Read more…