Last year I worked for two trucking companies. One for the first half and the other for the second. Brief discription of the situation; I have been paying Child support all my kids lives, however, I had lost one of them and lost my driving job of 11yrs. at the same time. I felt forced to do the right thing, by getting a OTR job immediately due to paying child support.

The first orange OTR I had was ok, but found everything to deduct from my check at a high expense. The second with its shielded sliding pay scale, didn't take out Child Support and I only was with them for 3-4 mths. Well, VA DCSE has suspended my CDL and now I'm out of a job. What can a driver do at this point when his lively-hood has been stripped from him? ops: [/b]

 

Thats a tough situation. Just try to look for options, either driving a truck, or maybe another venture that can take care of your situation. Keep at it, and good luck : - ]

 

Thanks for the encouragement transporter, but with these companies paying pennies from a dollar, a driver has no chance to having a great life. And I have only a few years left for support; besides, these days and time jobs are scarced.

 

Don't you just love the irony of it all.

Hey Buddy, you earn a living with your driver's license, but you are behind on your child support so we are going to take your DL away so you can get even more behind.

 

The WV DHHR wanted to do the exact same thing to me. I've been paying my child support (taken directly from my pay) for years. I get a notice for a hearing about it. At the hearing the judge took one look at what I've paid every week/2 weeks over the years, the job I do and threw the case out. He even asked the state's attorney exactly how he thought I was going to continue to make the payments I've been making when they take away the source of income that allowed me to make those payments without fail.

Luckily, my daughter just turned 18. I owe a total of $650 on the back child support, which my income taxes this year will pay off in full. Now I just have to pay the support until her 20th birthday (she's going to college this fall).

If they've already taken your license, file an appeal with the state.

 

Big Slim, go talk to a lawyer, VA is notorious for pulling this stunt. They might be able to buy you some time to get back out and make some money to show that your doing the right thing. Not everyone can make the same amount of money as a state attorney and they seem to forget that all the time.

I worked with a guy that lost his license over not paying child support. Hello, he was in jail for a year on drug charges and therefore had no income so he had his license taken away (like he could have really used it for the year he was in jail.) :roll: Got released and 24 hours later was back in jail for not paying the child support. Their reasoning, "We took your license and that didn't solve the issue so maybe some time in the pokey will fix it." :roll: :roll: :lol:

Mal, what was the fool's response to the judge? Uh uh uh, well your honor, uh uh :lol:

 

Another thing while we are on this subject. Request a full account statement on how much child support you have and have not paid and when.

I can not speak for other states, but Illinois' central child support disbursement department can not add, subtract or put the right amount in the right account. Been this way ever since they had to create it due to federal law over a decade ago.

 

From what I see, you are blaming the second company for not taking out the child support as the reason for you losing your CDL. No, YOU are responsible for ensuring that this gets paid, NOT the company. Simple answer. You (not the company) didn't pay the child support, now YOU have to pay the consequences!

Oh, and don't play the fool here, you were notified prior to your license being suspended that you had a period of time to get current. You didn't pay on time, you didn't pay when the ultimatum to pay up or lose your license showed up, get a job, keep the job, pay for your kids and grow up!

May be a bit harsh but I just don't take kindly to people forcing their kids to starve because they blame everyone else for their own failure to pay child support!

 

I'm not sure about this...there was acourt order that child support was to be taken out of my EX's check, when it wasn't being done, I had to go to Court and his COMPANY got in trouble for not complying. Just sayin'

 

VA has court order also. The OP is from VA. My company gets a deputy that comes in every now and then with an updated list of who owes what amount. From there, they deduct it from that persons paycheck and send it to whomever is supposed to get it, whether it's the state or the guardian caring for the kid(s.) Best bet is to talk with a lawyer and go from there on it.