Should I Ask Child Support Services Not to Suspend the Drivers License of a Deadbeat Dad?
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That is an incredibly large amount of back child support, indicating a serious lack of effort on the father’s part. It will be a matter of personal judgment whether loss of his license may be the motivation he needs to start paying off his obligations or whether he is manipulating you to keep doing as he has been doing. If he claims he needs his car to get employment to pay child support, you may want to consider how having a car has affected his efforts to get a job and pay child support up to now. For example, if he has not obtained any type of temporary or other employment nor provided any amount of support while unemployed for such a long period, then having a license will be unilikely to make any difference. The threat of losing his license, on the other hand, may be the incentive he needs to take action.
You may contact the revenue department at the link below to verify what the procedures are for waiving your rights to enforce your child’s support and what the restrictions would be for requesting assistance again in the future if you do so:
http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/childsupport/phone.html
While it may be possible to decline certain agency assistance, a parent cannot waive a child’s right to support from a parent.