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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Ecuador
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6 minutes ago, Lucky Cat said:

State laws allow this here, too.

 

https://www.divorcemag.com/articles/12-things-you-should-know-about-failing-to-pay-child-support-in-texas#:~:text=Under Texas law%2C a judge,order to pay child support.&text=A state jail felony is,and a maximum %2410%2C000 fine.

 

"Under Texas law, a judge can find you in contempt of court and place you in jail for up to six months for not following a court order to pay child support. ... A state jail felony is punishable by up to six months to two years in a state jail facility and a maximum $10,000 fine."

Thank you. This is all good information to have. I suppose it is just alarming because he was paying regularly and then he lost his job in march of last year due to covid. He has gotten odd jobs here and there and when he gets them he pays something at least. It isn't like he is neglecting his children. Ecuador is quite a poor country and it's like you can't give what you don't have and going to jail isn't going to make you magically have it. First thing first, is to try to get his mess cleared up before it affects our paperwork, I suppose.

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Taiwan
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2 minutes ago, AshleyM said:

First thing first, is to try to get his mess cleared up before it affects our paperwork, I suppose.

Agree.  Good luck.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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55 minutes ago, AshleyM said:

 I cannot believe countries can do this but I have seen first hand Ecuadorian law doing some shady things, so this situation isn't impossible. 

Ever hear of debtor's prisons... 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debtors'_prison

 

I agree, not the best way to deal with the situation, but it is not new.

Posted
4 hours ago, AshleyM said:

I was referring to how much it would cost an immigration attorney for the k1, not to fight his arrest. I am assuming an immagration attorney is around 5K including AOS and such.

 find a local immigration helper in your area. they are usually non profits who can help low income folks or those that can afford.  You need to google and search for a low cost immigration assistance org. No need for lawyer unless you have a complicated case.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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I would be careful and not pay his debt for this. Mostly because the mother knows about his USC fiancee. She may be doing it on purpose and trying to milk the USC and get more shortly down the road. This could turn ugly fast if he can't keep giving the mother more and more. Give him plenty of advice and help find him a lawyer to deal with this there. I'd even be careful that the lawyer does not think he is being paid by you so his rate magically inflates. 

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Posted
11 hours ago, aaron2020 said:

Pay the child support and move on.  

The US Government considers not paying child support to mean not having good moral character.  That could prevent him from getting a K-1 visa.

Paying his child support would be the quickest and best way to clean up this mess before it adversely affects his K-1 application.  

 

 

 

Yup.  And OP, you should know that if he eventually gets a K-1 and wants to use it as a path to citizenship, nonpayment of child support will negatively impact it.

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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1 hour ago, Ontarkie said:

I would be careful and not pay his debt for this. Mostly because the mother knows about his USC fiancee. She may be doing it on purpose and trying to milk the USC and get more shortly down the road. This could turn ugly fast if he can't keep giving the mother more and more. Give him plenty of advice and help find him a lawyer to deal with this there. I'd even be careful that the lawyer does not think he is being paid by you so his rate magically inflates. 

This is magnificent and very perceptive advice.  In Ecu, there are two sets of prices -- one for natives, another higher one for gringos.  Have one or more natives initially negotiate the fees when hiring a lawyer, for example, and get it on paper.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Filed: Other Country: Saudi Arabia
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2 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

This is magnificent and very perceptive advice.  In Ecu, there are two sets of prices -- one for natives, another higher one for gringos.  Have one or more natives initially negotiate the fees when hiring a lawyer, for example, and get it on paper.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ecuador
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On 3/16/2021 at 12:12 PM, joe and karol said:

For a deadbeat but if he has a legitimate excuse such as loss of job due to covid, the judge should encourage a job search and regulate that search with resumes and applications, check ins, etc.  One could argue that forcing someone to find money quickly encourages to find jobs that are not legal, per say.  Jail shouldn't be the first option.  

do you not think this can happen in the US??

 

surprise !   it can and it does

Is Jail a Potential Penalty for Failing to Pay Child Support? In short, yes, you can go to jail for failing to pay your court-ordered child support. The good news is that you will have several chances to amend the issue and make up the payments you owe.Mar 3, 2020

 

usually the back support comes out of tax refunds but we ,  in the US,  have deadbeats ,  who won't pay unless forced

 

In Ecuador both parents are expected to support the child and the court can be called in when either has income issued (like our family court)

 

: Ecuador law follows what is called a "sharing rule", meaning regardless of with which parent the child resides, each must provide reasonable support for the needs of raising the child. The law uses three "income groups" to arrive at the figures, although please realize each case is different. To see a table showing these figures, please just click the following link:

 

How to determine child support (Ecuador)

 

 

 
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