Recovering Transportation Costs

[LizaLou1]

Dear Soc,

DH pays child support by personal check.

The last contempt of court order stated the CP was to provide transportation to and from our home for 12 months.  CP refused to drive all the way and demanded DH meet her halfway. After giving her advance notice, DH bought airline tickets for the return trip when she again refused to come get the kids.  So, to our thinking she owes him for airplane tickets.

In the past, the judge ordered the CP to pay DH back for court costs by withholding child support until the debt was cleared.

1.  Would DH be in violation of child support order if he reduced the next payment by the cost of the tickets even though there is no specific court order for this payment method or is it a wash?  

Thanks

LizaLou

[socrateaser]

>Dear Soc,
>
>DH pays child support by personal check.
>
>The last contempt of court order stated the CP was to provide
>transportation to and from our home for 12 months.  CP refused
>to drive all the way and demanded DH meet her halfway. After
>giving her advance notice, DH bought airline tickets for the
>return trip when she again refused to come get the kids.  So,
>to our thinking she owes him for airplane tickets.
>
>In the past, the judge ordered the CP to pay DH back for court
>costs by withholding child support until the debt was cleared.
>
>
>1.  Would DH be in violation of child support order if he
>reduced the next payment by the cost of the tickets even
>though there is no specific court order for this payment
>method or is it a wash?  

Yes, you must file for a new contempt order.