You’re in a bit of a panic, and you don’t know what to do. You have received notice from the State of Florida that your driver’s license is going to be suspended because you are behind in your child support payments. I don’t understand, you think, I’ve never missed a payment! In fact, you were just getting ready to make your next child support payment. What should I do? Should I still send in the upcoming payment?  Can I stop my license from getting suspended? What if it does get suspended – how am I supposed to get to work? Does the state even have the right to suspend my license? The answers to these questions may prove important if you are in danger of losing your license.

When you fall more than $500 behind on your child support payments, the government has the right to suspend your driver’s license. If you receive notice that the state intends to suspend your license, you should seek a qualified child custody attorney in Miami right away. A good attorney can help prevent you from losing your license before it happens. There are also numerous advantages to hiring an attorney:

• The cost to keep your license from being suspended is less than what you will have to pay to get your license reinstated.
• Without a license you will not be permitted to drive, including getting to work.
• Not only is it more expensive, but there is more paperwork and time involved in getting your licensed reinstated.
• If your license is taken away, you will also have to make a trip to the Florida DMV to get it back; and you will have to pay an additional fee.
• If you have a professional license, it could also be in jeopardy of getting suspended if you do not correct the situation.

Even if you are current with your child support payments, it is in your best interest not to take the chance of having your license suspended. It may be that you have been making your child support payments directly to the mother, and the payments are not being reported or that there is a delay in the reporting. The correct motion filed by an attorney on your behalf will correct the error and get the accurate amount reflected in the state’s central depository records. Not only will this aid in your instant situation regarding the potential suspension of your license, it will also help prevent the threat of future suspensions.

Additionally, it is important that you stay current with your child support payments going into the future. If you subsequently fall behind in your payments, the state can begin new proceedings to suspend your license.

Whether you are behind in your payments or the amount you have paid has been incorrectly reported, an experienced family law attorney in Miami can answer your questions, represent you in court, and file a motion on your behalf to keep your license from being suspended. For further information or to schedule an appointment with an experienced child custody attorney in Miami please visit www.Dadvocacy.com.