motion to satisfy judgement...

My ex took early retirement at age 55 and promptly took me back to court to reduce alimony. He was successful, despite a 27 year marriage and my total disability (I receive ss disability) which leaves me no way to suppliment my income. The judge reduced my support from $1,000 a month to $500. I believed my ex was practicing creative accounting and lying about income. The judge ordered my ex provide me with certified tax returns for the last four years. I paid $156 to his lawyer for them, but two years later - no tax returns. I couldn't afford to keep my lawyer on for what I thought would be a simple matter of time; I mean, I DID have a court order for the information. Apparrently it means nothing. Any advise? Do I have to hire another lawyer and go back to court? I suspect those returns show there is quite a bit of money floating around.

In the same context, ex and new wife moved out of the state shortly after support was reduced. They sold their old place for $360,000 and bought a new place for $420,000! They live across the street from a lake; I live across the street from a trailer. I relocated and paid $74,590 for my 1200 sq ft house. I feel like I've been penalized because I am trying to live within my means. Heck, his car payment was $400 a month, and I drive a 1994 mini van with a power wheelchair lift that I have no hope of replacing.

Any recomendations on hiring a PI to do a bank audit and employment check? I don't have the financial or physical resources to go back to court unless I'm pretty sure I've got a chance of wining.

If you have a court order to see those tax returns, why didn't your attorney at the time be sure you got them? In any case, I would file a motion for contempt of court. You can do it yourself without hiring an attorney. Just go to the courthouse where you got the divorce, go to the clerks office, and ask for the paperwork needed. They will give it to you. The motion is kind of fill in the blank, other than the fact that you will have to either write or type out the responses on other sheets of paper.

As for the other, I am not sure what to tell you.

Hope this helps