Lose your license because of unpaid child support?

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He is a very professional and well organized individual that will work with you not against you in any situation, and does his best to defend you and your rights in court. I would highly recommend P. Adam Militello for anyone in need of his services he provides. Avvo *****

Innocent and Facing Charges That Would Have Ruined My Life

"I had just recently graduated from law school and was awaiting my bar exam when I was charged with 3 class D felonies. Adam was incredibly invested and attentive from the beginning of my case. He greatly exceeded my expectations in how often he took the time to come visit me in jail with updates. He calmly talked my wife through the issues and helped her understand what was going on. Adam believed in me and took the case to jury trial in Monroe County Court. His courtroom performance was excellent, combined with a solid grasp of litigation procedures and law. The jury verdict was not guilty on the 3 counts. I WAS DISCHARGED AND ACQUITTED ON ALL COUNTS. Worst-case scenario I was looking at 21 years in prison, and instead today I have my life back."

Child Support defense in New York State is, in my view, a lot like criminal defense. Child Support matters are extremely serious, and for a percentage of people ordered to pay child support, there are real injustices that they face. The most common example is of the person who legitimately loses their job, can no longer pay support at the previous amount ordered, but for one reason or another continues living under a Child Support Order at the old, higher amount. They get behind on payments. They accrue arrears, and then when the correct support amount is finally recalculated, they have so much arrears to pay that they can't get out from under the mountain of debt.

One thing that happens is that they can lose their drivers license. If you are court-ordered to pay child support or alimony, and if you get four months or so behind, the Child Support Enforcement Unit may very well send you a nasty-gram stating that your driving privileges are going to be revoked. You will have an opportunity to fight the revocation, but it isn't easy. It just so happens that, similar to a person facing a DWI charge, a person with a drivers license that has been revoked for non-payment of support can get a restricted use license. This license allows you to drive back and forth to work, back and forth to school, back and forth to medical appointments for you or a family member, or back and forth to your kids' school or daycare. The catch with restricted use licenses is that if you get any sort of traffic violation, the license will be revoked, and it will be years before you are eligible for another restricted use license. If you are facing court proceedings for non-payment of support, you should take it as seriously as a criminal charge, because it really is.

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Militello Law Firm, PLLC
2480 Browncroft Blvd.
Rochester, NY 14625

1 University Drive
Geneseo, NY 14454

(585) 485-0025
Fax: (585) 286-3128