Woman’s Paycheck Is Garnished for Her Husband’s Kids? 

Yes Lol, the bum who is sitting there dumbfounded.

I would have been suing my broke busted husband and his ex girlfriend for this mess they did. She also needs to cut ties with her husband because he doesn’t support his children.

Enough said 👏👏👏👏👏. 💯

@@gogokris85 you sound like a 90's Jerry Springer audience member lol

Funny thing is is now he's going to be in arrears $390 when the defendant reports it. So the plaintiff literally put her husband and arrears

Xxx Absolutely Xxx Happened to my mother ...and no one could understand why I would not date a man that had children. Of course they were never in the men's care. You can not guarantee he will pay for 18 yrs

Yeah let's just assume he is a bumb based off of one story from the defense, every intelligent person knows , you always hear both sides b4 passing judgment, somehow we never heard his , but good job being ignorant....

No woman is being garnished for her husband's back child support unless it's a mistake like this or they file taxes together. Let's not just make up stuff. 🤦🏾‍♀️

@@lcam9241 a real man wouldn't ask no woman for child support!!!! Straight feminist in here , no wonder why most women are single these days .

@@lcam9241actually it does happen if the husband is behind on his child support. I know for a fact in Texas it happens. I know 2 women this has happened to

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And she did get to talk.

"I don't care how you feel (or what you think), I am telling you what the law is." We see this often. Defendant clearly didn't get that.

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That is a different issue that didn't involve the current case. Yes he should take care of them

⁠@@tenin982000except it did have something to do with the current case. In some states, a married partner can be held responsible for their spouses lack of child support payments. Especially when they link their social security numbers together. Had he been paying his child support payments, they wouldn’t have garnished hers. Judge Judy should have questioned him. Especially before making a mother pay back money she’s already owed.

The children were almost grown

@@shaykrazi3640 agreed - but he’s probably in arrears.

Lunch 😂

Really. 😂😂😂😂

The plaintiff did win her money!

@@ddinottia39 That's the OP said. Fully read the comment next time before commenting.

I felt the defendant’s emotion when she started to talk about the kids. Yeah she lost but the kids lost most.

He's a pos for a man a bum and not a real man real men support their families

Your children, raise them

​​@intensepassion3382 Yes! Take care of your kids! They have to eat, have medical, clothes & all the other things they need! He needs to pay his half!

I don't know. The defendant clearly has questionable ethics. There might be more to the story.

It’s not a bill! It’s to help raise his kids! What a looser!

"He's just sitting there"?? What is supposed to do? Stand up and scream?

That depends on the state. New York will garnish the spouse.

Yes! St Louis also!

Thank you for your approval of the judge’s ruling

Yes they can garnish the wife wages.

Of course the law benefits the man 🫠

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My thoughts exactly. It's his kids too

That is why he is called the deadbeat parent, not paying for his obligation. LOL!

It will set a precedent for non parents to be responsible for child support thats unlawful

That’s what I thought why go after her just have him pay the 390 and is even.

Always a highlight 😂😂

I watched an episode yesterday where JJ turned to Byrd and said “I wish you enjoyed your job as much as I do”. 😅

I fully agree with him... Like "Hey now leave my pay out of this..."

"Why?" He's a deadbeat and didn't pay it in the first place.

There may be reason for the husband's arrears in child support (like an illness or past period of unemployment). Child support is still due to the custodial parent, but it should not be garnished from the non biological stepmother. It reflects to employer of the stepmother being irresponsible on his employees part. Not the stepmother's responsibility!

He's just a bum. I wouldn't even be turned on by dude. He'd be my ex-husband at this point 😅

​@@nobullplease23that's why it was said that the dad should pay the wife back, because it's not the stepmothers responsibility. Now the mom will pay the wife back and report to child support that she had to pay money back which will mean the dad will owe more in arrears so at the end of the day the stepmom isn't helping her husband and is mad at the wrong person. Her anger should be directed at her deadbeat husband.

He probably doesn't work

I'm pretty sure it depends on the state.? I've heard of men paying child support on children that biologically we're NOT their children but they were still responsible because they married the mother.

@@Naturefan354 Misinformation. Federal guidelines. No one is responsible other than the legal parents. Paternity can be established with or without marriage. If a man paid child support he may have married the mother of the children AND LEGALLY ADOPTED them and if he subsequently split from the mother the children are his legal obligation.

Then you know how it goes once married this happens everyday

@@Naturefan354that’s only if they legally adopt the kids or are declared as the father on the birth certificate. In more uncommon cases, the mother applies for public assistance, names a certain man as the father (even if they are not) and the state comes after the named man for child support.

@@Naturefan354yes, that happens if the child is born during the marriage or if the husband signs the affidavit of parentage.

I was thinking that’s the fair thing to do!

This is fair. Because it was his responsibility to begin with and she’s married to him. How about the wife sue him 🤷🏾‍♀️

Exactly! Why bring the case to court? Except if she was paid for the same month twice

Exactly!!

@@PreciousA564 she wasn’t though. The first payment went to her and the second payment actually paid the ticket. Unless I misunderstood something.

I totally agree. When you get married it's a community debt.

She's right as a judge

@@sandrawilson8737 yes, and judges are never wrong. hence why there are zero people in jails (American ones in particular) that were wrongfully convicted

Probably because that wasn't the issue...sad

It might not be a willing thing to pay the child support. He could very well have medical issues that often keep him from working.

@@jedimasters1462While I can respect that, it’s still a interesting choice to make to go to court to get money back that went to her stepkids 🤷🏼‍♀️

@@jedimasters1462 1. If that were the case, the child support judge definitely would have considered that, and the child could be receiving social security instead of chd support. 2. Like JJ says all the time, your child doesn't care about your personal problems, they still need three meals a day!

@@saralc9exactly

⁠@@jedimasters1462do women have that kind of privilege to opt out of parenthood because of medical issues…no

Right. I'll pass 😂

Me too. Been there, got a very nasty t-shirt.

Very much so yes. His wife needs to get some dignity back because the person you choose to marry is a direct reflection on your character.

Yet still that’s a government/state screw up not the defendants.

Glad to see that Someone actually listened to the video.!

In my case, in their infinite wisdom, the IRS made the check out to BOTH me (the injured spouse) AND my ex-husband. He managed to intercept it, forged my name, and cashed it. The IRS refused to do anything about it and told me to take it up in civil court.

Exactly.

File married but filing separately problem solved. Thank you cpa !

it wasnt about taxes. it was about her paychecks getting garnished. Like JJ said they cant garnish the wifes paycheck

The only way Judge Judy would be able to make that happen is if the plaintiff sues her husband, which clearly isn't going to happen. I understand that they were probably frustrated at the inefficiencies with the government overseeing the child support case, but I don't think JJ's venue really brought anybody justice here.

@@Emrs820The Judge Judy Show pays the judgement anyway so the defendant isn't out any money.

If judge judy tells him to payback his wife then it will set a precedent for non parents to be responsible for child support. Her judgment was fair

If the defendant isn’t legally entitled to money that came from the new wife’s wages then the judge is bound to rule against her. That’s why there was no further discussion.

Because they might keep doing it without going to court

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I dont understand these women, but on the other hand I do because they are all scamming the system in one way or another.

I’m sure he could pay, but he doesn’t want to. Which is worse

Too late.

She’s his wife and she can’t father anybody’s children!

​@scottmcwave9479 she shouldn't be responsible for whom he fathered period.

Marriage creates unity, so financial responsibility becomes 50/50 between the two. If one can afford to pay such liability, they would take the money from her (they did for 3yrs). They don't care who fathered who, after all they're paying joint taxes and presenting themselves as one.

It just keeps the father from putting things in the new wifes name to avoid legal obligations

@@jemmaj2919 Lesson to be taken from this case, if you foolishly marry a man who doesn't/won't pay court ordered child support, FILE YOUR TAXES SEPARATELY. Although, why you would be able to trust him enough to marry him, when he clearly demonstrates to you that he dosn't follow through on moral obligations when he doesn't support his children.

Yes! In fact now the defendant can go to child support court and say he/they was given back money!

@@sconex8072 aha. Thanks for your response!

Likely once the ex reports it.

Sure, but he's already established that he won't pay to support his children.

That's cute... not how the government works... while I agree with you, they made the mistake and not the defendant, they will not do anything that admits that they were wrong or money coming out of their funds. I don't care what state they're in, that's facts.

I agree with you; I think judge Judy should make the husband give his wife the money back

Personally I don’t think it matters who the defendant received the money from. If it wasn’t the kids father she has to pay it back because that’s not her bill. The defendant got the money by accident. And if the defendant is owed that money from her child’s father then it’s HER job to get that money from HIM. NOT anyone who can afford to cover his tab lol It’s not the new wife’s job either to figure out their situation and get her money back. It’s a shame she even had to take the woman to court.

Get over it she's a good judge

because whether he was actually paying wasn't part of this case. its a separate issue.

It’s all misogynistic to the core

This is why I’m lost, she even said they file taxes jointly and since they file jointly, in most states whatever parent is on child support and their married, their spouse has to pay too. That’s why yandy from love and hip hop didn’t legally married her husband for this exact reason. I think this should’ve went to another court instead of judge judy

​@Tsexe07 who is Tandy? From.what franchise in LLHHP

*wives

And the babymother should turn back around and sue the father for this !!

If he’s not paying it to the ex, he proly aint got it to give to his wife 🤷🏽‍♀️

I'm honestly not sure if JJ made the right decision on this one. The government decided that lady's funds/garnishment that was being paid to take care of the traffic violation would be better off taking care of her husband's child support instead. That was a decision that the government had already made. JJ actually overruled a government decision by forcing the defendant to return that child support money back.

Ya, this seemed messed up. They are married so this financial obligation becomes combined@@whatusername4817

because the defendant got the money. so she owes it to her.

@marjoriezamora736 But why? Cuz her husband not paying the defendant child support

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I don’t think so if they file separately.

​@anndeecosita3586 she has to file injured spouse or the government WILL take everything.

You can't file separately legally if you are married and live together. You would be lying to the irs and be hit with penalties and interest. That said I had several people file separately and use the same address. Eventually the government will catch up to them.@@anndeecosita3586

​@meghanh6745 no if she files married but filing separately she doesn't pay anything.

@@redraven_y2k you can't legally file separate when your married and living together.

Right? And the plaintiff is a moron for continuing to be married to a deadbeat

Morally, yes. Legally no, because he did not receive the money. The ex did. The money should be returned tot he wife's account and he should pay the ex.

@@tunisiancrochetchannel He won't pay a dime, and twenty years from now he's going to be all pathetic about how his kids don't want anything to do with him.

@@stoverboo I agree. I've stopped being friends with guys when I see how they treat their children and the mother.

no, the husband is responsible for the debt to the babymama. wife needs to gets her money back from the babymama, babymama gets her money from the husband.

She's not wrong your wrong

And a deadbeat and a loser for not working and supporting his two children.

This is why I’m shocked judge Judy said the lady has to pay the money back

@@Tsexe07 Me too

Yeah, I heard about that a long time ago about, so I'm also shocked that Judge Judy is making the mom pay the wife back the child support. I agree she should have ruled that he pay his own wife back. This is one of the few times I disagree with Judge Judy's verdict.

This is not true. The father should be the one paying child support. He should have been taking care of this entire matter for his wife. But legally the wife is not obligated to pay his child support.

@@firebenderkitty313 in some states that is the case. And since they file jointly, unfortunately they went after her and get the money from her. In most states they will do this. Now I do agree he’s the one that should be responsible and paying.

It doesn’t change the fact that legally she is entitled to her money back.

@@firebenderkitty313 she’s definitely owed her money

income level?

Support is calculated based on guidelines and income of both parties in addition to number of children.

"it's not fair! Why should I have to support my children? I should have to pay less than a grocery bill per month too!"

My ex paid even less than that for two kids, never saw them, and still ended up in arrears 🤦🏽‍♀️. Perhaps someday I'll get a surprise payment, but I'm not holding my breath. They claim it's based on income and time spent, but it's all a crapshoot in the end.

Depending on the age of the child sometimes what the noncustodial parent pays per month is swallowed up by daycare expenses.

I was about to say ... if they are married, she's on the hook.

Which states? Because that sounds false. Their joint tax return can be taken but not her income specifically.

she would have to file an injured spouse firm to get her part back,

I was actually surprised about this one too because I thought husband and wife are technically considered the same person. I'm also surprised Judge Judy didn't roast him

That’s only the case in community property states like California. In NY where she was a family court judge no you can’t garnish the wife’s wages so she’s not wrong.

Incorrect, Dept of Rev. Child Support was my job for maaaany years, this could actually get the state sued for garnishing her check

Cool! Just learned something new

Actually the wife can file injured spouse and she will get to keep her share.

@@meghanh6745 that's true but a lot of people don't know that. But the whole point I was making is that once married, you inherit everything that's your spouse's....including debt even if you use a loophole to defer some of it.

Judge Judy is not wrong she's a great judge

Did he ever pay you back for it?

A child support order is issued by a judge. It doesn’t make sense to hold someone responsible according to an order their name isn’t on. If it’s something like joint tax returns or joint bank accounts then I can see it. However this was a wage garnishment and he isn’t part of her employment. Can you go to your spouse’s job and demand their paycheck? No. Also who is to say he wasn’t behind in child support prior to the marriage. If your spouse took out a loan before you married are you obligated to pay if they default? Everything I have read says no. Now the loan company might put liens on joint property. Just like in a divorce you can’t demand property from inheritance or that the person bought prior to the marriage unless they added your name.