NJSBA Family Law Section

Hello Listmates-

My firm is handling a step parent adoption.  Natural father has not seen nor had any contact with child since child was three months old.  Child is now nine years old.  

Natural father does pay child support through probation by way of an apparent wage garnishment.  Although support is paid weekly, natural mother reports that she receives approximately 10% of actual awarded support.  As such, there is a significant arrearage.

We attempted to personally serve natural father at his home in NY but could not have service effectuated. 

Two questions:

1) Is there any way to have probation provide natural father's employment address so we can attempt to serve him at work?

2) Would it be sufficient for use to submit to the Court an affidavit of diligence detailing our attempts to effectuate service?

Thank you.

Hello Listmates-

My firm is handling a step parent adoption.  Natural father has not seen nor had any contact with child since child was three months old.  Child is now nine years old.  

Natural father does pay child support through probation by way of an apparent wage garnishment.  Although support is paid weekly, natural mother reports that she receives approximately 10% of actual awarded support.  As such, there is a significant arrearage.

We attempted to personally serve natural father at his home in NY but could not have service effectuated. 

Two questions:

1) Is there any way to have probation provide natural father's employment address so we can attempt to serve him at work?

2) Would it be sufficient for use to submit to the Court an affidavit of diligence detailing our attempts to effectuate service?

Thank you.

Hello Listmates-

My firm is handling a step parent adoption.  Natural father has not seen nor had any contact with child since child was three months old.  Child is now nine years old.  

Natural father does pay child support through probation by way of an apparent wage garnishment.  Although support is paid weekly, natural mother reports that she receives approximately 10% of actual awarded support.  As such, there is a significant arrearage.

We attempted to personally serve natural father at his home in NY but could not have service effectuated. 

Two questions:

1) Is there any way to have probation provide natural father's employment address so we can attempt to serve him at work?

2) Would it be sufficient for use to submit to the Court an affidavit of diligence detailing our attempts to effectuate service?

Thank you.