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I have been divorced since 1987. We have a son who just turned 21 on June 24th. His father hasn't paid his half of the tuition or books so my son could not continue his college education this fall [color:pink] [/color] [color:pink] [/color] because I can't afford to pay the full tuition and his financial aid does not kick in until January. To top it all off, my son had to go to the hospital last week and he found out that he is no longer covered by my ex-husband's medical insurance. My ex-husband terminated my son's medical insurance on his birthday. According to the decree he can not do this, he is responsible for 1/2 of Noah's college and books and he has to provide my son with medical insurance and child support while he is in college. He has not paid the child support either. He also owes for child support from last year. I have done some research and I know that I can file a contempt action (Application for Rule to Show Cause) but I am having trouble finding the form and how to exactly go about it. Does anyone know how to file a contempt action and know where I can find the form for Application for Rule to Show Cause?? Or if you have any suggestions as what else I can do, please let me know.

I would be willing to just let this go, but my ex has never tried to be a part of Noah's life (This has been my ex's choice), nor has he done anything that he was not legally obligated to do, and he hasn't even done that through the years. My son is very angry and hurt because his father has never been a part of his life, financially, emotionally or physically. I have always let everything go because I didn't want to deal with him, but I am not going to let him get away with not helping my son prepare for his future and pay for his medical insurance.

My son has tried to contact him but my ex has changed his email address, changed jobs and moved. Although we do have his home address and phone number. He will not answer any of my son's calls nor mine. We can not get a hold of him. Any advice would be very much appreciated.

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Have yoiu gone to the court house and asked for the forms to file? Most, if not all court clerks will give you the forms and instructions.

:ooo: :grin: Thank you for your reply. I don't live in Iowa now, but my son does and so does my mom, so I will have one of them go down to the courhouse and ask. My experience with the clerk's office is that they are not very helpful, but we will give it a try. I will post what happens. Thank you so much for your help.

I am glad you found happiness after all you have been through! You deserve it. Good for YOU! The legal system is not always fair, unfortunately, it's the only one we've got! God Bless You and Thank You once again. ;)

I checked at the courthouse and they do not have any forms for contempt. Any other suggestions? I think I am just going to draft something and read through the statute to make sure I have everything unless you have any other suggestions. I have done the research without any luck and don't know what else to do. Thanks Toni

Tonee do you still need a form for contempt action? I have mine in hard form so I can't email it but if you want to email me a fax number I would be happy to share. It was drafted by my attorney, but if I can save anyone a little money I'm in. I'm pretty new here, but I think you can email me somehow through the site.