I just got married to a man with some unresolved child support issues. I have some concerns that maybe someone can elaborate on. First, can his ex come after my income, as in garnishing my wages. And has anyone heard of checking accounts being frozen for unresolved child support issues. We have a joint checking account, and I use it to hold my taxes in until I send them in quarterly. Do I need to get his name off of the checking account to protect my tax money?

Though I'm not sure about actually garnishing "your" wages, it is doubtful. But your bank accounts, tax refunds if joint, can be seized.

You need to get separate accounts. He doesn't need to have anything to do w/ you financially. You can also file your income tax in a way that your portion of your income tax return cannot be seized - they can do that for you at H & R Block.

Depending on how much $ he owes, they can garnish his wages, and try to seize his property.

Child support is a good thing. He should try to start paying or to get caught up again.

As for Texas I am not sure about. In Florida, the answer is no, as for your wages. As for tax return .. yes if you are filing jointly and expect a return. I would do as advised and ask H&R block or any other tax prep service. "CYA" ... get a separate account, anyway. Advice from my "momma" ... "always keep your finances separate and never divulge exactly how much you make even to the person you love the most!". I am happy I followed that advice!
As for child support .... please get him to pay something! Something is better than nothing! Keep all receipts from this (money orders are the easiest). There are fathers out there that support their child with what ever they can without the courts. However, as with a friend of mine, it was done in cash and when she took him to court she claimed he had never paid a dime and he could not back up anything. The courts set him up for support as well as arrears (9 1/2 years).

Hi. Been there, done that. They can not come after YOUR wages although, they MAY look at what your income contributes to your husband's support (especially if it is substantial) to try to make HIM pay more. This part I know for a fact: They can take ANYTHING of yours with HIS name on it! Get your own account!!!! I didn't even know my ex husband had child support issues until they took all the money out of our account making us bounce several hundred dollars worth of checks--so we had to pay fees too! We were forced to close the account, and it took me 4 more years and a divorce to be able to open a new one. In addition, we filed a joint tax return because it made our return "much higher". They took that too--more than half of which was MY return--over $2,000. All this happened in 1993, and I am STILL paying for HIS irresponsibility--all that, and he let his son's stepfather adopt him shortly after we got married (against my will). I can't imagine how much greater the nightmare would've been if he would've continued in that way. It is SOOOOO difficult to recover your credit after devastation like that! It has taken me 11 years to get back on track! Just keep the money separate. He should not be offended. It is to protect BOTH of you! Good luck!!!