Will You Be Barred from Air Travel Over a Failure to Appear in Court
My question involves criminal law for the state of: Florida
I have currently missed a hearing date and I am anticipating a Bench Warrant to be issued for my arrest. The case involves an ongoing 2 year struggle to get my court ordered alimony reduced due to my voluntary retirement at the age of 67. I failed to show at the latest hearing due to the lack of my ability to pay a purge amount or the strong possibility of incarceration.
I am currently out of the state of Florida and contemplating fleeing the USA.
My question is will I be put on a national NCIC database which will prohibit me from flying both domestic flights as well as international flights ?
This failure to appear is determined to be a misdemeanor that may not be subject to the NCIC listing ?
Any thoughts ?
Re: Failure to Appear in Court
You voluntarily retired. You chose to put yourself in this situation. No one is going to help you break the law.
Re: Failure to Appear in Court
Gee, I thought everybody had the right to retire at some point. I guess in your world 67 or any age is not acceptable
Re: Failure to Appear in Court
When you voluntarily retired, you voluntarily decreased your income KNOWING that you had to pay alimony. That is a problem for you. No one said you didn't have the right to retire however there are consequences to it -- like still owing your alimony that you were court ordered to pay. A voluntary cut in income does not result in a downward modification in court ordered payments.
Re: Will You Be Barred from Air Travel Over a Failure to Appear in Court
If you have a warrant for your arrest, nobody here is going to be able to rule out the possibility of an arrest at the airport, but the warrant itself should not affect your ability to travel domestically. Internationally, it will depend upon the immigration policies of the other nation, as well as what information is available to them.
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Ohiogal
When you voluntarily retired, you voluntarily decreased your income KNOWING that you had to pay alimony. That is a problem for you. No one said you didn't have the right to retire however there are consequences to it -- like still owing your alimony that you were court ordered to pay. A voluntary cut in income does not result in a downward modification in court ordered payments.
In the State of FL, retirement is grounds for reconsideration on alimony provided the original judgment is not non-modifiable.