Mr. Warren took on a seemingly unwinnable family law case after multiple attorneys declined it. The Father and Mother divorced in 2009, with the Father ordered to pay child support. However, the Mother soon moved out of state and left the child with the Father, who stopped paying support. In 2011, after prevailing in a relocation dispute, the Father obtained a final order awarding equal 50/50 custody. Because both parents earned similar incomes, the order expressly stated that “no action on child support is necessary at this time.”

From 2011 to 2024, neither party paid child support. But in 2024, after the child turned 18, the Mother reappeared and submitted only the outdated 2009 order to the Florida Department of Revenue—claiming the Father owed years of unpaid support. The State, relying solely on the 2009 order, froze the Father’s accounts and issued a levy of around $50,000.

Believing the issue was a simple misunderstanding, the Father represented himself at a magistrate hearing—and lost. The State began garnishing his wages, and by the time he sought legal help, the ten-day objection window had closed. Multiple attorneys advised him the case was hopeless.

The Father then retained Warren Law Firm. Through extensive research and a novel legal theory, the Firm challenged the levy. In a contested hearing against the Department of Revenue, the Firm prevailed. The Honorable Judge Pearlman issued a detailed written order vacating the levy in full.