Antonyan Miranda attorney Sara Yunus helped a Carlsbad woman secure nearly $150,000 in child support—almost half a century after her divorce. The case, featured by ABC 10 News, highlights one of California’s most striking truths: child support debts never truly vanish.
In the early 1970s, the client’s ex-husband moved out of the country instead of paying the court-ordered support for their young daughter. Life went on—she worked hard, raised her child alone, and eventually retired. Decades later, she stumbled across the old court paperwork and realized what most people don’t know: there’s no statute of limitations on collecting child support in California.
Enter Sara Yunus and the team at Antonyan Miranda. With the original judgment and a paper trail that had gathered more dust than interest, Yunus began the painstaking work of tracking down the ex-husband, now living in Oregon. What started as a decades-old $30,000 obligation had ballooned—with interest—to well over $150,000. Through careful negotiation and relentless legal follow-up, Yunus secured a $150,000 settlement that finally delivered the justice her client had been owed.
“This case is proof that accountability has no expiration date,” said Yunus. “Whether it’s 5 years or 50, if a parent is ordered to support their child, that duty doesn’t just disappear.”
At Antonyan Miranda, we take pride in being the firm that remembers what others forget.
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