child support/alimony

My ex deposits money from his paycheck directly to my account every two weeks. I recently changed my account due to fraud and asked him to change the direct deposit. This was two weeks ago -- he did not do this and now says the money went into the old account and he can't give me my money until he gets the misplaced money back. I really need it now however. Do I have any recourse? Thanks,

Shannon

What is required in terms of recordkeeping?

I am a Canadian lawyer researching California corporations. What I am never able to feel comfortable in is a big picture of what is required in terns of corporate recordkeeping? A colleague tells me that a Minute Book is no longer required in California. Is that correct? I am not talking here about large or publicly traded corporations. I am talking about very closely held, holding corporations. Eventually, even a holding corporation may be sold, so we don't want to miss anything that would detract from the business's value. Any help offered would be appreciated.

I have a rental house in New York State that I am in the process of selling because I'm moving out of the area. I have a potential buyer who wishes to trade me a large piece of land for the house. In reality, the land is worth more than my house but the buyer has a child support lien that makes him unable to obtain a traditional mortgage. I am partial to this trade because the land's taxes are half of what I'm paying now and it's easier to have a piece of land for sale 1500 miles away than a house that requires upkeep that I will have to pay for someone to do.

Here's the rub...I owe approximately $56,000 on the $115,000 house that is, due to a bank's possible paperwork error, not in the form of a mortgage however it is listed as security on a line-of credit loan. The land for swap is worth approximately $150,000. I "soft" asked the bank loan officer if I could sell with a land contract on the house and she said that there was nothing preventing it but they would prefer that I didn't. Yeah, that sounds dangerous to me.

The question...is there a way to write this sale up where I'm protected and the buyer has full legal right to the house while I continue to make the monthly loan payment until the raw land sells? I would be in full possession of the land and the buyer would be fully responsible for taxes and insurance on the house? I would expect that the buyer would also reap the federal and state benefits of home ownership while I would be somehow safeguarded that they are paying the taxes and insurance to prevent the house falling out from under me while it's still in my name until paid off by the land sale.

Too complicated and risky? The home market where the house is located is very soft and I really need it gone before I leave the area.

Thank you for your input!