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One brief positive comment...My ex is a great dad and would and does do anything for our DS. We're actually great friends, and maybe someday we'll even be able to reunite. If not, then we'll be great friends still.
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Sorry you have to deal with this. Luckily for me I haven't had to deal with this as we have never gone to court my ex (we were never married) has just paid his support and then extra stuff. On the other hand my ex moved to NC (from PA) and rarely see's his dd. Oh well his loss.
Hope your ex finally see's the light (although I don't see it happening any time soon) and handles his responsibilities.
My ex is a piece of work also. At the last court ordered appearance, when he was over 3,000 in arrears, the advocate asked how he got there, who was paying his insurance, buying his food (he claimed he had no money). His answer, "my brother". She told him, "I guess he is going to add you child support to those bills", ex " but they are not his kids", advocate " no they are yours!" . She told him I bet he will come up with the money, if you are sitting in jail, waiting for it. For the first time in 2 years, I walked out of court with some money. It was right before christmas, too.
Child support is a very touchy subject for me. Growing up, my mother struggled to keep food on the table and a roof over our heads, while my "father" left when I was one and never paid a dime in child support. I last saw him when I was five... so I had a very bad opinion of dead beat dads (and our government... My mother even gave them his SSN and they still couldn't find him to pay child support!).
Fast forward to today. My fiancé has been screwed over so many times by child support, it's not funny. He and his ex separated when their son was two, and despite working three jobs to support his family, the courts decided he had to pay arrears all the way to his son's birth date. His support comes straight from his paycheck (which should be mandatory for all support payers), but MN makes it very hard to adjust how much a dad pays if there are other circumstances such as the birth if other children. Currently, he pays more per month for his one son than he spends on our two children in three months... and we know that his ex makes more than him and doesn't use the money on their son. Not to mention the two years when his son lived with us... For six months he had to pay her because that is the minimum a child has to live with you before you can stop paying support. My fiancé didn't ask her for support. So she got six months of payments while he lived with us, and she had the nerve to demand that she got to claim him on taxes both years he lived with us.
I'm sorry that your ex can't step up and be a real man. And sorry for hijacking! I guess my point is that it sucks that men like your ex and my father ruin it for men like my fiancé. I hope your ex gets what he deserves!
Thanks everyone for your support! It means so very much and I needed that support right now.
Pax, I loved your comments and have printed them off for when I need a laugh!
Sacheeen, I am very sorry for your fiancee. It is so hard when the few ruin it for the many that are good.
I wish things were different but it is what it is and the girls and I will survive. Whether or not their relationship with their dad will, will be dependent on him
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Sorry to hear that Princess, hope everything goes your way. I too am in the process of going to court again...ex wants to take my custodial rights of 50/50 away, and give me way less than what was ordered. She is basing this on my law enforcement job and the odd hours that I work; and says that I cannot properly care for them. For some reason or other tho, it was never an issue until DGF and I had a baby last June. I allowed ex to live in my house last October, so long as she paid the utility bills (I hadn't live in my house since May of last year). Well, she didn't drop the custodial battle, and has continued to make life difficult for us. We went before a mediator last Tuesday, and she finally came out and said the she wants more money and wants to purchase my home...but she doesn't want to pay for it . Yup, she said that. Then she brought up that I owed her money from 1996 when we first got married .
Long story short, my attorney, who is a pitbull; was fired up because my ex looked at her ugly in court yesterday. Attorney says that all of this is warrantless, and she is grasping at nothing other than trying to get more money from me. Oh, she actually came out and asked the mediator "if he gets the kids, will he continue to pay me child support ". Really??? Attorney is now pushing for full custody and is asking that ex be mentally evaluated because other comments that she made to the mediator (which I won't mention here). Not all us daddys are deadbeats, and on top of the child support, I bought DD a cash card that I try and deposit money into every pay period.
I wish you all the best, and hope everything goes your way.
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Thanks Charlie! I am so sorry to hear about your situation. That is totally crazy! Good luck and I hope it goes your way! I do know that not all are dead beats and I ultimately hope to find someone who can show that support and love to my children and I.
For everyone one here having difficulties with child support and custody issues It is sad when adults use their children as weapons to hurt the person that used to be the "love of their life". Here's hoping that both genders wise up and start acting responsibly when it comes to doing what is right for the CHILDREN!
I hear little violins playing for him. It is not like you are asking for extra you are only asking for what the state/courts have mandated. Life is tough, he needs to grown up.
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I did turn him into the state back in April when he told me about his bankruptcy. I was told by my lawyer that it was needed in order to secure the 35,000 he owes in back support.
I have been nice previously trying to work with him and maintain a friendly relationship for the girls. But that has gotten me nowhere except to be taken advantage of and called horrible names by his family and him at times. This time I have found my peace with the situation and realize that the girls no longer want to go and visit him and are finding it hard to even visit with his family. So, I am done being walked on.
I am standing up for what is right for my children and nothing less. Thankfully, from now on all the support, arrears, and medical payments will come from the state. I have no idea once they finalize the study of the arrears what they will do and what will happen when he doesn't pay in the future but that isn't my problem anymore. That is a huge stress relief.
With my second job I come close to getting all my bills paid and there is a chance that I will get more this fall. If that happens and I can keep the extra then we will be tight but ok. I might even be able to save enough to pay back my parents eventually.
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. Yup, she said that. Then she brought up that I owed her money from 1996 when we first got married 
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