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child support

i think i ended up getting the short end of the stick on what the father of my daughters father has to pay for child support. he being ordered to have to only pay $259 a month w/ 3 months back chikd support. any one out there with any advtce on what i should do. i think my case worker could have had it where he has to pay more.

Written by SARAH

Posted on 04/09/2009

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and now he is trying to go after custody of her so he does not have to pay child support for her. in my opinion. i am trying to get legal aid to help. any one know how i can fight this with out having to pay for laywers fee

posted by SARAH on 04/09/2009

My husband gets child support for his son and she only pays $160 a month. And she just started paying that after her mother paid off her $3,000 in child support at the beginning of this year. I don't know what he does for a living but she only has to pay minimum because she only works minimum wage jobs. She never stays in the same place too long so we can't even have her wages garnished when she decides not to pay. The only advise I have is to be VERY CLEAR with youir lawyer/caseworker so they know exactly what you want and don' t give up. Don't have an answer to the lawyers fees...good luck

posted by Brandi on 04/09/2009

Is 259 not enough? my husband pays 300 for his daughter and her mom puts it all towards all of her needs (sports, clothes,allowance) having 2 kids at home ( and we have custody of his son but she recieves from him for the daughter but she doesn't pay him for their son)I know we don't spend that much a month on them. food cost is not that high you still have to buy food for yourself so adding a little extra for a child shouldn't be too much more. I know people that get from 600-900 a month for a kid but all they do is spend it on themselves and then complain when the kid wants brand name clothes or expensive toys...hello it's for their needs not to keep up with your nails and hair and debts that have nothing to do with the kid.
I say this because I also pay for my son I pay 460 a month for him but yet he gets hand me downs and I still buy all his school clothes and shoes. My ex spends it on stupid things and his mortgage (his mortgage would be the same without my son living there so he shouldn't depend on it he has 3 other kids) my son is 14 and wants all the cool stuff but his dad doesn't spend it on my sons needs every once in a while they go to a movie or to McDonalds...woohoo my ex's dad used to pay 900 for him and he never saw any of it he used to complain but the funny thing is he is now doing it also.
Do you feel he owes you more? they go based on his income. If you feel like he needs to pay more you can always go to friends of the court they are free.
All I am saying is don't get yourself in debt by expecting his payments what if he loses his job? Always look at it as something extra to put in savings because that is how people get over their heads they depend on it to pay bills and then it might stop for a while. Learn to live with the income you know will be there (yours) and this will be a nice extra.

posted by Kristhal on 04/12/2009

Kristal i agree with every thing you said because as of right now i am just barely making it on $820 a month so what ever i do or will get from him will be going directly to a savings so that i know i will have it if i a in a real bind. and i will be working on getting a lawyer for both the child support and child custody.

posted by SARAH on 04/12/2009

I will be speaking to a lawyer next week because my case worker through social services wont do anything to help me. And because my ex is from Mexico and I believe he lied on the paper work he had me served with for custody of our daughter just so that he does not have to pay child support to me for her. unfortionately for him he is going to have to pay the back child support in what ever way this case goes.

posted by SARAH on 04/18/2009

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