Today, I received my first payment of child support from my estranged husband: $50 and a note that said he wouldn't be paying any more. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after years of waiting, my mom and I finally received a check from Child Support Services. Excited, I opened it up to find a check from my dad, written out for 45 cents. Which pays for maybe half a loaf of bread. FML
Today, my ex-husband stopped paying his child support so when I phoned to threaten him with lawyers, he didn’t care. Apparently, he lost his job months ago and has been paying me out of his savings, but now he has absolutely nothing left I can take away from him. Now I feel bad. FML
Today, my newly ex-fiancé, the father of my 5-year-old child, moved out of state with no warning. I just spent my last $500 paying off his car, and the rent is due tomorrow. FML
Today, I was super excited to receive a large inheritance, maybe put it towards a house and a vacation. To my horror, the entire 40k went to my child support arrears. My psycho ex is the one who wanted those three kids, not me. FML
Today, my husband told me "The only reason I stay with you is because it's cheaper than paying child support." FML
Today, my husband got paid. I checked our bank account and was shocked to see we'd only received $300. I called him, insisting that there was some mistake. He said he'd started a new bank account in his name so he could manage our money on his own, and the $300 was my "allowance". I now want a divorce. FML
Today, I discovered my deadbeat ex-husband will not have to pay child support anymore, because while he sat on CERB the entire pandemic, I was an essential worker, and will be punished for having had an actual income. FML
Today, my ex showed up to pick up our kids in her brand new car. Last month child support doubled my amount because of a paperwork error. FML
Today, we got the bill from our lawyer. She'd recommended taking my common-law wife's ex-husband to court for child support, so we went to court and won. The judge awarded us over $8300! The bill came to $18,000. FML
Today, my husband was served child support paperwork by the couple he insisted on donating his sperm to. When I tried to warn him beforehand, he said I was being a jealous, paranoid, control freak and that it was his decision to help out some friends. We’re already struggling financially. Thanks babe. FML
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ezelisko 1
you should petition the court to obtain his balls.
cjcstuart 7
At least he payed something:/ my dad never paid:/
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Comments (185)
MangaManiacNat 13
Nows the time to take him to Court, you have been nice about it and he is being a jackass so get the courts involved, he will either be so scared he will pay properly or he will end up paying through the nose after a court battle.
robinhood007 9
My dad did that to me and my sister and he lives in switzerland so we couldnt even do anything about it. International lawyers cost more than the child support. So at least you got something. Every little bit helps.
jaeda_nicole 0
Sue him my mom did that and after he went to jail for a few weeks after he didn't pay he started paying the 2,000 dollars he was supposed to pay
luther48 20
if you took custody you should have no problem taking care if the kid
loser_lover95 9
Take his ass to court!
IcedJesus 5
******* every guy in sight isn't the only way to find a relationship.. Find a better guy first.
csi_fml 19
All deadbeat dads should be beat to death
Red_Phoenix 7
If he's only willing to pay fifty dollars then you were probably better off without him anyway
Jasonf6 0
Oh, your lawyer is gonna love him.
skyeyez9 25
And 15 years later, he will suddenly appear in the kid's life and want to be a part of it. Hopefully your child will tell him to gtfo.