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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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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SkittlesPhotos 0
He has to pay child support until you get a new boyfriend/husband. The new bf/husband will legally be responsibile for the children.
lisakh99 7
Child support is not the same as alimony. The father will continue to pay even if the mother remarries or gets a "boyfriend". That has nothing to do with it :)
AmbrosiaWriter 17
Wrong on several accounts. A) You're thinking of alimony, in which case the mother has to MARRY in order to stop alimony payments. Just getting a boyfriend is not enough. B) In order to stop child support payments, you have to sign your parental rights off and have the other person (so the bf/husband) adopt your child. I'm not sure if it can just be a boyfriend, it might have to be a husband. (or a girlfriend/wife depending)
sillylolo 6
I know how you op... Dead beat dads suck
PrettyNightmares 5
And that's when you take it to court an make his ass pay
joeyfingas187 0
That sux I understand the whole hold support thing but I think it's bullshit how much they make men pay considering the mother pockets half of it anyway nd most of them r on wic or some other thing like it so basically it's jus diapers nd clothes so bout 50 a week is enough
wildthang428 10
#117- I take it you don't have any children?!?! I would LOVE for everything to cost $50 a week. Not only is there a hospital bill of at least $20k (more if you don't have insurance), there is also the cost of 9 months worth of tests and Ob visits, furniture, toys, wipes, bottles, immense amounts of diapers, etc. WIC helps pay for healthy food options (milk, eggs, etc) and formula among the more important things. That is they HELP not pay for everything. If the mother is working/going to school, you have the cost of day care and then eventually school for the child starting age 5/6. So take that "$50" and multiply it by at least 10. Still think the father of a child shouldn't pay much?
wildthang428 10
Also the amount a father pays is calculated by how much he makes and needs to live, the amount the mother makes and what it takes to support their child every month. It is not a random number that the system mandates for him to pay to "screw" him. Men usually end up paying more because men tend to have higher salaries.
joeyfingas187 0
I do hav children nd we hav insurance thru the state wic nd temporary assistance nd all of that has nothing to do with a man it was all the gurl sons that pays for everything a baby cud need so ya 50 dollars is more then enough especially for the girls who don't live wit the man anymore nd wit the parents nd the parents pay for everything idk wea ur from but in ny there's plenty of females that do that shit so ur wrong 50 is more then enough
badactor009 0
Find some rough former convicts and give them a percentage of what they collect from Mr. soon to be living his sorry life in pain and fear. That's what he deserves... and more.
igetitincum2win 11
what a dick lol hate them dead beat baby daddys.
mfayem 15
That sucks OP. My father payed for two years then stopped. Every time my mother pursued him, he would move, and she'd have to start all over with a new state. Eventually she just gave up.
MistySky 17
Bring it to court. That's exactly what my mom did. It works. :)
KimberKittyMFC 1
Ummm... Take him to court...? You haven't taken him ALREADY? Kinda deserve it if u haven't...
geod69 8
The only person that gets hurt by that are the kids