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#1
11-04-2009, 01:57 AM
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ex owes almost 20k...What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? WA I've posted about some other issues, so forgive me if any of this seems repetitious. I've been divorced for a little over 3 years. Divorce paperwork states that ex is supposed to be paying about $1300/month. Two years ago he took off to China for 18 months and didn't pay a cent the entire time he was gone. Now he is back in the area. With much prodding and threats from DCS, he's started paying current child support, which at least is a start. He kicks and screams about it but since he works for a giant software company, he has to do it or be seriously embarrassed by having his wages garnished. He does, however, owe $19,372.00 in back support. He's paying it off $50 a month, at which rate it's going to take like 20 years to get the money. Can I sue for back support? How would I go about it?? He can definitely afford to pay, I've heard he's planning on putting a downpayment on a house with the money he owes me.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? |
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11-04-2009, 02:00 AM
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__________________ ***************************** When you can't bear something but it goes on anyway, the person who survives isn't you anymore; you've changed and become someone else, a new person, the one who did bear it after all. — Austin Grossman Quote:
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11-04-2009, 02:21 AM
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| Yeah, but there has to be a better way. I have bills that built up while he was off playing in other parts of the world, my car is one foot in the grave, and I'm trying desperately to finish my education so that I can get a job that will pay me enough that none of this will matter, and I can support the kids, pay rent, etc, and not have to worry about it. |
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11-04-2009, 02:33 AM
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__________________ ***************************** When you can't bear something but it goes on anyway, the person who survives isn't you anymore; you've changed and become someone else, a new person, the one who did bear it after all. — Austin Grossman Quote:
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#5
11-05-2009, 07:51 PM
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| Yeah, but he keeps doing the bare minimum that they won't bother going after it. |
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11-05-2009, 08:07 PM
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__________________ ***************************** When you can't bear something but it goes on anyway, the person who survives isn't you anymore; you've changed and become someone else, a new person, the one who did bear it after all. — Austin Grossman Quote:
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11-05-2009, 09:41 PM
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| If you tried to only pay $50/month on a 19k+ loan from a bank, they'd send you to collections. I was hoping that I could do something to force him to cough it up. It may sound callous, but it's REALLY hard to watch him buy a new house with the money that should have gone to help support his kids over the last few years.  He then tries to lecture me about managing my money better, when his not paying his child support led to us being on social assistance while he was gone.He's also refusing to pay for childcare, when our divorce paperwork clearly states that he's responsible for 77% of the costs. |
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#8
11-05-2009, 09:48 PM
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If his records reflect a minimal income it's going to be extremely difficult for you to get anything else out of him independently. Can you prove he's hiding money? Can you afford a forensic accountant to dig around and find it? Where is the money for the house is coming from? How do you know? Can you prove it? Have you filed for contempt for the non-payment of the daycare costs?
__________________ ***************************** When you can't bear something but it goes on anyway, the person who survives isn't you anymore; you've changed and become someone else, a new person, the one who did bear it after all. — Austin Grossman Quote:
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