ever_learning
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What is the name of your state? Mississippi
It seems as though, if it is not one thing it is another. I have posted on this site before and always found that the advice has proven very insightful and imformative. I thank the people who frequent these forums provide much needed legal (and often times, just plain old common sense) to those seeking answers.
My problem now is this, after getting all the necessary paperwork together and ready to proceed with the divorce...husband was in agreement with all the terms. Now that he has been served with the papers he is now backing out, refusing to sign. I know that the issue is that he is now trying to avoid is child support for the three children in which we both have together. In Mississippi three children equals to 22% of his take home pay. Being that he has two pre-existing child support orders for three other children (before we met) the amount that will be awarded to our three will be barely enough to begin a college fund.
We are not talking about a substantial amount, I am looking at just a little over $300 for the children--a month. But when you add the other orders, and the fact that the husband owes a year in back support to our children, he will be bringing home maybe $300 a month himself for himself. He is currently living with another woman and they split the bills of the household. My husband has not seen the kids but twice this year, once for a weekend, and another for two hours. The woman lost custody of her children and informed me that she does not want my children in her home.
Now, husband is trying to find an attorney to get the child support lowered or to avoid it all together. He states that he cannot maintain a living if I am granted support for the children. It is my belief that he should have thought of that before he proceeded to produce children he was incapable of providing for. After all, I am not alloted the priviledge of saying that I have no money to care for them. I have been granted the responsibility of forfeiting any minor extras so that I can provide my children with a decent living.
Is there any way he can get out of paying the support, or any way he can have the payments reduced from the measly $300 a month? The child support case has already been referred to the state attorney, but I have yet to be rewarded an amount for the children.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
It seems as though, if it is not one thing it is another. I have posted on this site before and always found that the advice has proven very insightful and imformative. I thank the people who frequent these forums provide much needed legal (and often times, just plain old common sense) to those seeking answers.
My problem now is this, after getting all the necessary paperwork together and ready to proceed with the divorce...husband was in agreement with all the terms. Now that he has been served with the papers he is now backing out, refusing to sign. I know that the issue is that he is now trying to avoid is child support for the three children in which we both have together. In Mississippi three children equals to 22% of his take home pay. Being that he has two pre-existing child support orders for three other children (before we met) the amount that will be awarded to our three will be barely enough to begin a college fund.
We are not talking about a substantial amount, I am looking at just a little over $300 for the children--a month. But when you add the other orders, and the fact that the husband owes a year in back support to our children, he will be bringing home maybe $300 a month himself for himself. He is currently living with another woman and they split the bills of the household. My husband has not seen the kids but twice this year, once for a weekend, and another for two hours. The woman lost custody of her children and informed me that she does not want my children in her home.
Now, husband is trying to find an attorney to get the child support lowered or to avoid it all together. He states that he cannot maintain a living if I am granted support for the children. It is my belief that he should have thought of that before he proceeded to produce children he was incapable of providing for. After all, I am not alloted the priviledge of saying that I have no money to care for them. I have been granted the responsibility of forfeiting any minor extras so that I can provide my children with a decent living.
Is there any way he can get out of paying the support, or any way he can have the payments reduced from the measly $300 a month? The child support case has already been referred to the state attorney, but I have yet to be rewarded an amount for the children.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.