karmictreasures
Junior Member
New York
My ex husband has been paying the exact same amount of child support for the past 12 years. The amount was mandated by the courts in 1997 but he pays me voluntarily...it's not thru any support collection agency. He recently lost his job and is receivign unemployment. He cut his support payments in half and is sending 25% of his unemployment payments instead. However....this was not approved thru the courts and I believe he should still be paying the full amount. I need advice on what to do. Does he have to pay me what he owes in arrears if I take him to court or will they back date it and say he has paid me enough by sending 25% of his unemployment amount?
He now has a new job he's starting and he said the amount he's getting paid is the same as the last job but I don't believe him. The same amount of pay for $12 years? Really? What proof will the courts use to re-configure the amount he's supposed to be paying me? Will the count his tax-return from last year? Will they calculate all the overtime, too? He worked overtime on a weekly basis. How does that work? I called 2 legal services divisons for advice and can you believe none of them could help me? I'm unemployed and not receiving child support....I can't afford an attorney. Thank you.
My ex husband has been paying the exact same amount of child support for the past 12 years. The amount was mandated by the courts in 1997 but he pays me voluntarily...it's not thru any support collection agency. He recently lost his job and is receivign unemployment. He cut his support payments in half and is sending 25% of his unemployment payments instead. However....this was not approved thru the courts and I believe he should still be paying the full amount. I need advice on what to do. Does he have to pay me what he owes in arrears if I take him to court or will they back date it and say he has paid me enough by sending 25% of his unemployment amount?
He now has a new job he's starting and he said the amount he's getting paid is the same as the last job but I don't believe him. The same amount of pay for $12 years? Really? What proof will the courts use to re-configure the amount he's supposed to be paying me? Will the count his tax-return from last year? Will they calculate all the overtime, too? He worked overtime on a weekly basis. How does that work? I called 2 legal services divisons for advice and can you believe none of them could help me? I'm unemployed and not receiving child support....I can't afford an attorney. Thank you.