owing back support when child is an adult

[tcc1978]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? We live in Florida, but the support order is in Pennsylvania

My husband has a son who is 19 has not lived at home with his mom for over two years and is now living with us. He has graduated from high school and is not attending college. His mother had waited to take my husband to court to get child support till his son was older, so he still owes back support. It is still being garnished from his pay and she gets our whole tax return every year. What can we do? We are also aware that his son has not received any of the support money for years now and she uses it on herself and her other child that is not my husband's.

 

[Antigone*]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? We live in Florida, but the support order is in Pennsylvania

My husband has a son who is 19 has not lived at home with his mom for over two years and is now living with us. He has graduated from high school and is not attending college. His mother had waited to take my husband to court to get child support till his son was older, so he still owes back support. It is still being garnished from his pay and she gets our whole tax return every year. What can we do? We are also aware that his son has not received any of the support money for years now and she uses it on herself and her other child that is not my husband's.

Sorry honey but there is nothing you can do. This money was not for your husband's son. This money is to reimburse mom for expenses raising their son.

What you can do, is to help daddly pay his arrears to $0 so that his debt can be completely paid.

 

[LillianX]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? We live in Florida, but the support order is in Pennsylvania

My husband has a son who is 19 has not lived at home with his mom for over two years and is now living with us. He has graduated from high school and is not attending college. His mother had waited to take my husband to court to get child support till his son was older, so he still owes back support. It is still being garnished from his pay and she gets our whole tax return every year. What can we do? We are also aware that his son has not received any of the support money for years now and she uses it on herself and her other child that is not my husband's.

WE can't do anything. You have absolutely nothing to do with this from a legal standpoint. You most definitely do not know all of the intricacies of this situation. Your husband does. If he would like answers, please have him register here and ask his own questions. As a legal stranger, you have no standing to do anything at all.

 

[CSO286]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? We live in Florida, but the support order is in Pennsylvania

My husband has a son who is 19 has not lived at home with his mom for over two years and is now living with us. He has graduated from high school and is not attending college. His mother had waited to take my husband to court to get child support till his son was older, so he still owes back support. It is still being garnished from his pay and she gets our whole tax return every year. What can we do? We are also aware that his son has not received any of the support money for years now and she uses it on herself and her other child that is not my husband's.

Re the first bolded: Well, Stepmom, if you are working and part of the tax refund is yours, you can file an injured spouse claim so that you cna receive your share of the refund.

Other than that, Dad can continue ot pay off the arrears, and frankly, I'd make Junior go get a job and support his own happy self.

Re the second Bolded: Did junior have a roof over his head? Food in his belly, clothes on his back? Then Mom was providing for the child. Child support is meant to reimburse the custodual parent for money already spent providing for the the child(ren).

 

[Artemis_ofthe_Hunt]

Re the first bolded: Well, Stepmom, if you are working and part of the tax refund is yours, you can file an injured spouse claim so that you cna receive your share of the refund.

Other than that, Dad can continue ot pay off the arrears, and frankly, I'd make Junior go get a job and support his own happy self.

Re the second Bolded: Did junior have a roof over his head? Food in his belly, clothes on his back? Then Mom was providing for the child. Child support is meant to reimburse the custodual parent for money already spent providing for the the child(ren).

Guess the "search" button is on the fritz again? Hm.... maybe we should get that fixed?

 

[CSO286]

Guess the "search" button is on the fritz again? Hm.... maybe we should get that fixed?

I put in a work order for it last week....but still nutthin'...

 

[Silverplum]

I put in a work order for it last week....but still nutthin'...

Cain't get no satisfaction...

 

[Artemis_ofthe_Hunt]

I put in a work order for it last week....but still nutthin'...

Did you follow proper protocol and proceedure? Perhaps you missed the hopping on one foot while chanting the "song that doesn't end"?

 

[Just Blue]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? We live in Florida, but the support order is in Pennsylvania

My husband has a son who is 19 has not lived at home with his mom for over two years and is now living with us. He has graduated from high school and is not attending college. His mother had waited to take my husband to court to get child support till his son was older, so he still owes back support. It is still being garnished from his pay and she gets our whole tax return every year. What can we do? We are also aware that his son has not received any of the support money for years now and she uses it on herself and her other child that is not my husband's.

Yeah. Sweet.

Hopefully you do not have children.

 

[Artemis_ofthe_Hunt]

Yeah. Sweet.

Hopefully you do not have children.

Seriously, so many children, parents/stepparents post here about how the child isn't getting the money... AS. IF. It makes me absolutely furious when one of the new bedwarmers comes up with the thought that if NCP avoided the cs obligation for years and now the child is aged out, that the NCP shouldn't have to pay.... kinda reminds me of people who avoid bill collectors until the SOL has expired thinking that its no longer a debt that they're liable for....

 

[mistoffolees]

Seriously, so many children, parents/stepparents post here about how the child isn't getting the money... AS. IF. It makes me absolutely furious when one of the new bedwarmers comes up with the thought that if NCP avoided the cs obligation for years and now the child is aged out, that the NCP shouldn't have to pay.... kinda reminds me of people who avoid bill collectors until the SOL has expired thinking that its no longer a debt that they're liable for....

Or, more on topic for this forum, if Mom manages to keep Dad from knowing about the child for 5 years that Dad should never get any rights to visit the child.

 

[Just Blue]

Or, more on topic for this forum, if Mom manages to keep Dad from knowing about the child for 5 years that Dad should never get any rights to visit the child.

True as well. Many "parents" need to get a soul.

 

[Sussann]

Back Support

First, you can not control where the money is spent but rest assured that if you send the other parent $50 that she has spent $500 on the child. Second, you state that the mother did not go after your husband for support until later in the childs life. I presume that means that there were months or years that no support was sent to her because she had not pursued it. Just because she was lax in the matter does not mean that the child did not need new shows at age 6, day camp at age 8, school tuition at age 12 and a spring wardrobe at age 14. Those expense accrue even though the non-custodial parent did not pay up.