Jasmic2143
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas
My husband and I just got married in November of 2009. He works out of town a lot and his ex-wife refuses to let me get the children on his designated weekends, even though we have already sent her and the court a letter designating me as a competent adult to pick up and drop off the children when applicable. He is affraid to take her to court in fear they will increase his child support. He currently makes 20 dollars an hour and overtime varies. He receives a per diem of 125 dollars per day for his travel expenses. When they were diviorced SHE presented a check stubb of his with per deim included. He is currently paying 1500 dollars a month for 2 children and an additional 328 dollars per month for insurance. I have told him that I wasn't sure about overtime, but I was pretty sure they could not include per diem in his support but he doesn't listen. When his child support was determined he was only making 12 to 14 dollars an hour. So basically now he HAS to work out of town most of the year to be able to afford his child support (I think this was her plan all along to keep him out of the picture and the man she was having an affair with in the picture, but that is my opinion and not relevant to this). We are both affraid if he continues working out of town just to provide the support, he will lose the bond with the children that is SOOOO important for a daughter and son to have with their father, which by the was IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD. Any advice is appreciated!!!
My husband and I just got married in November of 2009. He works out of town a lot and his ex-wife refuses to let me get the children on his designated weekends, even though we have already sent her and the court a letter designating me as a competent adult to pick up and drop off the children when applicable. He is affraid to take her to court in fear they will increase his child support. He currently makes 20 dollars an hour and overtime varies. He receives a per diem of 125 dollars per day for his travel expenses. When they were diviorced SHE presented a check stubb of his with per deim included. He is currently paying 1500 dollars a month for 2 children and an additional 328 dollars per month for insurance. I have told him that I wasn't sure about overtime, but I was pretty sure they could not include per diem in his support but he doesn't listen. When his child support was determined he was only making 12 to 14 dollars an hour. So basically now he HAS to work out of town most of the year to be able to afford his child support (I think this was her plan all along to keep him out of the picture and the man she was having an affair with in the picture, but that is my opinion and not relevant to this). We are both affraid if he continues working out of town just to provide the support, he will lose the bond with the children that is SOOOO important for a daughter and son to have with their father, which by the was IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD. Any advice is appreciated!!!