Is signing a check like signing a contract?

[procraft]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Tennessee
In my original court papers, I was ordered by the judge to pay $95.00 a week based on my wages at that time. Well, in 2000 I got laid off from my job and myself and my daughters mother had a verbal agreement that I could just start paying $95.00 biweekly instead of weekly. I have continues to pay the $95.00 biweekly ever since. I know that going with the verbal agreement was the stupidest thing I could have ever done, I was young and dumb that's for sure. My question is, if the mother ever tried coming after me for back support, could the checks that I have wrote out and that she signed be a type of agreement that she is accepting the $95.00 biweekly since that is what I wrote on every one of the checks? Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[cyjeff]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Tennessee
In my original court papers, I was ordered by the judge to pay $95.00 a week based on my wages at that time. Well, in 2000 I got laid off from my job and myself and my daughters mother had a verbal agreement that I could just start paying $95.00 biweekly instead of weekly. I have continues to pay the $95.00 biweekly ever since. I know that going with the verbal agreement was the stupidest thing I could have ever done, I was young and dumb that's for sure. My question is, if the mother ever tried coming after me for back support, could the checks that I have wrote out and that she signed be a type of agreement that she is accepting the $95.00 biweekly since that is what I wrote on every one of the checks? Any help would be much appreciated.

You are bound by the court order unless it has been changed to a new court order.

Therefore, you are on the hook for all the unpaid payments... plus any interest and/or late fees built into the court order.

Have you been out of work since 2000? If not, why didn't you start sending the proper amount again?

 

[Zigner]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Tennessee
In my original court papers, I was ordered by the judge to pay $95.00 a week based on my wages at that time. Well, in 2000 I got laid off from my job and myself and my daughters mother had a verbal agreement that I could just start paying $95.00 biweekly instead of weekly. I have continues to pay the $95.00 biweekly ever since. I know that going with the verbal agreement was the stupidest thing I could have ever done, I was young and dumb that's for sure. My question is, if the mother ever tried coming after me for back support, could the checks that I have wrote out and that she signed be a type of agreement that she is accepting the $95.00 biweekly since that is what I wrote on every one of the checks? Any help would be much appreciated.

The checks are proof that you have only been paying 1/2 of what you should have been paying.

 

[JETX]

My question is, if the mother ever tried coming after me for back support, could the checks that I have wrote out and that she signed be a type of agreement that she is accepting the $95.00 biweekly since that is what I wrote on every one of the checks?

No. The endorsement does NOT waive your obligations under the court ORDER.