KCchiefs86
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Colorado is the state of the mother, Ohio is my state
I was in a committed (on my part anyway) relationship with a woman while living in Colorado. I was already planning to move to Ohio to work towards my doctorate. She got pregnant, and we agreed that she could move out too and we could raise the child. About two weeks before moving she decided not to move with me and instead moved in with her mother and started working.
Although she now tells me she wants me to have nothing to do with the child, she still wants to take me to court for child support (so it sounds).
I previously informally agreed to help pay for her medical bills that needed to be paid before she was going to go on Medicaid. I haven't given her any money yet because she said she would send me the invoice, etc. and hasn't so far. This was before she said she was going to take me to court.
So the circumstances:
1. I live in Ohio, work as a graduate assistant and get paid about $1250 per month (net) 9 months out of the year
2. I am not able to work a second job as part of my contract with the university.
3. She is working part time and attending school, while living with a parent (and all her personal expenses then are covered). I am unsure of her income, likely lower than mine.
4. I have many expenses - living, utilities, car, insurance, etc.
5. I was willing to set something up informally where I would provide her with what I could, when I could. But I have very little income so it may not have been much.
6. She will be on Medicaid and (perhaps) WIC [food stamps], otherwise those expenses will be covered by her family.
What am I likely to be looking at in terms of child support and any defense against being taken to the cleaners. We had a full agreement in place to move and raise the child together which she broke but I was already fully committed to my school, my job, my rental unit, etc. She had no ties in Colorado.
Thank you and let me know if you need any more information
I was in a committed (on my part anyway) relationship with a woman while living in Colorado. I was already planning to move to Ohio to work towards my doctorate. She got pregnant, and we agreed that she could move out too and we could raise the child. About two weeks before moving she decided not to move with me and instead moved in with her mother and started working.
Although she now tells me she wants me to have nothing to do with the child, she still wants to take me to court for child support (so it sounds).
I previously informally agreed to help pay for her medical bills that needed to be paid before she was going to go on Medicaid. I haven't given her any money yet because she said she would send me the invoice, etc. and hasn't so far. This was before she said she was going to take me to court.
So the circumstances:
1. I live in Ohio, work as a graduate assistant and get paid about $1250 per month (net) 9 months out of the year
2. I am not able to work a second job as part of my contract with the university.
3. She is working part time and attending school, while living with a parent (and all her personal expenses then are covered). I am unsure of her income, likely lower than mine.
4. I have many expenses - living, utilities, car, insurance, etc.
5. I was willing to set something up informally where I would provide her with what I could, when I could. But I have very little income so it may not have been much.
6. She will be on Medicaid and (perhaps) WIC [food stamps], otherwise those expenses will be covered by her family.
What am I likely to be looking at in terms of child support and any defense against being taken to the cleaners. We had a full agreement in place to move and raise the child together which she broke but I was already fully committed to my school, my job, my rental unit, etc. She had no ties in Colorado.
Thank you and let me know if you need any more information
) wouldn't happen here