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Grandma B
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My ex son-in-law was ordered to pay 1/2 child care costs for 5 children in temporary divorce hearing. He told my daughter during this period that he had no intention of paying child care or medical (also ordered).
After 18 months of this, my daughter was simply going under and could not afford to pay day-to-day expenses, let alone child care. She is in Nebraska. I came to NE from FL to sit with the children so she could continue to work.
The divorce was granted about 6 months ago. The judge ordered a support amount, again stated he should pay 1/2 child care and med expenses, but said not one word about his not having paid earlier costs. She did get a judgement for the arrearage amount, but he has never filed the papers for withholding from his salary for child support and the arrearage amount.
It's been a year and I'm still here sitting the children. I didn't charge for the period (6 months) before the divorce hearing. Since, I have provided her with receipts to give him for child care. He is to reimburse her his 50% within 15 days. He is still refusing to pay and says that "we all know this is bogus; your mother is not charging you for babysitting." Also said that I'd better be planning on filing a 1099 for these charges. Additional comment to my daughter was that I draw a full pension, yet I am staying here "living off from her" and should NOT be charging for babysitting. Let me assure you that I'd much prefer to be in FL than NE, but these kids and my daughter needed help.
FYI, this dad also doesn't pay full amount of child support monthly, just whatever he has left after entertaining himself for the month. Ordered support is $850; last four months he's paid $500, $500, $350, $350.
Questions:
1. Does it matter who provides child care? Does he not have to pay because it is I who watch the children?
2. What can be done to collect the money?
3. SInce it's my daughter I'm babysitting for, do I need to be claiming income or paying some kind of tax? I certainly want to be legitimate.
After 18 months of this, my daughter was simply going under and could not afford to pay day-to-day expenses, let alone child care. She is in Nebraska. I came to NE from FL to sit with the children so she could continue to work.
The divorce was granted about 6 months ago. The judge ordered a support amount, again stated he should pay 1/2 child care and med expenses, but said not one word about his not having paid earlier costs. She did get a judgement for the arrearage amount, but he has never filed the papers for withholding from his salary for child support and the arrearage amount.
It's been a year and I'm still here sitting the children. I didn't charge for the period (6 months) before the divorce hearing. Since, I have provided her with receipts to give him for child care. He is to reimburse her his 50% within 15 days. He is still refusing to pay and says that "we all know this is bogus; your mother is not charging you for babysitting." Also said that I'd better be planning on filing a 1099 for these charges. Additional comment to my daughter was that I draw a full pension, yet I am staying here "living off from her" and should NOT be charging for babysitting. Let me assure you that I'd much prefer to be in FL than NE, but these kids and my daughter needed help.
FYI, this dad also doesn't pay full amount of child support monthly, just whatever he has left after entertaining himself for the month. Ordered support is $850; last four months he's paid $500, $500, $350, $350.
Questions:
1. Does it matter who provides child care? Does he not have to pay because it is I who watch the children?
2. What can be done to collect the money?
3. SInce it's my daughter I'm babysitting for, do I need to be claiming income or paying some kind of tax? I certainly want to be legitimate.