What is the name of your state? IL
Quick summary: Since the judge ordered me to pay child support to my wife, I told my wife that I am going to have to give up a lot of my time with my kids to work more so that I can survive. She said that she didn't want me to have to give up time with the kids, so she agreed to write me a check back for the child support. So... me, like an idiot, believed her, and didn't work any extra, had the kids, didn't make her find a babysitter. Today she calls me and tells me to go ahead and deposit the check she wrote me (had $2 left in checking). So, I did. I deposited it, and kept out $20 for gas & food. I went and got some food, and no sooner do I leave, she calls me and tells me her lawyer is stopping payment on the check. At this point, the food I had eaten felt like it was about to make a reappearance.
This means, things in my account are going to start bouncing. Can she do this? Isn't it against the law to write someone a check, and then go back on it like that? I feel like I was just kicked in the throat... can someone please offer some help?
Thanks in advance!
Quick summary: Since the judge ordered me to pay child support to my wife, I told my wife that I am going to have to give up a lot of my time with my kids to work more so that I can survive. She said that she didn't want me to have to give up time with the kids, so she agreed to write me a check back for the child support. So... me, like an idiot, believed her, and didn't work any extra, had the kids, didn't make her find a babysitter. Today she calls me and tells me to go ahead and deposit the check she wrote me (had $2 left in checking). So, I did. I deposited it, and kept out $20 for gas & food. I went and got some food, and no sooner do I leave, she calls me and tells me her lawyer is stopping payment on the check. At this point, the food I had eaten felt like it was about to make a reappearance.
This means, things in my account are going to start bouncing. Can she do this? Isn't it against the law to write someone a check, and then go back on it like that? I feel like I was just kicked in the throat... can someone please offer some help?
Thanks in advance!