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s.kaye
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What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? IL
For 11 years my husband has paid child support and paid 100% for health insurance for his 2 children. 2 years ago we gained full custody of the kids. "Coincidently" the kid's mom quit her job 1 month after we gained custody. She remarried about 6 yrs. ago and she hasn't worked steady since then. Not that this matters to the courts, but they have a new house, new cars, etc. Now that we have custody and she hasn't got a job, the courts have decided she doesn't have to pay child support and has absolutely no financial obligation to these childred. My question is, if this situation was reversed and my husband didn't have to work because I had a fantastic job and kid's mom still had custody, would the court system order him to work and pay child support? My guess is they would. I'm pretty sure that in IL, the step-parent's income can't be taken into affect. Is there any way to make her get a job? Any advice is appreciated.
Kaye
For 11 years my husband has paid child support and paid 100% for health insurance for his 2 children. 2 years ago we gained full custody of the kids. "Coincidently" the kid's mom quit her job 1 month after we gained custody. She remarried about 6 yrs. ago and she hasn't worked steady since then. Not that this matters to the courts, but they have a new house, new cars, etc. Now that we have custody and she hasn't got a job, the courts have decided she doesn't have to pay child support and has absolutely no financial obligation to these childred. My question is, if this situation was reversed and my husband didn't have to work because I had a fantastic job and kid's mom still had custody, would the court system order him to work and pay child support? My guess is they would. I'm pretty sure that in IL, the step-parent's income can't be taken into affect. Is there any way to make her get a job? Any advice is appreciated.
Kaye