The divorce actually occurred when I was 18 (1998), so the child support wasn't for me. It was for my sister, who is 7yrs younger than me. The original amount was something like $5000.00 per month (that number was high and had to do with him defaulting in court - his fault completely)... His business folded, he was jobless with no income, and missed a year of child support ($48,000). We he got a new job, he could only pay $1500.00 per month. The judge denied his request to lower monthly payment by $3500.00. My father couldn't physically pay the additional $3500 per month, and the judge was going to lock him up for failure to pay. My mother agreed to take $1500.00 per month until my sister graduated college, which was in 2012. However, the remaining $3500.00 that wasn't paid each month kept accumulating with interest. So now, it's like 150,000.00 and growing. So after 4 years of still paying, after my sister graduated college (who is 29 now, has a job, and lives away from home), my mother has finally agreed to end the judgement; however, she now says she has no control over it and there is nothing she can do. My father has hired attorneys to find a path of resolution, but no one seems to know that answer.
That's why I'm here... I want out of it, trust me.
