kimberlywrites
Senior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas
Here's a warning to all of you who think you can get by without child support.
As the kids get older, they get more expensive.
I do 50-50 with my ex. We live three miles from each other. There is a lot of flexibility - mostly in that I take the kids extra - and my kids have a way over-stepping stepmom. You can see my other threads for history, but suffice it to say a police report was involved when she shoved me, and a consult with a laywer told me I had reason to seek standard possession orders for Texas (me as primary, dad every other weekend). But nooooo....i didn't want to do that to dad.
I agreed to no child support, becuase I had to get away from dad - and he said "don't take my kids, don't take my money." And I didn't. I got me and the kids into a house, all on my own. Dad makes twice as much as me. The judge who signed off on the divorce thought I was crazy. She said I should be getting some form of child support, because of the discrepancy. Oh no, I said. I'm okay.
I'm not okay. We've got tampons to worry about, and now braces for two.
No question to ask, Just saying - be more thoughtful than I was. Because now if I want to try and change it, it will cost thousands. And I might get NOWHERE.
Here's a warning to all of you who think you can get by without child support.
As the kids get older, they get more expensive.
I do 50-50 with my ex. We live three miles from each other. There is a lot of flexibility - mostly in that I take the kids extra - and my kids have a way over-stepping stepmom. You can see my other threads for history, but suffice it to say a police report was involved when she shoved me, and a consult with a laywer told me I had reason to seek standard possession orders for Texas (me as primary, dad every other weekend). But nooooo....i didn't want to do that to dad.
I agreed to no child support, becuase I had to get away from dad - and he said "don't take my kids, don't take my money." And I didn't. I got me and the kids into a house, all on my own. Dad makes twice as much as me. The judge who signed off on the divorce thought I was crazy. She said I should be getting some form of child support, because of the discrepancy. Oh no, I said. I'm okay.
I'm not okay. We've got tampons to worry about, and now braces for two.
No question to ask, Just saying - be more thoughtful than I was. Because now if I want to try and change it, it will cost thousands. And I might get NOWHERE.