kirtdemientieff
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? alaska
We were divorced a couple years ago. We had 50/50 custody of our girl. She is now 13. I was ordered to pay child support in the amount of $650 which I did without fail. About a year ago our daughter began staying with me most of the time. I started a journal, and a calendar recording when my daughter was staying with me. My ex started a higher paying job. I continued paying child support for several months as this situation continued. Around August I talked to my ex about ending child support. I was already covering most all of her expenses, and she was stating with me at least 75% of the time. My ex agreed that I didn't need to pay her anymore. I stopped, but I continued my journal and calendar. About 6 mos later my ex filed a motion with the court to enforce 50/50 custody. She wants to force our daughter to stay with her 50% of the time against her will. When I filed my response to the court I stateed that Our daughter should bee ab le to stay where she wants for the most part without shutting out either parent, and that child support should be written into the paperwork. My ex filed that she never told me to stop payment, telling me in no uncertain terms that she will be after back child support. She also wants support payments to resume. There are no lawyers, we will just be talking to the judge. So my questions- What might the judge do in the case of custody, since my daughter has been staying with me most of the time, and she feels more at home at my house, how might that go? What about child support? Will I be forced to pay back support even though She has been residing with me 75% of the time for months before I stopped paying, and also that I can prove that I have been covering her expenses without help from my ex? Does this seem like a case where A judge will likely order me to begin paying support again even though it would not seem fair and equitable to common sense thinking? a little help here please.
We were divorced a couple years ago. We had 50/50 custody of our girl. She is now 13. I was ordered to pay child support in the amount of $650 which I did without fail. About a year ago our daughter began staying with me most of the time. I started a journal, and a calendar recording when my daughter was staying with me. My ex started a higher paying job. I continued paying child support for several months as this situation continued. Around August I talked to my ex about ending child support. I was already covering most all of her expenses, and she was stating with me at least 75% of the time. My ex agreed that I didn't need to pay her anymore. I stopped, but I continued my journal and calendar. About 6 mos later my ex filed a motion with the court to enforce 50/50 custody. She wants to force our daughter to stay with her 50% of the time against her will. When I filed my response to the court I stateed that Our daughter should bee ab le to stay where she wants for the most part without shutting out either parent, and that child support should be written into the paperwork. My ex filed that she never told me to stop payment, telling me in no uncertain terms that she will be after back child support. She also wants support payments to resume. There are no lawyers, we will just be talking to the judge. So my questions- What might the judge do in the case of custody, since my daughter has been staying with me most of the time, and she feels more at home at my house, how might that go? What about child support? Will I be forced to pay back support even though She has been residing with me 75% of the time for months before I stopped paying, and also that I can prove that I have been covering her expenses without help from my ex? Does this seem like a case where A judge will likely order me to begin paying support again even though it would not seem fair and equitable to common sense thinking? a little help here please.
