undefinedWhat is the name of your state?Illinois
In 97 my father was left disabled in a car accident. In 2000 or 2001 my mother divorced him and took my sister with her when she left. Divorce papers say she cannot go after him for any other costs, but the real issue is the money my sister gets from SSI.
Does her check for ~$600/month count as child support since it comes from SSI and my father's income is 100% from disability?
Also, how is this money to be handled? My mother seems to think she is entitled to some of it for cost of food/housing/clothing, etc.. The problem is that she gets ~$600/month and there is NOTHING left over and no money to pay for college. Now she wants my father to either chip in with his limited income from disability or she has threatened to take him to court to force him to pay his share. He thinks the SSI money she was getting for the past few years (along with the money they were getting before she divorced him) should have been saved (at least part of it) for college..
My take on the situation is that the money she gets each month acts as her child support, and that he had no out of pocket obligation to pay anything. It also seems that the money she recieved should have been saved for college. Anyone know the Illinois Law regarding SSI payments and how they are to be handled by the parent recieving them and also the law regarding the disabled parent's obligations regarding college?
Thanks in advance!
In 97 my father was left disabled in a car accident. In 2000 or 2001 my mother divorced him and took my sister with her when she left. Divorce papers say she cannot go after him for any other costs, but the real issue is the money my sister gets from SSI.
Does her check for ~$600/month count as child support since it comes from SSI and my father's income is 100% from disability?
Also, how is this money to be handled? My mother seems to think she is entitled to some of it for cost of food/housing/clothing, etc.. The problem is that she gets ~$600/month and there is NOTHING left over and no money to pay for college. Now she wants my father to either chip in with his limited income from disability or she has threatened to take him to court to force him to pay his share. He thinks the SSI money she was getting for the past few years (along with the money they were getting before she divorced him) should have been saved (at least part of it) for college..
My take on the situation is that the money she gets each month acts as her child support, and that he had no out of pocket obligation to pay anything. It also seems that the money she recieved should have been saved for college. Anyone know the Illinois Law regarding SSI payments and how they are to be handled by the parent recieving them and also the law regarding the disabled parent's obligations regarding college?
Thanks in advance!