What is the name of your state? Arkansas
My ex was ordered to pay child support based upon her income. After about 4 months of not paying, she began paying when I told my lawyer who contact hers. She had also been ordered to pay so much in "arrears" but she never has paid any nor has she ever paid half of our child's medical and dental bills not covered by my insurance.
The latest information per our child is that she is now working from home making things to sell online. I do not know the circumstances behind her no longer working as a "court clerk assistant" but she has made no attempt to tell me she will be paying less support (she will no longer pay at all is my guess). Is it that easy to get out of paying support? Simply come up with a bogus work from home job and when it never takes off "oh well, guess I cannot help take care of our child monetarily at all now?" I do not believe she has any intention of going back to court to attempt to modify the order. What would a judge do anyway? If she does not have income because of her failed work from home "plan," theres no way to make her work anywhere that's going to be providing her a consistent income, is there?
Am I missing something or will I just have to suck it up and pay for everything now? I dont mind to do it except for the fact that I already have to drive 8 hrs total every other weekend to meet her halfway for her visitation. This is getting expensive and unlike her, I dont have a new meal ticket to cover my expenses. I feel it should be fair to make her drive the entire route between us for her visitation in the event she pays no support, arrears, or half medical/dental. Should I seek that to be made official in court once all of this transpires as I expect it to? I know her "ways" very well and the shady spot keeps growing once it starts. Thanks for any tips on what to expect and/-or how to navigate this type thing in efforts to do right by my son and myself.
My ex was ordered to pay child support based upon her income. After about 4 months of not paying, she began paying when I told my lawyer who contact hers. She had also been ordered to pay so much in "arrears" but she never has paid any nor has she ever paid half of our child's medical and dental bills not covered by my insurance.
The latest information per our child is that she is now working from home making things to sell online. I do not know the circumstances behind her no longer working as a "court clerk assistant" but she has made no attempt to tell me she will be paying less support (she will no longer pay at all is my guess). Is it that easy to get out of paying support? Simply come up with a bogus work from home job and when it never takes off "oh well, guess I cannot help take care of our child monetarily at all now?" I do not believe she has any intention of going back to court to attempt to modify the order. What would a judge do anyway? If she does not have income because of her failed work from home "plan," theres no way to make her work anywhere that's going to be providing her a consistent income, is there?
Am I missing something or will I just have to suck it up and pay for everything now? I dont mind to do it except for the fact that I already have to drive 8 hrs total every other weekend to meet her halfway for her visitation. This is getting expensive and unlike her, I dont have a new meal ticket to cover my expenses. I feel it should be fair to make her drive the entire route between us for her visitation in the event she pays no support, arrears, or half medical/dental. Should I seek that to be made official in court once all of this transpires as I expect it to? I know her "ways" very well and the shady spot keeps growing once it starts. Thanks for any tips on what to expect and/-or how to navigate this type thing in efforts to do right by my son and myself.