lilbabyowl32
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Mother and 5 children in New York
Child Support Decree from Texas
Father in Florida
I currently live in New York state, my ex-husband is in Florida, our divorce decree and child support was in Texas.
My ex-husband owned a business that went from earning him a stable income and even having employees to him just pulling money out of it. During this time he displayed unstable behavior even having had to be admitted to a mental health facility against his will. After he was released, he continued to pull money from the business but not in fact "run" the business. This is my perception along with information he shared and previous employees eye-witness accounts including his at the time girlfriend. Eventually there was no more business/money and he left Texas and moved in with his brother in Florida with no job. The children and I went without support for most of 2018 and in 2017 it was always less frequent and less than the ordered amount even when the business was still operating and he had income. He then began working for a company called Fancyhands where you complete tasks for a certain amount of money (typically less than minimum wage). He began to pay child support with somewhat more regularity but obviously less the ordered amount.
He is supposed to pay 302.80 a week (the older child dropped off he says because turned 18 so this is for the other 4), currently pays around 300 every few weeks, however nothing now for over a month as he said he was having dental issues and needed to pay that instead. He has an engineering degree and owned his own business for many years. He is actually quite employable but my mom and I believe he is purposely taking on this lower paying type of job because 1. they can't garnish wages as it's a consultant time of position and 2. he can claim that he makes less though he never filed for a modification so his arrears are around 33K. I could file for enforcement but if what he says is true that he is paying what he can afford, should I even bother? As well will they recognize his earning potential and enforce that he find better employment instead of purposefully staying under-employed?
Child Support Decree from Texas
Father in Florida
I currently live in New York state, my ex-husband is in Florida, our divorce decree and child support was in Texas.
My ex-husband owned a business that went from earning him a stable income and even having employees to him just pulling money out of it. During this time he displayed unstable behavior even having had to be admitted to a mental health facility against his will. After he was released, he continued to pull money from the business but not in fact "run" the business. This is my perception along with information he shared and previous employees eye-witness accounts including his at the time girlfriend. Eventually there was no more business/money and he left Texas and moved in with his brother in Florida with no job. The children and I went without support for most of 2018 and in 2017 it was always less frequent and less than the ordered amount even when the business was still operating and he had income. He then began working for a company called Fancyhands where you complete tasks for a certain amount of money (typically less than minimum wage). He began to pay child support with somewhat more regularity but obviously less the ordered amount.
He is supposed to pay 302.80 a week (the older child dropped off he says because turned 18 so this is for the other 4), currently pays around 300 every few weeks, however nothing now for over a month as he said he was having dental issues and needed to pay that instead. He has an engineering degree and owned his own business for many years. He is actually quite employable but my mom and I believe he is purposely taking on this lower paying type of job because 1. they can't garnish wages as it's a consultant time of position and 2. he can claim that he makes less though he never filed for a modification so his arrears are around 33K. I could file for enforcement but if what he says is true that he is paying what he can afford, should I even bother? As well will they recognize his earning potential and enforce that he find better employment instead of purposefully staying under-employed?