What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Illinois
My wives ex was fired from his security guard job (taking care of personal activities on company time) at the beginning of the year. He said he couldn't get unemployment because they told him they wouldn't pay and he probably never filed. He has been telling us that he can't find a job and he refuses to take a job for $10-12 per/hour. His mother is apparently paying for him and he is able to go on a number of vacations to Florida, the dells, visit family in Wisconsin not to mention can afford to eat out, smoke, drink and buy video games for his PS3 but somehow he can't afford to pay child support, the children's insurance, medical co-pays or anything else. He told my wife that because I married her that I am supposed to support his children and he doesn't have to do anything and we legally can't do anything because he doesn't have a job. I really don't want to spend the money to fight this battle in court but it is looking like i don't have much of a choice. He owes about 4k and is not looking for employment at all, blaming it on the economy. I could understand if he had an MBA or a profession but he is an unskilled laborer and can get a job anywhere for close to what he was getting before. He was only making about $15.00 an hour.
My wives ex was fired from his security guard job (taking care of personal activities on company time) at the beginning of the year. He said he couldn't get unemployment because they told him they wouldn't pay and he probably never filed. He has been telling us that he can't find a job and he refuses to take a job for $10-12 per/hour. His mother is apparently paying for him and he is able to go on a number of vacations to Florida, the dells, visit family in Wisconsin not to mention can afford to eat out, smoke, drink and buy video games for his PS3 but somehow he can't afford to pay child support, the children's insurance, medical co-pays or anything else. He told my wife that because I married her that I am supposed to support his children and he doesn't have to do anything and we legally can't do anything because he doesn't have a job. I really don't want to spend the money to fight this battle in court but it is looking like i don't have much of a choice. He owes about 4k and is not looking for employment at all, blaming it on the economy. I could understand if he had an MBA or a profession but he is an unskilled laborer and can get a job anywhere for close to what he was getting before. He was only making about $15.00 an hour.