Wow! This thread got mean fast!
Yes! That is EXACTLY what I think! The military is very hard work, and one should be entitled to use the GI Bill, which they earned through sweat, blood & tears, for SCHOOL!
sounds fair to me!
agreed!
actually, this IS DAD, however, the situation is exactly the opposite! I am the three time Iraq war vet with 30%+ (some conditions still pending) disability, physical & some emotional, who joined the military to help pay for college & for benefits for my son. Before I was discharged, mom moved out of state without my permission. Now there is a custody battle & child support battle!
She wants the courts to take away from my GI Bill, my disability, school loans, and she's asking that I obtain a full time job while a full-time student and pay all of health insurance. I am paying for dental, can't afford medical for him at this moment, but he has it through her. I try to visit him out of my own pocket as much as possible, but it's clear across the country, so it hasn't been too much since she fled California. I agree with you all!
We are both responsible for our son, and I've been doing my part for the past 5 years. She's been underemployed the whole time and receiving medical (while in CA), but she claims that her job is stay-at-home mother, which I respect, however, it probably wouldn't fly if I wanted to be a stay-at-home dad.
I worked hard in the military so I could focus on school when it was time. Now, she's asking the courts to put me in a situation where I may need to drop-out and move back in with my parents, as I won't be able to afford rent if they raise child support anymore.
Now, the QUESTION is: can the courts take from MY GI bill, disability, schools loans & force me to get a full-time job? I already found a part-time job on campus because child-support requested it, but I can only work a max of 15 hrs per week, and she's saying it's not enough. What am I looking against here?