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Child Support / Family & Parenting / 11:00 AM - Friday June 16, 2006
(Female, 36-45) asked:


I have a child support question...I am supposed to receive child support....it's a pittance may I say and after nearly 15 years it still doesn't come regularily. For those of you who are supposed to pay support, and feel free to answer this puppy anonymously, because I'd truly love to hear your responses....why on earth does someone not pay support when their finances are fine and it's a mere $200 a month? Is it because you think she doesn't deserve it? I used to get told by him all the time that I would just go to the bar with it (as if I ever did) when I was single, and it seemed to be justifying to him....tho untrue....but what can be the reason now? He doesn't think I need it, or he feels he shouldn't have to pay? If I didn't pay my power bill regularily it would get cut off....same for the rest too, why should child support be any different?

Update: June 16, 2006.
I just wish to addendum drected to anonymous...I will not give you a poor rating because I asked for honesty here and you obviously have given it....I will say that without knowing, you assumed we were a family and I destroyed it. I was a teenager, and we never married due to cultural differences, his family wouldn't allow it. He has never remarried or had other children, and we had only one. Our relationship was one of sweet and young love, and he is bitter that I left him after he gave me an std from cheating on me. His family supported him being with others of their culture, not me. I put myself through school and remarried years later. I supported myself and my daughter, sometimes going without basics such as food just to be sure there was a plate in front of her. your obvious bitterness tellsme you probably have abandoned your children too, which is sad because you will lose in the long run I assure you, they will be bitter only towards you.....oh, and we need power to live you dumabass



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A Sweet Sarah (Female, St.Louis, 36-45, Who Cares?) answered:

Screenname: rexy67


I pay my child support religously every month!

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An Alternative Girl (Female, 22-25, Therapist) answered:

Screenname: jenica723


My x-husband always pays his suppost, but he is also in the militery and they take it out of his pay before he even receives it.

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A Creative (Female, 36-45, Who Cares?) answered:

Screenname: pookiedoo


I don't know the reason why he decided he doesn't have to pay... could be any of the above. I do know that he can't do that legally.

AND I know how to solve the problem if you are in the United States.
March on in to Human Services. (They deal with child support, child welfare, unemployment, etc.) Get an application from them collecting child support and fill it out ASAP. You just need to know his name and address, and place if employment will help.

They will take it DIRECTLY OUT of his paycheck. He will have no choice to pay or not... and you will get the backpay also.

:-)


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A Life of the Party (Female, Washington, DC, 29-35, Who Cares?) answered:


Been there done that! My daughter is 14 now and I haven't received child support from her dad since she was in kindergarden..he doesn't file taxes so I can't get his support that way, works under the table, lives in another state,and hasn't supported her for most of her life. I had a case with DCSE(Div. of Child Support Enforcement) and they represented me in court when we went, they judge gave him a year in jail and ordered him to work release to pay towards the child support but he never was put in the program-probably would have escaped there 1st chance he got..Ive raised my daughter totally on my own. It has been an exhausting battle trying to get him to do the right thing..I think the system is so overwhelmed with cases like ours that things fall thru the cracks and obsticles that make it hard to get them to pay..I have seriously concidered challening the system to get some better things done in our justice system but have no clue where to start..any ideas?

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A Married Girl (Female, Detroit, 36-45, Food Service) answered:

Screenname: spolochick


i just went to court and my ex-husband doesnt want his child so he just gave me custody ,but he thought i would go for 25.00 a week like he has been paying for 2 yrs come to find out he is mad he has to pay 555.00 a month now they figured his wage out .now i just have to wait and see if he files a denovo hearing on this matter. which he shouldnt i didnt say one word into court he said it all .

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