20 years later in Texas

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20 years later in Texas

by Jerry
(Texas)

My son is 35 years old and his mother filed for back child support in April 2007. She has filed for approx 6 years support but he only lived with her for 2 of those 6 years and lived with me the other 4 while his mother lived over 600 miles away. I never received any child support and I never had custody legally changed. My concern is that the law is not equal on this issue. She can take me to court but I can't take her to court because of a statute of limitations. This is not a case where she did not know where I was because she has been in my home many times over the years. I have not been in hers and could not even tell you exactly where she has lived. The bottom line of what I am trying to convey is that either there should be a statute of limitations on both sides or none at all.

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Sep 13, 2009
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not so fast
by: another dad

i live 200 miles away from my son do as im told.
but yet it never fails if we go to court or any thing i pay for it. ive worked for same company
and have had my child support taken out but it never fails they send me rears papers and i know its all been pay so i know something has to be done so that the state of texas its self has to be made responsable for all of its mis-stakes because if i dont say anything they will do it to any one that doesnt say anything(amagine that texas at fault !!!) as in alot of cases.

Apr 28, 2009
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Try 40 years later....
by: Anonymous

I have to start out by saying, don't misunderstand what I am about to write. I think all parents should own up to the responsibility of being a parent (financially & emotionally); however, it should be fair.

Now take it back about 40 years. Child support is ordered for 2 children. Noncustodial parent does not pay, custodial parent hides children, leaves kids with other relatives, marries & divorces many times...etc., etc. Mother never attempts to collect child support. Father does not make much of an attempt to find children or to pay. Many years go by, both children are now well over 18. Noncustodial parent remarries and is trying to establish a relationship with adult children-meanwhile finds out that youngest is actually not his biological child! Several years later mother files to collect child support arrears (children are about 38 & 39). Father and current wife's accounts are frozen without them ever being notified/served. A few days later they receive notice of liens/levies being served for child support arrears totaling $300,000!! Unforunately they learned that there is not a statute of limitations to collect child support arrears but there is a short statute of limitations (4 years)to contest paternity. Even when there was no thought that the child was not his 40 years ago. If paternity was in doubt at the time of the divorce DNA testing wasn't discovered yet. Now, father admits he did not pay. Remember the mindset was different back then-that's why we have the laws we have now. Father is willing to pay the amount he should have paid (which was less than $30,000). He is even willing to pay interest but the amount being demanded is more than ten times what he owed! Also it actually benefits the custodial parent to wait to file for arrearages because the interest keeps collecting.
I just want to know what is fair about this situation and how does it benefit the children?

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Apr 28, 2009
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I have to start out by saying, don't misunderstand what I am about to write. I think all parents should own up to the responsibility of being a parent (financially & emotionally); however, it should be fair. Now take it back about 40 years. Child support is ordered for 2 children. Noncustodial parent does not pay, custodial parent hides children, leaves kids with other relatives, marries & divorces many times...etc., etc. Mother never attempts to collect child support. Father does not make much of an attempt to find children or to pay. Many years go by, both children are now well over 18. Noncustodial parent remarries and is trying to establish a relationship with adult children-meanwhile finds out that youngest is actually not his biological child! Several years later mother files to collect child support arrears (children are about 38 & 39). Father and current wife's accounts are frozen without them ever being notified/served. A few days later they receive notice of liens/levies being served for child support arrears totaling $300,000!! Unforunately they learned that there is not a statute of limitations to collect child support arrears but there is a short statute of limitations (4 years)to contest paternity. Even when there was no thought that the child was not his 40 years ago. If paternity was in doubt at the time of the divorce DNA testing wasn't discovered yet. Now, father admits he did not pay. Remember the mindset was different back then-that's why we have the laws we have now. Father is willing to pay the amount he should have paid (which was less than $30,000). He is even willing to pay interest but the amount being demanded is more than ten times what he owed! Also it actually benefits the custodial parent to wait to file for arrearages because the interest keeps collecting. I just want to know what is fair about this situation and how does it benefit the children?

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Oct 10, 2008
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To late
by: Anonymous

Whatever the court order says, thats what you must do. Doesnt matter who spent time with who. What matters is who was awarded custody of the child.

Sorry, but you wont win this.

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