CA Custodial Parents Pay 'Her' Child Support

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CA Custodial Parents Pay 'Her' Child Support

by Laurie
(Wrightwood, CA-US)

The story you are about to read is true. It is in your best interest to stay as far away from California as you can if you have had a divorce with shared children.

My husband's ex-wife decided she was moving to Idaho. She said we could take the kids if she could keep the child support (NO JOKE!). We agreed. Fearing that we might lose the kids without a court ordered custody we took her to court, so we would be sure she would not get them on a 'visitation' and enroll them in school in Idaho (Remember, the kids as far as the courts are concerned are still in her primary care). We were granted 87% Custody, allowing her to see them only 65 days a year (she had some trouble with the law and was running). He set the support at zero. In California in order to change child support you file for modification of visitation, which allows for modification of child support. She took us back and asked to change TWO of the days which put us back in court to change support. Again the judge set it at zero. SHE TOOK US BACK. Each time she claimed she didn't have a job. My husband has done well for himself as an Air Traffic Controller with the FAA, and prior served 10 years in the Air force. She is a private chef, and claims to earn nothing as she does it all under the table. She asked to change ONE day. She claimed she didn't work. Her lawyer claimed my husband's 'POTENTIAL' earnings were 160,000.00 per year...Which is WAY OFF by about 40,000.00. The judge said she was capable of a job and they would go by "Idaho minimum wage". Showing her earnings at 800.00 per month.

HER EFFORTS PAID OFF!

For the last five years as per the court order, we not only pay her child support in the amount of 600.00 per month, but we are also to provide the children medical coverage (approx. 170.00/mnth). We still have 87% CUSTODY.

We are in the process of moving to Texas in August and hopefully we can have this changed. We don't even want her money, just the 8000.00 dollars a year we pay out for her 65 day visitation.

So before anyone wines about not receiving child support from the NON-CUSTODIAL parent, remember it could be worse...YOU could have CUSTODY and be PAYING the NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT!

Laurie

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Texas Child Support
by: Laurie

Thank you for commenting. An update: We are now living in Texas. The judge was appalled that we were paying the non-custodial parent child support. She changed the order giving us child support in the amount of $ 460.00 a month because again the ex claims she doesn't have a job. She was recently brought back for arrears, raising the monthly amount to $ 560.00. She has never paid for her children.

In fact she filed bankruptcy was found to owe the IRS $ 70,000.00 which she told the court was awarded to my husband in the divorce proceedings. Mind you my husband has filed taxes every year. He was NEVER awarded her taxes and they have been divorced 16 years.

The truth is she is a criminal and for some reason criminals can do most anything they want as long as they know how to play the system. I wish there was a way to put criminals like this in jail but the hoops and the paperwork and the legal system make it impossible. Instead they go after hard working Americans that CAN pay and the piece of shit criminal walks. (Pardoning my French)

I am flustered. OH and the best part is when she was in Idaho she filed paperwork that she had the kids (an old case in 1998) and collected food stamps from the state of Idaho for five years...really. My husband and I had to clean up that mess because they were coming after him as well. Really, really just want to be removed from her and her illegal activity. WOW.

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Dead Beat Mother
by: Anonymous

I thought for sure this was a joke but no it's not.

My husband has had custody of his son since he was 11 months old and he is now 14, I came into his life at 11 months old and have been raising him. I am his mom, but about 2 years ago when he was 12 he met his mother for the 1st time. This whole time she was suppose to pay $300/mo, we have received about $1000.00 in 13 years. While she was living in Utah she tried to say she was unable to work, Utah would not grant her disability, she decided to move to California. What do you know they claimed her as disabled on March 29, 2012. Oweing appx 46,800, not including the interest, she has never been in trouble for non-payment, all of a sudden the State of California will not pursue her, or even make her pay her back child support. We received a letter from Colorado stating the case will be closed, and no child support will be owed. What a bunch of crock, she is worthless.. I guess move to California you dead beat mothers and fathers and Puff the child support goes away.

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Paying Non-Custodial Parent
by: Disabled Mom

Wow Laurie, well written and I AM so surprised but child support enforcement is so twisted I shouldn't be surprised. CA is better in so many other ways when I read what other states do and don't do. Much depends on the judge too.

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