Deadbeat Dad -Self Employment

[?] Subscribe To This Site

Deadbeat Dad -Self Employment

by KEN'S KIDS (Chel, Jake, Kelly)
(Houston Texas)

The child support laws do not assist, when the father is self employed. The attorney general does little to help. Well, we all know the attorneys charge outrageous fees. I have been divorced for twelve years. My X has never paid out of pocket medical, consistently remains behind on his child support. He has divorced again, and is doing the same to his nine year old son from this marriage. I finally got back to court and we came to an agreement. However, he is allowed two years to pay the back support. Tell me how this is supposed to help his children. I have accepted the fact that he is a deadbeat and will always be. However, mother's need to band together to get these laws changed for the children. If they don't support their children, they should not be permitted to open bank accounts, or apply for credit, or new autos or even by a house, until they are current with support. The attorney general and family courts can do nothing to enforce when they work for contractors. Oh, did I mention, he never pays Income taxes, so the kids are out social security and any tax refunds. Very sad. I would appreciate any suggestions on how to go about trying to get some laws change. They will always get away with this until we do something to change it. We can not count on our legal system to do anything. It takes at least a year to even get in for modification. Even when you get in, the new paperwork ordering him to pay is not worth the paper it is written on. God bless all of you who are struggling to make ends meet.

Comments for
Deadbeat Dad -Self Employment

Average Rating

Click here to add your own comments

Oct 18, 2011
Rating

The new dead beat
by: Anonymous

You think not getting money is a problem. How about having to pay the dead beat. In New York the parent who makes the most money has to pay child support in a joint agreement, and judges give joint custody to father's, if they keep fighting and asking for it regardless of what kind of fathers they are. SO now the dead beat who owes several months of child support and has now manged to get Judge G Jurow to give him joint custody is trying to make me pay him a third of my income. I'm only a teacher and he works for himself and claims he made 20K last year. Father's like this who are underemployed have now figured out a way to remain lazy and under-employed all under the mask of Father's Rights a new scam brewing among attorneys and clients. Women are in trouble. So now I will not be able to afford to feed my children while they are with me and he can continue to work part - time.

Aug 12, 2011
Rating

"TEXAS LAWS "
by: Anonymous

What a joke! Goverment agencies in place to protect our children and they are too lazy or just don't care when a dead beat dad evades the rightful payment that a judge ordered . Who is responsible? Why have a "Judge" in place that the tax payers are paying for,but nothing is enforced. The red tape is more then most can handle to try and get required payments for your children.Why have agencies with the Attorney General that are not doing their job by not watching who paid and who did not pay. If we can send people to the moon then why isn't the agencies whose salaries we pay for not doing as they should.OH!!!! Just thought of the answer, it is not their child.

Mar 02, 2011
Rating

RE: Deadbeat Dad - Self Employment
by: Anonymous

I understand that you are upset about a deadbeat PARENT (it goes both ways). But if you truly want to get laws changed to help the children, I will fight on your side. The AG is not worried about the children, they are only worried that the custodial parent get money. IF they were worried about the children, then there would be a way to make sure that deadbeat custodial parents are not getting $500 dollar tramp stamps, $400 dollar gaming systems for their live-in lover (of the month) with many games for it. (all but 1 were MA) while the 2 children are walking around in rags and holey shoes. I have been trying to find a way to get a law passed that would hold custodial parents accountable for taking care of the children, but because it would take "too much money" to do, the children suffer while deadbeat custodial parents STEAL from their children.

And in regards to the self-employment, I was recently laid off from my job of 10 years. My salary was 64k. Now I am going to try to open my own business, and getting my child support changed is "complicated". So, I don't think self-employment has anything to do with him being a deadbeat. Deadbeat dads make things hard on people like me that have NEVER missed a payment. I am actually 124 dollars ahead on my payments but that is never shown any where. If you want to fight deadbeat parents, I am there. If you want to make if TRULY for the kids, I am there.

Jan 08, 2011
Rating

Father who brags about what he really earns.
by: Anonymous

My X brags to me and our two girls about what he really makes, which is about 200.00 per day. Yet, he only pays me 250.00 per month, based on what he claimed in court. He is a self employed California Contractor. It hurts me that he has never once asked if the kids need new school shoes. They are teenagers now, and are fed up with his lies. In his attempt to punish me financially, he has hurt the kids.
I know some people drag their X's to court over the littlest thing, I'm not one of those. I just want to have a civil relationship with him and have him be a decent role model.
As far as the courts, I am astonished at the lack of response and their acceptance of his cooked up tax return. They claim it would be a violation of his rights, if they summoned the actual IRS copy of his tax return, and they must take the one presented to them as fact!
My advice to all women is, "Go to College" & "Only have a child with a man who gets a 1040 from his employer".

Dec 28, 2010
Rating

Beat them at their own game!
by: Greg Pietropaolo

NO self employment for a dead beat. He will only hide the money he earns and pay nothing,thats what chicken shit deadbeats like to do. They need to pay child suport or go to jail,no grayzone.The laws need to be chainged so the children can have a better way of life,not so the deadbeat has more money in his pocket! These guys will not pay until they are forced to (jailtime) will make them pay. I am dealing with a deadbeat now its my wifes x. He is a chicken shit man and belongs in jail wear the law cant help him. He can get fucked instead of us!!!!!!!!

Sep 08, 2010
Rating

A GOOD DAD, IRRITATING MOM
by: Anonymous

My husband had a fling six years before wemeet. the sheriff showed up at our house for a DNA test and child support court order this all when the child was five. my husband is a good my we just can't pay the fees because he is self-employed and doesn't have a steady client list and the OAG does't get it. she is greedy and we do everything she wants us to for the baby. just making ends meet with the gov't is another thing.

Jun 26, 2010
Rating

MOVE ON......
by: Anonymous

get a job and take care of them yourself, if he is a dead-beat why stay after him tring to get money. maybe you are one of those women that no matter how much a man try, you want more and more. yes the laws need to change. they need to change and make some of the women that also help make the baby take care of the baby. some women gets half of the ex retirement and child support and still want more. it would be fine if the money was going toward the kids, but most of you spend it on yourself or your new man. my mom raise me without help from my father and i turned out ok. she worked hard to make sure i got everything i needed. women of this age are having baby and are only baby them self, and want the system to get them help. well you laid down now it time to step up. if he dont step up you have to do it yourself nad not drag him down. you must have felt another way about him before....if you had a baby with him.

Jun 17, 2010
Rating

feel your pain
by: Anonymous

I too have a deadbeat X. He is a self employed heating and air conditioning contractor in Brownwood,Texas. His temporary child support is 250 a month for 3 kids. He will not even pay that, much less pay any medical. I have my kids on chips thank goodness! I'm a full time college student, trying to give my kidos a better life. Side note,we were married fourteen years. He also rarely exercises visitation. Sad,sad,sad.

Dec 11, 2008
Rating

On the other side of the fence.
by: Anonymous

I want to know what laws you want changed? First off if you have back child support it is reported on your credit report meaning I can't buy a house, car, or even get a loan to pay my back child support, because the AG's intrest rates are so high. I DO MY PART I have 3 child. But I still get the shaff the AG treats me like I'm the ONE AT FAULT yes if someone doesn't do there part they sould be punished but let me give you an example of the AG's crapy politics. My uncle has 3 differant CS orders for 4 children for the last 6 months for every week which was a mistake at our company where we work, they were taking out the full amount. Which in turn the mothers recieved extra money and when my uncle asked the mothers if they were getting extra money they all denyed it.Finally the problem was caught to be on my company's end. So when my company contacted the AG's office they FLAT OUT SAID THAT IS NOT OUR PROBLEM! So my company got their lawyers on a conferance call with the AG that was recorded. AND the AG office stated that all these children are is Credit Cards, and if a father is 20,000 dollers behind in child support they don't worry about them. So if you still feel that all the mothers should ban together so be it. But I want to let you know that the FATHERS OR MOTHERS that are NON CUSTODIAL and DO THERE PART AND MORE need to ban together because we are sick and tired of being treated like it is our fault. It takes 2 to have a child and what kills me the most is this website say's Texas child support law holds both parents equally responsible for child care. No offence to this website. But that line is a load of Bull! My oldest son's mother doesn't work Because SHE DOESN"T WANT TO! She is very capable of working but she would rather live of the system, and I know my CS isn't going to my child. So what happened to both parents equally resposible.

Nov 02, 2008
Rating

Whats best for the kid
by: Anonymous

He must have lots of money I think he should get the kid and then you can pay him and then evey thing will be all better for your kid after all thats whats best for the kid.

Oct 08, 2008
Rating

no pay, go to jail
by: Anonymous

your kids. pay up. I do and I do not have a problem with it. all dead beats need to go to jail. thats it. simple. I pay court ordered support, and a little extra on the side. my child is healthy and gets what ever he needs. "not to be confused with what ever he wants".

Oct 08, 2008
Rating

Two sides to every story
by: Anonymous

I'm not sure about your situation, but I will tell you this: There are two sides to every story. If your ex isn't paying child support, then shame on him. There are many of us who do. What's worse, we all get treated like deadbeat dads through the Texas Attorney General's office.

As far as the system, when it works; its one sided. Although the AG will claim to act in the best interests of the child, what they are really saying is that you as the custodial parent will get paid. There is no agency who represents the non-custodial parent.

They don't care how much she makes, if she caused the divorce by sleeping around, or what she spends child support money on. As far as I'm concerned, many women are using children as a means for continued support. No matter how you slie it, it's alimony in desguise. Did I mention it was also tax free?

In my case, I moved out of state to accept a better paying job. Guess what? Now she wants even more, and will ultimately get it. In fact, it equates to $1400.00 a month plus health care for one child.

Think that's fair?

May 21, 2011
Rating

Dead Beat Independent Contractors
by: Anonymous

My ex pays periodically. What ever amount he wants I filed a case over two years ago and he has not had a regular job every since. In fact he promised me he would never hold a job that could be traced. I work and go to school I do everything by myself. I'm not the one who suffers, my son has not seen his farther in over two years. I do what I have to to make sure he has what he needs. If the laws were changed to force deadbeats to pay or go to jail. He'd have to break that promise he made two years ago and be a man. It takes two to make a child and two should raise a child. Deadbeats force working responsible mother to leave their children in daycare center and with babysitters instead of spending the quality time with the children like they (the children) deserve. Not all mothers spend their child support payments on themselves and if the deadbeats aren't consistent with payments she may well deserve to get a chance to spend it on herself, after all she hold all the responsibility on her own when you (deadbeats) don't pay.

Click here to add your own comments

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How?
Simply click here to return to Texas Child Support

SBI!

Deadbeat Dad -Self Employment

Comments for Deadbeat Dad -Self Employment

Comments for
Deadbeat Dad -Self Employment