I was in court today for a contempt hearing. I was without a job for about 5 months and I recently went back to work making far less than the amount I was ordered to pay on. I get lambasted by the judge for my payments not being sen in by my current employer and the judge just about outrightly called me a liar ! I asked the judge what a fair amount of support would be for someone making $16 an hour, to which he replied 25% of your gross. And I said then how come it was set at 40%. To which he stated it's just a guideline, they can take as much as the feel is right to support the child. So let me see if I have this right. Now I'm working to pay taxes and child support ? And thats all ! "It's nice when you make$640 a week and you take home $219, wouldn't you say" I told him. And he told me it goes to support your child. To which I say " how much good does it do, supporting the child if I can't support myself" ? And he told me to work harder ! We , as men, need to fix this problem. The whole system is screwey, and has no "balance". It's all about the mothers and their child....never about the dad!
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For one it's not their children it's our remember you were there also,2 if you don't agree with the amount take it back to court with all your finicals and prove to the judge you need a reduction don't walk into to court without proof and complain,he can't do anything with that..3 Let me tell you men get off easily when all you have to do is pay and leave try raising a child fulltime by yourself,you seem to think women are out to get you,don't reproduce then there's a clue pass it on.
May 10, 2009 Rating
similiar problem by: shawn currier
I had my support based on more than what I was earning as well. The mother printed off myspace and I had put an incorrect amount on there. I put 75,000 my income was 64,000 proved from my taxes and the judge based it off of 70,000. The 64,000 was from the end of my career job in which 10,000 of that mony was vacation pay for the year. So my base was around 54,000 and I was paying like I was making 70,000 and I was working for myself at that time making really 34,000. Hope this all makes sense. I feel terrible for all of us!!! I guess the ones that are paying are making up for the ones that are not!! Woot Woot!
