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Violation since the beginning

by CHRIS
(FARGO ND USA)

Texas ordered me to pay 300 a month, even though they have not determined that I am the father. The time of the DNA test I was unable to be there, they did not reschedule and I was mentally unstable. Now that I am doing better they want to come after me for everything I have-including my wife to be's income as we share a joint account. We support her going to college and her child alone, as her child has a dead beat father. I have been threatened the 1st and only time I saw my alleged child that if I ever see or attempt to see this child again the mother and grandmother will kill me. I am just now straightening out my life. My soon to be wife is a psychology major and is wonderful, as is her daughter. How am I supposed to pay bills if they take everything I have? How am I supposed to feed my family? We are well below poverty and receive state assistance ourselves. I am not trying to not pay, but I dont know if this child is mine, cannot see or speak, nor can I even find the child, and I have to pay this amount... loosing everything that we do have, which is not much. THIS IS UNFAIR AND THINGS NEED TO CHANGE!!

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Texas laws
by: Anonymous

Look up the Texas Family Law Code. If the order is written in Texas then you should have the rights outlined in the Texas Family Code.
If you are living in a community property state - make sure you have documentation to support anything that your wife owned before marriage. Also it would behoove you to file your taxes seperately because Texas will take her IRS refund too.
Honestly, you are better off if you and your new wife divorce on paper unless you live in a non-community property state because they will even try to take any property gained while you were married. It doesn't matter whose name it was titled to.
There are 2 laws in the Texas Family Law Code that may be extremely helpful.
1st if you ever find yourself facing enforcement, there is a AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE clause in the TExas Family Code. If you can't pay the support, can't borrow the money & you have no property to sell. Again if you & your wife live in a community property state, if she bought a car in her name while you are married they can force YOU to sell her car for the equity & pay it to child support.
2nd, TFLC says NO 3RD PARTY IS REQUIRED TO PAY THE PAYOR'S CHILD SUPPORT. Your wife's paycheck is hers basically. Now whatever she buys with it can become community property, and for their taking. Put things you buy in other family members names because they can't take it that way.
I hope you are in a non-community property state, if you can - MOVE TO ONE. The non-community property states are listed on-line.
My husband and I live in Texas, he has a nasty waste of space, sorry excuse for a mother ex. She doesn't care about the kids, leaves them in day care for 12 hours a day almost every day of the week (even on her off days) and even the babysitter says what a terrible, neglectful mother she is and only wants the kids for the money. We will continue to rent all our property though he is current on his support. With the economy the way it is one never knows when and if they will lose a job.

Keep your head up & remember: THIS TOO SHALL PASS.

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