i'm laughing so hard now
By poppoppop111
@poppoppop111 (5731)
Canada
August 2, 2007 7:21am CST
i know it's mean but it serves my ex right. he's now getting 50% of his pay cheque garnished cause he's behind in child support but then took a fit about me asking for half of day care come september when it actually states in our court papers that it's based on income. so i'm going to be living off of student loan for the year and he makes a lot more money. i had asked him for half, share the expense 50 50. he said no so i'm now taking him to court to get it. wait until he realizes if it goes through court they will tell him you have to pay based on income and since he makes more his part will be 300 dollars a month and mine will be 100. he wants to do it the hard way, this was not my first choice to take him to court. he doesn't think ahead. he should of agreed to the 50 50 offer i gave him
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
2 Aug 07
Lets hope that the court sees it like that also. Good on you poppo for doing that. He needs to contribute to his daughters upbringing and not try to run away from the fact. I hope it all works out in your favor, GOOD LUCK!
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@poppoppop111 (5731)
• Canada
2 Aug 07
i just saw my lawyer today, she calculated what he owes and i owe for daycare based on income. he will have to pay 73% of the daycare cost. he should of accepted my 50 50 that i first offord, instead he makes a big deal about that. just wait until he finds out what the court will force him to pay.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
2 Aug 07
yes he should of settled for the 50/50, well thats what he gets for not doing what was originally set out by the courts. GOOD LUCK my friend and go for GOLD :):) you deserve it!
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@Melissa528 (744)
• United States
13 Aug 07
Good for you! Parenting should be 50/50 and that includes financially. Some people think it only takes $20 a month to raise a child but I think those people need to have a child of their own to see that it's not cheap and it IS a lot of work.
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@taylorblue (1286)
• Canada
14 Aug 07
I'm glad to hear that they are garnishee his wages ... they had to do that for my ex too. I needed the money because I was on maturnity leave with my son. Congratulations on that. Don't worry what others think of you...only you know your situation!
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@mommaofgirls (6)
• United States
2 Aug 07
Ok...I have a completely different view on this situation. You see, I'm married to a wonderful man whos ex took him to the cleaners for child support. My husband pays almost $500 a month for one child. About a year ago, she even had the guts to ask him for $200 more per month. His ex is vindictive, manipulative, and heartless...In fact I often wonder if she cares about her child at all or if she'e just in it for the money. I bet if we offered her enough money she would sign over full custody of her child to my husband. She uses the child as a pawn against my husband. She makes my husband's son call him by his name instead of Daddy. She claims that this is less confusing to him, although in the 4 years I have been with my husband, she has had at least 5 boyfriends and made her son call them Daddy. I understand that for us "little people" it's impossible to financially support a child on our own. But money should not be the biggest issue when it comes to children. Time spent with BOTH of their parents is what's important. The fact that you can laugh about this, disgusts me. Think about your child and their right to have a father instead of what kind of money you can suck out of him. Shame on you!
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@poppoppop111 (5731)
• Canada
2 Aug 07
excuse me but you don't know me and the situation. i'm laughing becuase he didn't want to accept my fair offer of sharing the expencee of 50 50 and now he wants to do it the hard way where the court will make him pay more. for 4 years i've raised my daughter alone barely getting any child support. i think he is responsible for raising her financially as well as being in her life. it's not fair the all the burden of financial should fall on me. i'm going back to college and this is why she will need daycare. i'm doing this so i can get a better education and a better career to better take care of my daughter financially on my own.
he made the child too and he needs to step up to the plate as well. i think that's only fair.
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@poppoppop111 (5731)
• Canada
2 Aug 07
i also forgot to mention i'm not actually getting that money. i get his regular child support payments every month but not the 50% of his paycheck. he was behind in payments but i was on welfare and that money is going to pay welfare back not comming to me. now the thing is he knew for 4 years that he needed to pay. he told me he just didn't feel the need to pay cause welfare was giving me money anyway but i kept reminding him i will be off welfare soon and that will be a big dept. so it's not my fault he didn't feel like paying and is now stuck with a big bill. if he would of kept up his payments it wouldn't be such a big problem now. i can't be blammed for him not keeping up his payments on time. and he has knows for a year that come the time she starts school she will need daycare so he should of planned better to pay off his dept before the time came for daycare.
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