So my husband is going to court tomorrow to duke it out with the child support attorney who is seeking repayment of over 10k! Here’s the deal -
Husbands ex has physical custody of their daughter, husband has physical custody of their son. Child support was reserved by the judge as they each had one of the two kids in their primary physical custody.
She’s unemployed, remarried and has two other kids with her new unemployed husband and has been collecting assistance (food stamps, welfare, etc.) in the amount of 850/mo since July of last year (and we were only notified in November!!) and so the County is wanting him to repay the $ that they’ve given her.
Is there a way to successfully argue this??? I need a good deal sealer so that we won’t have to pay for her laziness!!
*Thanks - Solomama
Thanks all who have been responding - this is so much easier than dealing with attorney’s that are not truly family-focused.
Ok - so I’ve kept receipts and copies of the delivery confirmations for the packages that we’ve sent to the ex’s house for daughter. I also have the returned undelivered mail that was sent to the ex (letters requesting visitation with daughter), copies of the court orders, and proof that my husband has been willingly (without court order) paying for all medical for both of the children for over 5 years (prior to the finalization of the divorce to date) as well as copies of the court orders showing that child support was not an issue in the hearing as it was ‘reserved’… I’m just really concerned about how the child support attorney is going to argue that we need to repay that amount.
Does the fact that the ex is not letting my husband see, or speak with his daughter or for the children to speak to each other carry any weight in this type of case?
TRACEY
