He always threatens to take me back to court. This is my daughters senior year of HS. He says if i don't pay 1/2 of all the expenses he will take me back to court. I pay 300 a month child support and pay for her health insurance. I am very strict with my budget and have approx. $90 left a month after paying bills. It is not that i don't want to help, he has made it impossible for me to do that. I give my daughter what i can at the time. I work Monday thru Friday and got a part time job on the weekends working midnights just to make ends meet. I am trying to make extra money to give her for school clothes. She tells me her dad says the child support he gets is for the electric, water etc. that she uses. She chose to stay in her childhood home. Her best friend lives across the street. Her dad has a large 2 story house with a pool in the backyard and a 4 wheeler. My question is --- can he legally take me back to court for more money for pictures, clothes etc. When i am fulfilling my obligation (that he fought for in court) by paying support and keeping her covered with health insurance?
Marriage & Divorce - 11 Answers
1 :
my husband pays four times that, and half the expenses and health insurance. he had to leave everything for her, including the house, belongings. and he had to pay BIG $$ lawyer fees. Oh, and she was the one who cheated.. And the ex doesn't work, I work my ass off, and we are in debts up to our ying-yang
2 :
It's normal for parents to take parents back to court over issues with their children..he can try to get an increase, but if you make the same amount of money, he will not get anywhere..I would wait to see if he follow through with the threat..some many people threaten things like this all that time and do nothing..
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i think the court will find reason why you can't pay more on child support. he sounds greedy. and like you said you 90 bucks left ea mo right. so.... just tell him to pay the bills with his own money and use the child support for the things his daughter needs.
4 :
yes, he can legally take you back to court for more...but that does NOT mean he will get his way. Best of luck.
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No, he can't. No court will make you pay more than you can, as it will make any payments you are making now impossible. Your child support is based on what YOU can afford, not on all the things your ex-husband thinks he should spend money on. My boyfriend's ex, while nice (not like your ex), has a major spending problem. She signs their daughter up for numerous activities, without his consent, then asks him to pay for them. While he does, because he CAN, if he didn't have the money, he wouldn't legally be obligated to pay. Don't worry, he's bluffing. If anyone has a case, YOU do. Only 90 dollars left at the end of the month? Geez, you are a saint! And obviously love your daughter very much.
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Yes he can take you back to court but more then likely he will not be granted to extra money.As long as you are paying what you are ordered to pay I would not worry about it the things that he is taking back to court for are things your duaghter can live with out there for judge will more then likely throw it out of court.
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Yes he can take you back in the state of cali you can take your babies parent back to court annually or if there has been a change in either yours or your ex life. had a kid, got married, moved, new job, lost a job, excetra. But keep in mind they do go off a some what of a calculator and consider both of your incomes. so you never know it might benefit you to go back. if your life style had had a major change.
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He can take you to court for any thing he wants... will he? Probably not. Just be honest with him, tell him you would pay for every thing if you had the money, you can't do any more than you are doing. That you feel bad enough that you can't provide for your daughter like you would want to during senior year (it is very expensive for all the events). Just be honest.
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make sure to save all your financial paperwork. then if and when you do go to court, you can show the judge what the realities are and will likely take your side. but you have to have evidence. so make sure to get your papers in order. thank goodness your daughter is almost 18. hopefully, that's when the child support will end.
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No call his bluff and tell him you will see him in court and he can cry to the Judge. He can want all he wants and for whatever he wants but unless you make considerably more money than you did when the support was first decided then it wont do him any good at all. Youre fulfilling your obligations of the support decree so he just has to learn how to live with what you give. It could backfire on him as he will have to prove what he uses the money for and ultility bills arent child support. Hes just trying to extort more money out of you by using threats of court action which wont work. So call his bluff and tell him that the Judge will be especially interested in his exploitation threats. No need to worry here
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First, let me compliment you on paying child support. That's extremely rare. Less than 7 out of 1000 non-custodial mothers. I'm a fathers rights rep, so I can tell you that it is unlikely he would have a case. Also, the legal fees would run him more than the expenses. If she needs extra things for her senior years, that he can't afford, than she can get a part time job to pat for them. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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