Child support - when is it late?

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Child support - when is it late?
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Wed, 11-02-2005 - 8:03am

My stbx is supposed to get me the child support payment by the first of the month. It didn't arrive

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Wed, 11-02-2005 - 9:00am

Hi Melanie,


My attorney told me that if they pay every month, you technically can't get anywhere taking action until they are a full "pay period" behind.


Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~

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Registered: 10-30-2004
Wed, 11-02-2005 - 10:46am
This is why I haven't pushed the child support issue with my ex. He wouldn't pay me so what's the point? In mediation I had it in writing that he pays for the babysitter for our daughter's after school care ($75 a week) and I pay for their health insurance and school lunches. It works out to be about even. So he can't jerk the sitter around because he picks her up there and if he didn't pay her then he'd lose the sitter. One less thing to chase him about because he isn't living up to any of the other agreements.
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Registered: 05-15-2004
Wed, 11-02-2005 - 8:38pm

Legally I am not sure. My x husband would routinely do what you described and it was very frustrating because $ was also really tight in my situation. I would always just call and ask him what the problem was. He was usually just bad about sending it on time. Is there any reason why your x can't make it on time? In other words, does his income vary a lot or is it steady?

Paige