Karma...

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Tue, 04-18-2006 - 9:19pm

is a witch... or is it a ... hmmm...

I really can't celebrate outwardly at home, but have to share my news. I have been extremely frustrated with the Office of Child Support Enforcement here... even though I filed in June of 2004, I've had very limited contact with them at best, and haven't even received a full month's child support, if you add up the two (measly) amounts I've gotten since this time last year... I'm about $200 shy of a regular month's payment with what I've received since the end of March last year...

Last Friday, I had the day off and figured, what the heck, I'll call the statewide Customer Service number, and see how it goes. It is tough because xh is in another state (LA) and they are the enforcing state, but my goal on Friday was to get GA to light a fire and see how it spread...

So, today, I'm surprised by a phone call from our local District Attorney's office (since he's out of state, that is who I've had to file with)... they advise that LA attempted to serve xh with contempt papers on March 24, at the address on file. They cannot verify the address on file is his, though, because the house is in his fiance's name and he doesn't have ~anything~ in his name. They were advised that he does not live there. Now, this is the address where I send things to xh from Joey and I've never had anything returned... it is also the address from which child support checks used to come, before I had everything go through our respective states...

LA is aware that he is a New Orleans police officer and are doing the employment verification at this time. I was also advised that they have currently suspended his license... which makes me laugh in a sad way... he's an officer with a suspended license... maybe he can give himself a ticket...

But here's the good news... I will be receiving money at some point in the (hopefully) near future... the CSE office was able to verify that I will be getting xh's tax refund... now, if he's filed taxes... which he has or I wouldn't be getting the refund, can't they confirm his address using his tax forms??? hmmmm... It will be a substantial amount... about 3/4 of a year's worth of support... I was hoping that when xh said last week that I would be getting it he was telling the truth, but I don't trust the man (nor has he given me any reason to trust him...), so it was great to get that confirmed!

Anyway, I just wanted to share... I'm hoping his employment verification comes back soon and that CS starts becoming much more regular... My last payment was just over $100 in November... Keep your fingers crossed!

Julie

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Wed, 04-19-2006 - 10:31pm

You put Jack exactly where I was thinking ;-) LOL


Kids are awesome..... Blake still gives me hugs... BEAR hugs 'cause he's a really BIG bear


Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~

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Wed, 04-19-2006 - 11:52pm

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!


Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

hugs~


Lexi


"When you want to give up and your heart's about to break, Remember that you're perfect God makes no mistakes...Welcome to wherever you are.

Hugs~ Lexi

"Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars" ~ Les Brown


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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 2:47pm
They could always put him on horseback...

snigger, snigger
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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 11:15pm

Karen,

I can imagine how nervous you must have been... my tummy flip flopped just thinking of the day Joey gets his license... then again, I have all ready ridden with him... Grand Prix ride at Disney... Joey kept turning the wrong direction at every turn... maybe that's why my tummy is flip flopping at the idea... LOL

*hugs*

Julie

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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 11:16pm

Thanks Lexi... it is pretty exciting, if I do say so myself!

*hugs*

Julie

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Thu, 04-20-2006 - 11:20pm

You know what Cupcake... I had to pick my Mom up at the airport tonight and they have Atlanta Bicycle Police in the airport... I saw one and could not stop laughing... especially when Joey (who is clueless about the actions described in my first email) asked if I thought his daddy rode a bicycle as a police man... I told him that he should ask his daddy the next time he talks with him... I'm not answering that one! :)

*hugs*

Julie

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 10:30am

How funny...

Ya know, my kids are much older than Joey, so now I get to start driver's training with teen #3 this summer. It's really tough on the nervous system (not to mention on the budget), but it IS survivable. Two have driver's licenses now. #3 turns 16 in October. It really is convenient not to have to drive them everywhere, but I do worry when they're out at night. But I have to say, I KNOW how mine drive and they are good drivers, so I'm actually more comfortable knowing THEY are the drivers rather than some of their goofy friends.

But you won't have to think about that for a while...

Cucpake

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 10:41am

My biggest fear was that I'd be competing with PlayStation video games, go carts and action packed TV for "driver's training."


My son just got his license Wednesday... so far, so good!


Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 11:15am

Yeah, I did WAY more behind the wheel practicing in all kinds of weather and in the dark, etc. than DPS required of them. My kids weren't happy with it, but I satisfied myself they were pretty good drivers before I let them take the test.

Man, you should see that HS parking lot at 3pm. It's a zoo! Or a demolition derby.

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Fri, 04-21-2006 - 11:58am
Until now :-)

Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~