My coourt date is Monday at 1:30!

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Permalink Reply by Tammy F on June 15, 2009 at 9:25am

Good Luck! I just saw the post about your phone. I will call you tonight. I hope all goes great today!

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Permalink Reply by mykidisfirst on June 15, 2009 at 10:00am

Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by mykidisfirst on June 15, 2009 at 5:58pm

The verdict! My ex got a downward modification and the money he did not pay over the six month period was just added to his arrears.Yeha so I guess my child will be like 21 by the time he gets all his child support.

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Permalink Reply by mykidisfirst on June 16, 2009 at 4:15pm

Nope! It just got tacked onto his arrears.

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Permalink Reply by Tammy F on June 17, 2009 at 10:32am

The court date before last (I attended) he had to pay $1000 or be detained at this time his arrears were about $30,000. The last time I was not aware of the court date so did not attend and they let him go with a "promise to pay" $1000 and his arrears were close to $40,000. He never paid the $1000 and hasn't paid since.
I believe it is very important to be at these hearings so that the court can put a face to the "paperwork".

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Permalink Reply by Tammy F on June 17, 2009 at 9:56am

In my past experience with these court dates the monthly amount was set and a certain amount of that was ordered to the arrearages. My monthly ordered amount never increased.

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Permalink Reply by Tammy F on June 17, 2009 at 9:58am

I know. If my daughter's father started paying his support. My daughter would be almost my age before he was finished with his arrears. I'm sorry to hear about the downward modification. Did his employment change?

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Permalink Reply by C Ann Kerr on June 16, 2009 at 9:40pm

is this interstate?

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Permalink Reply by mykidisfirst on June 18, 2009 at 3:04am

Yes, this is all in the same state- same county. Yes, his employment changed. He was fired from his job( he was denied unemployement benefits) but the state did not subpeana records. Anyway he currently is making $30,000 which is $10,000 less than at the time of our divorce. I however have manged to make $15,000 more so therefore there was a downward modification. However they did not take into account that he decided to buy a new car with a $528 car payment while he did not make child support payments. Well, so currently he has been paying his child support since December. I guess that is something. I just promise to keep on it. I was being a little sarcastic when i said my child will be 21 i think he will be 12 or 13 really, but he is only 4 now.

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Permalink Reply by Tammy F on June 18, 2009 at 8:20am

I didn't know they took your income into consideration when the other parent wants a modification. That sounds unfair to consider that, but not his new car. Especially since a new car is a want not a need. I know you will keep on!
Your advice helped me get a court date. I will never write anyone about my case again without copying everyone :)

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