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Should you take CS if you don't need it?

Ssamantha's picture

Our BM believes that my DF does not "NEED" her CS. She is planning to move hundreds of miles away and DF will basically have them full-time. She does not believe she should pay CS because he doesn't "need" it. I guess since he was able to take care of them while she ducked and dodged CS and quit jobs when they caught up with her, makes her think he doesn't "need" it.

So my question is, if you have two parents and one is doing a lot better than the other, should the person who is not doing so well pay CS if the court orders it based on the amount of time with the kids?

How embarassing - XW thought she would be his only wife.

Ssamantha's picture

:?
I recently got engaged and my DF called his XW to tell her after he told the kids. At the time she congratulated him and asked if he told the kids and she wanted to know what they said. That was the end of the call. We were really happy because family members predicted that she would be upset.

The Ex

Ivehadit's picture

Hi
im not looking for sympathy or advice i just need to vent because im about to explode,,,,

This is a child support rant,,,,

I am a SM to 2 children,,,,who i adore very very much and get along with very well, my stepkids are not the issue but im about to walk away from everything because i just cant deal with it anymore,,,,,but then agaain its not my husband fault or his kids that thier mother is out of control,,,,,,

o/t contempt of court?

sweethoney's picture

I'm not sure if anyone has been through this buuut I thought I would ask. DH has not gotten XW off the house loan yet as we have not been in a position too, but we are working on that. She is taking him to court for it next week which is exhausting, it has been about a year since their divorce finalized. What should we expect from court, and should we worry about getting booted out of our house? The court order is very vauge as they did not do it with a lawyer, so it basically says DH will get the house obtained at this address ----.

Going the Distance - How Do We Stay "Connected"?

TheOtherMom's picture

It is natural to emotionally distance oneself when in pain.

I did it to DH and he did it to me the last time we deployed and as a result, our marriage suffered.

This time, the children are older and know all about distance and detachment.
How on earth do I keep us "emotionally" connected? We will do the Skype thing and phone calls but at the end of the day, what happens when there is nothing to talk about and we have those awkward moments? Then what do I say?

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