After the birth of my first child which is over 24 years ago My wife who I'm with now and always have been, her mother put her on welfare because she was under age , but I was there I took care of my kids and her and still am. I'm now paying child support for my two oldest and I have 6 six kids with the same women. So my question to you is Why am I paying child support for my two daughers that I took care of until they were able to be on there own. I have been paying child support for years and I'm still paying and was told that all the money that I'm paying now is just intrest it don't count the support it self I am really confuse and what to do so what can I do. And also for more then I can remeber they been taking my income tax money last year was 9800 dollors and my wife didn't see a penny. they said because it back support that why she don't get no money.
133864
You need to get a lawyer and file a Motion with the court to determine your current arrearage and to get an accounting of all monies received. Don't just trust the State and what they say you owe. They are collecting interest on it, that is statutory in nearly every state.
444849
Under the laws that were established at the time the guidlines were set up - Yes. However, you may want to get an attorney and have your situation looked at again. If your children are with you a little less than half of the time than you shouldn't have to pay her but for the 5% of the difference. It may pay in the long run to hire an attorney.
71181
In years of being unemployed, under employed and overwhelmed, I never missed a payment, but I certainly kknow how that felt for me. \nI am not done yet...but my father never paid child support.\nMatter of fact I only saw him 3 or 4 times growing up. \n\nI think as a matter of course in doing what is right, you can hold your head up, even if it is tough going.  I will tell you I honor and respect you for taking the extra effort to do this, even if it is not fair.\n\nNot all fathers are like you.  I do wish you luck.
467158
His income is not (it's household income), but his contribution of child support is, as that is income that your mother takes in.  My advice is to make sure that you should use whoever's income is SMALLEST, because that will make you eligible for more federal money.
140633
In order to get more child support, you will have to take your ex to court, and the judge will decide whether you get it or not. Good Luck. I know it's hard to survive right now, but it WILL get better.
96203
I so understand your situation, in the 70's and 80's I raised 3 kids and a grandchild as a single mother and had to work 2 and 3 jobs because full time jobs were not available to women, because they would have to pay benefits so I would get 32 hours at one job 28 hours at another and then I'd wait tables  so I'd have everyday money for food, lunches, ect. the other checks I used for bills.  Unfortunatly this seems to be the same scenareo.  I am now disabled in the prime of my life due to the fact of just not having the recources to take care of my body when I should have.  This country doesn't take care of it's people and from the budget that Bush has put together this year it isn't going to happen if it passes.  Everybody wonders why so many people are on disability so young, honey thats your answer the government pushes the workers, they protect the businesses instead, giving them tax breaks for every little thing they can think of and the employees suffer not only in the short term but in the long run.  I went to college, held down 2 jobs in the process college doesn't pay the bills so I had to make a choice!  In the long run, yes I suffer every day now in chronic pain, but my kids suffered then they didn't have their mother, sure they had sitters but it didn't come close to what they should have had, and no there was no child support at all and no attorney genneral to help me get it even tho I told them where to find him and even paid out of my own pocket! So this is the kind of country we live in and I don't think it's gonna get better, just hang in and VOTE that's the only recourse we have get somebody in congress who cares about the workers, that would be different. But nothing will change if you don't VOTE.
30790
You are not required to pay support for children that are not your own or your legal responsibility.  You may want to consult a CPA or do file separately (depending on how much he actually owes in child support arrears).  You also, on another note, will want to advise him to begin making payments because he could be liable for a garnishment of his wages up to 25%.  Could your household survive on 25% less in earnings from him?  Best of luck with a difficult situation.
297384
Heres the thing man, I went through it to. There is nothing you can do; in respects to what she does with the money.  She does not have to provide and accounting to anyone of how she spends her child support check.  All she has to do is provide a home evironment for the child/children, you know feed and cloth them, get them to school ext.  If she is neglecting the children and you can prove it then call CPS or hire and attorney to take her back to court and win custody.   But before you do that, put yourself in the judges or a third parties shoes, how do you think others are going to see you case when you present what you have.  Most often emotions come in to play.  Good Luck
494300
The child support department is suppose to help you, maybe you have not given us qll the info. here to help you.
539095
Child support can not be set retroactively-so until she files--he owes her nothing.  Once she files-the court can set support back to the date of filing--but not prior to.  After that, if he does not pay 'through the system' then it can be considered 'a gift'.  He should be paying approx 34% of his gross income for 3 children.  Based on what he was earning when they split--she can figure approx what she SHOULD be getting.  I doubt he has 'overpaid' her.  Have her apply at her local child support agency.   You can look up CA guidelines for support here:\nhttp://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/extinf.htm
286869
See above on the general rule that you are only financially responsible for your own children (legal or adopted), and the advice to speak to an attorney.\n\nThe thing to remember about child support is that it is determined (ordered) by the court based on the needs and interests of the child. Both parents (whether biological or adopted) are financially obligated to care for a minor child. The custodial parent is credited toward some of that financial obligation based on providing food/clothing/shelter and other necessary living expenses for the child. \n\nBut once that is factored in, both spouses are still  obligated to provide for the needs of the child, and that obligation is split based on relative income. In the past, men tended to make more money than women, and women tended to have custody. Thus, in most situations, the woman's share was mainly provided through room+board and related expenses, and the man contributed additional money to satisfy his share of the total. But the basic ideas in the formula for calculating the total has not changed, and it's based on the contribution of each parent (biological or adopted).
639078
I think it depends if the mother is a single mother or not. I have been paying my single mother rent money to help out for bills, mortgage, groceries etc. But my mother never forced us (my sister and i) to pay her but just to help out a little. If the she's married and you think the mother/father could afford to support their family then i would agree with you. on the other hand, i wouldn't let my kids pay either. :-)
440471
Huh?  Child support is paid BY THE PERSON WHO DOES NOT HAVE CUSTODY OF THE KIDS.   Who do the kids live with?  That person is entitled to financial assistance from the other parent to offset the cost of raising the children.
355340
Sorry to say this....but to pursue child support you HAVE to show them pay stubs.....so someone saw hers somewhere. If they miscalculated yours, call a hearing and detest it. But they go by gross not take home. Now if she is fraudulently getting money she has not claimed then you have to prove that! It's rough. I am sorry you are dealing with this.
558455
If you have the children the same amount of time, then I think you are fine. I would question why you even pay the $200. Child support is for food, rent, living expenses. You pay the same by splitting the duties. It should come out even. But, I'm not divorced so I don't know the rules of custody.  It sounds like the people who have answered this already are not realizing the "joint-custody" issue, or don't understand what it means.\n\nCOOL, by the time I got this posted some others have said the same!!
632152
Yep!  My sister had it done to her ex.  He never paid for their now 13 year old son.  They took back support, current support out of his disability checks, and also gave her his entire income tax refund for the year.
515922
You should probably contact the Child Support Agency for further information if your husband has agreed maintenance payments with them.  FSee below for the link.