Can A Daddy get a fair break on Child Support
It has been sometime since I had to deal with this issue and I don't miss it. Unfortunately it only seems to be getting worse. As I speak with fathers today they are seemingly going through the same issue, child support. The majority of the fathers I spoke with told me the courts had not updated their records sometimes for decades. Now what this means is your standard of living may have changed in either direction. Now for some reason whenever a father standard of living changes in the positive direction where he earns more than the last time there was an official "review" by the child support courts. The mother does an excellent job of informing the courts that the father is indeed to have support payments increased. Yet when the fathers standard of living declines no one is the wiser. And there can be many legitimate reasons for such a thing to happen. You could become disabled and lose all source of revenue as you are unable to work. Yet even though this happens if you the father don't follow (to the letter) this long tedious and sometime expensive process to have your case "reviewed" your payments still stack up arrears.I find it almost impossible to have these arrears waived or removed even if you show cause to the court. It has happened in a few cases I've researched but not a lot.
The secret is to file for both joint legal and physical custody of your child. The mom is not going to like it and it maybe a fight. Joint is just that Joint everything down the middle. In my opinion there's a better chance of going for joint custody than letting years of arrears stack up on you. As they will get their money! I have seen child support being deducted from SSDI Disability! So depending on the circumstances try and file for visitation and Summer custody as well. If this is plausible as far location and resources is concerned. So make sure you stay on top of your child support situation as they can get out of had very quickly plus the fact that each state seems to different laws on the subject. So when/if the mother takes the child and heads out of state make sure you keep the "Venue" where you are.
Hopes this helps
Cassius' Daddy
