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Of difficult child's, budgets, husband's, and ironic timing...
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<blockquote data-quote="Shari" data-source="post: 115072" data-attributes="member: 1848"><p>No, its not excessive, its the standard child support for this state and he doesn't pay anything except in the case of medical emergency (its excessive when you realize that she doesn't pay for anything for the child, her parents pay for everything (including her house, car, and maintenance on both), but that's a different can of worms). It is for one child. Before it came directly out of his check, I was paying it out of our checking account, thus, he'd contribute here and there and it wasn't a big deal. </p><p>He started paying support in early 04, about 18 months after he and his ex split, which was about 6 months or so after we started dating (and before we had a joint account). But that was when gas was 80 cents a gallon, too. It sounds like a long time, but he did try to pay sooner than that...his ex was using lack of support as her justification to keep him from seeing his daughter, so he was actually the one who filed to pay support thru the court. She continued the court case repeatedly and refused to cash any checks he sent her to keep it that way. He's got a large legal file to prove it, but it took about a year to get it thru the courts.</p><p>He has a decent job, and I'm really wondering if he's ever had to manage money in a "pinch". He's never been rich, by any means, but I'm not sure its ever been this tight for him, and I think reality might have to be biting him in the hiney here real soon...cause this isn't dress rehearsal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shari, post: 115072, member: 1848"] No, its not excessive, its the standard child support for this state and he doesn't pay anything except in the case of medical emergency (its excessive when you realize that she doesn't pay for anything for the child, her parents pay for everything (including her house, car, and maintenance on both), but that's a different can of worms). It is for one child. Before it came directly out of his check, I was paying it out of our checking account, thus, he'd contribute here and there and it wasn't a big deal. He started paying support in early 04, about 18 months after he and his ex split, which was about 6 months or so after we started dating (and before we had a joint account). But that was when gas was 80 cents a gallon, too. It sounds like a long time, but he did try to pay sooner than that...his ex was using lack of support as her justification to keep him from seeing his daughter, so he was actually the one who filed to pay support thru the court. She continued the court case repeatedly and refused to cash any checks he sent her to keep it that way. He's got a large legal file to prove it, but it took about a year to get it thru the courts. He has a decent job, and I'm really wondering if he's ever had to manage money in a "pinch". He's never been rich, by any means, but I'm not sure its ever been this tight for him, and I think reality might have to be biting him in the hiney here real soon...cause this isn't dress rehearsal. [/QUOTE]
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