I am a sole parent and I have been fighting for Child Support for 13 years. I get a very low amount after 10 change of assessments with the Child Support Agency. The contact parent puts his income as low and gets the rest cash in the hand. The oldest child is 14 and youngest 12. I struggle from one week to the next. The assets of the contact parent are placed in his de-facto wifes name who'm he calls his friend or flatmate who'm he's been living with for 9 years. I just get what I get now and call it quits I have lost the battle now and support the kids myself. Is there an answer to this to stop happening. Why isn't there agents out there helping people like me.
2007-02-22 22:44:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
as I said before, the system is screwed up.
All you can do is the best you can do. I'm really sorry though. It really sucks, i know.....
It seems to me that the courts just try to screw everyone and forget about the kids all the way around.
2007-02-22 22:57:14 · answer #1 · answered by stratplayer1967 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a special division in the child support dept. that assists with finding/proving assets/income of spouse. Any employer who pays cash under the table usually also provides a 1099 form to the employee for the cash amount (otherwise it's not a deduction for his business). See if you can request a copy of his tax return. Also, add up his living expenses, ie., rent where he lives, utilities, car note, cell phone, etc. -- does it far exceed his stated income? Even if split with a "roommate"? Contact his employer as a prospective employee or survey or however -- and find out what the pay is for a person in your husband's position or you can find out online what the pay should be for a certain position in your city. Is it possible he has more than one job -- one he reports and one he doesn't? Or does he have a paycheck made directly to his live-in? You should be able to find this out. The child support help dept. should be able to help you.
2007-02-22 23:46:57 · answer #2 · answered by GrnEyedBlondeSwede 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can always take him back into court and ask the court for an increase in support if he is working and i am sure he is they can order him to bring in his tax returns to see what he claimed on income tax and try too go by that.
2007-02-22 23:16:14 · answer #3 · answered by Mary O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋