Have you ever paid child support in Pennies?

Question

Has anyone ever paid there child support in pennies because your "X" was being a Bi*$# To You about visitaion and the child, and what was her reaction?

i pay by check every month but maybe pennies would be better

kit kat, she had an affair, now she's not happy, i give my child way more than the child support i owe, he is surely taken care of. and it would be just to piss off his mom

Answer 1

No but that would be funny. My husband HAS been told he needs to pick up pop bottles if he has a problem making his weekly payments when he was $400 behind last year. I would love to see him drop a truckload of pop bottles off to Friend of the Court. That would be hilarious.

Answer 2

The sad thing about divorce is that it instills bitterness in most cases. Your best therapy here is to do what I did years ago when I went through it. Sit down somewhere quite and private and scream every obscene thing about your ex-wife that can come to mind. After you get that out of your system, make your mind up that the child support is nothing more than a financial obligation just like a car or house payment. You know you need a car for transportation and a home for a roof over your head. Think of the child support as money for your kids to eat, stay medically healthy, stay warm with clothing, and help provide the utilities. It is also the payment to keep you out of jail. Just remember, the child support is a separate issue from the visitation, the fact that you and your wife have a hostility between you, and the the difference of opinion in how your children are being raised. I had automatic wage withholding to pay my child support to make it an even more impersonal act to deal with every week. If you don't have to physically go pay it in person it gives you more time to get ready for a date. Good Luck - you will get over the anger before long.

Answer 3

Wow, there's an idea.. I don't think there is a law that states in what form of currency cs is paid. Just make sure you get a receipt. We used to get upset because my hubby's ex cashed the cs checks we sent at her local liquor store. We later found out she could not get a regular bank account and had a lot of hot checks out on our bank. We finally had to let it go. I did start sending the cs on the last day of the month. If it makes you feel better, take your jabs, just stay legal about it. Don't get yourself in a bind out of spite for her. She is not worth it. Try to stay focused on what the cs is SUPPOSED to be for. Pennies spend just like other money, just not convientley. Get a receipt.

Answer 4

Until recently, I would say that was a horrible thing to say. However, my boyfriend's ex is a terrible, hateful, and mean person. I think that would be hilarious in her case! She's so awful. All she thinks about is the money and not what's really best for their daughter. So I say, "hey, if it's only about money, here ya go --pounds and pounds of pennies, b*tch!" It's still money.

I have to say again that, in most cases, that's just a bad idea, but if your ex is anything like this one, I can understand why you thought of it. ;-)

However, I believe that most child support payments are directly drafted from your paycheck, so this would not even be an option.

Answer 5

I would if I could, but it is paid through the state CSEA, so she gets a check. I would never pay her directly. In our state any money that doesn't go through the state is considered a gift.
☼It's my husbands child from a previous relationship, but I actually send the money in for the support. I love the kid, don't really care for the mother though. She can be very heartless when she wants to be.

Answer 6

If she is giving you trouble consult an attorney. You cannot be denied visitation and this may serve as a basis to decrease it. Another angle is to see if your state has a law that requires an accounting of the child support by the reciepient. If so, file a motion for an accounting.
Good luck.

Answer 7

Hahaha, that's would be a good one, but we always like to think of these things in our mind and create these devious little situations that would serve to extol some aggravations on them that they have been perpetuating on us. That' s just it, it's in our mind. But as adults, we have the little nagging angel in white on our shoulder that indicates by doing these things, we are only lowering ourselves to their level, and I for one will not be considered as part of the echelon of the ex.

Be the better person, kids will begin to see and figure things out as they get older. This takes an EXTREME amount of patience and "being the better person" but can pay off in time.

If you are being withheld from visitation, she has the same legal obligation to honor the judgement on that part as you do for child support. So you have to go through and file contempt of court, wait for court date, she gets her hand slapped, do it again and again, spend $$ on fees and then what? Not like the CS issue, where they can whine to higher powers paid for by state and have your wages garnished. Unfair? Yes but that's the way of it. We all hate it but just remember...Anger is like a hot coal, when you pick it up to throw it at someone, you are the one who gets burned. So be sure to take your time and do it right to enforce your visitation.

Good luck, I hope things will ease up for you over time.

Answer 8

this kind of question ticks me off!!
I know so many people who hate paying child support, or don't pay it on time or shouldn't have to pay the Bi***, WHATEVER !! Child support is supposed to be used for your child, whether that is housing, food, clothing, entertainment,sports...I hate when people think that the exwife is just a bit** and she must be just using the money for herself!!
Now I don't know your situation so I am not trying to be mean to you, I am just speaking of other situations that I have heard of!!
So now that I have got that off of my back, I am sorry about your situation and I hope that you and your ex can figure things out between you so that your child doesn't have to suffer!

Answer 9

My ex always sends me a check, and although I would be pissed if he paid me in pennies, it might kinda funny, too. Hey, it's money, and I'm sure it doesn't say you CAN'T pay with pennies, right?

Answer 10

ok ,there are too many details to type,but yes, i have paid in pennies and yes she was giving me problems with visitations, to be exact, and not too much in detail, i was paying $1.75 a week per child , and i was forced to sign an aggreement that i would not discuss my case to anyone,can this happen to you ? of course. i did not have an attorney to accomplish this procedure, its in the law books all you have to do is find it. dont let any one discourage you about this info,especially attorneys, no one is suppose to know about this law......(hint) its your rights