Ok..So my mom has custody of me and my sister and brother and my brother goes to a free public school and my sister shes 17 goes to a Christian private school theres a big cost to go there and i am 15 and go to the public school too but i hate it with a passion and really want to leave and go to the Christian public school and my mom said i can and she has the custody of us..and my mom and dad split the cost of the tution right fair well for me to get enrolled in this school it cost like $500 up front for them to provide me with books and crap..well my mom said she cant pay that because she doesnt have the money she doesnt make enough money and not enough child support..and my dad makes more money than she does can she force him to pay the $500 up front?
2007-10-05 04:07:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Me and my dad dont get along to well and he and has a very nice job and he tries to like lie to us when we ask for money or something and hes like im not made of money and stuff trying to make us feel bad for him but we dont because we know he makes nice money
2007-10-05 04:16:51 · update #1
It was like 2 years ago when my sister started going to the private school and my mom wasnt getting any child support and didnt have custody..but know that she has custody and child support and the child supports not much and know everything we ask my dad for he says thats what the child supports for ..but mom says its not enough for her to pay for my school bills too..
2007-10-05 04:40:40 · update #2
Well, your mom can't force him to pay for the entire amount but she can "force" him to split ALL school expenses with her. She can file for a Petition for Citation of Contempt because he is violating the court order to pay half of school expenses.
2007-10-05 06:14:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your Mom cannot get any more child support from you father then she gets unless she takes him back to court and tries to get more. My biggest thought when I read your question was if you sister can go to this private school then your parents should do the same thing for you. A parent should not do something for one child that they cannot do for another even if she is a girl. I would certainly bring this up to my mother and my father.
There are only two things that can be done and that is if your Mom goes and tries to get more support from him or you try to talk your dad into giving it to you. If he helped your sister out then he should do the same thing for you. If your Mom supplied the money for her to go to private school then she should do the same for you!
If she only has the money for your sister and not you then she should have never let her go either.
2007-10-05 11:26:47 · answer #2 · answered by craft painter 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that may depend upon where you are and how the court decides that, but if you get along with your dad well enough, ask him nicely and perhaps he will either give you the money or loan it to you and deduct an amount from the child support that both he and your mother can agree upon. You can also see if the school will accept payments for the $500 instead of wanting it in one lump sum. Good luck to you in this effort!!
2007-10-05 11:15:58 · answer #3 · answered by Al B 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Your mom can't force your dad to give her anything. Why don't you ask your dad for the money
2007-10-05 11:11:34 · answer #4 · answered by Alissa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no because she has custody but maybe you could explain it to you dad and see if he could do it because your mom doesn't have the money talk with him it cant hurt
2007-10-05 11:13:20 · answer #5 · answered by cowboyway . 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
tell your mom to go to family court and file a modification for and increase. also b4 she does this tell her to make sure she saves all receipts if she hasn't been okay. she will need that for court.
2007-10-05 11:16:52 · answer #6 · answered by yogishwife 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you should talk to your Dad and work it out with him
2007-10-05 11:14:54 · answer #7 · answered by mmmkay_us 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋