My step son called us on May 27,08 asking if he can come and stay with us because his mom kicked him out of the house, he was at a nieghbors house. My husband called his ex-wife to see what was going on and she said she wants him out of the house for us to change custody. We filed for custody and when we went to court she contested it. She was not contesting custody but that she only wanted to pay $100.00, nothing else. My husband has paid child support for 16 years ($600.00) and kept him with insurance. Mom claimed child on taxes. The problem here is she can afford an attorney and we cannot. She has been receiving child support all this time but we have the child.We asked her if she would let us have the child support back to get him bedroom furniture and clothes for school. She laughed and said no way. The court order them all to see a counselor. The pre-trial is sept. 9, 08. She said she will drag this on and keep getting the child support unless we cave in to the $100.00 a month. She makes as much as my husband does. Her attorney said we would not get the back child support all though we have had the child. She should have to pay child support herself from the date we had the child and give the child support back. Is it not called CHILD SUPPORT not ex-spouse support? In our court papers we are asking for child support and the return of our support paid, claiming him on taxes and insurance to be provided. The court thought that this is what the child needed for 16 years while with mom, so he must need it with dad too.
Case is being heard in Lucas Co. Toledo, Ohio
Case is being heard in Lucas Co. Toledo, Ohio