Please help soon!!

[boatk01]

Okay. I have joint custody of my daughter. I keep her all the time her father never wants to see her never even calls to see how she is doing. My main problem is, I was told that he legally has to pay for half of her child care. He is refusing to pay it and refusing to even talk to me when I try to talk to him about it. I am very behind in paying because I cannot afford child care on my own. I am on a waiting list to get government help but untill then its all on me. Because I am so behind the day care has said that if I do not pay that I can no longer take my daughter there which then means I cant work. How can I get him to pay his half? Another question is if I took him to court do you think I would be able to get sole custody of her. He never wants to see her and he has only taken care of her once and when I picked her up her diaper was dripping with pee and she wasnt fed and he had no milk or juice or anything to give her to drink.

 

[Gail_in_Georgia]

Have you actually gone to court where you were awarded a certain amount for child support?

Gail

 

[Duranie]

He does not have to pay anything without a court order. Is there an order for custody, child support and day care? Do you have a home day care if you don't you might want to find one since they are cheaper than commercial ones. You had a child with a deadbeat, you may have a hard time getting money out of him.