I have a good male friend who is divorced with one child left out of 3 who is elegible for
child support. He is unemployed. It was found that he is unemployed through fault of his
own. That being terminated from a company who he worked for for 20+ yearsfor having said to
a female as he passed her in the parking lot that she looked hot. This was in Wisconsin. In
March. So it wasn't as if she was dressed sexily. It was just an expression that he had
heard before from his teenaged kids and others out in public that was just meant as an
innocent compliment. I KNOW he Never touch this girl, harassed her made a pass at this girl
or anything else. He is currently STILL unemployed as far as a permanent position despite
applying and interviewing. He has worked some jobs as far as getting some money coming in at
times but they were not permanent situations.
But that is beyond what I am seeking advice on. Even though not employed, he had money saved
up from his previous employer so still made the court appointed child support for 2 years
before going to get the amount reduced when his middle son had become 18. When in court on
that, their calculations were made as if he was still making $60k a year. So it dropped from
close to $1300 a month down to $800.
So all of the overpayments were figured at that $800 which was based on the $60k a year that
he was not making. They did that from the time his one sone had gotten a diploma desoit the
fact that he had to go get a GED to graduate whichj was done in February and was 18 in April.
The court commisioner told him that in June, he had a diploma in hand to go out and search
for employment. Well he had a GED in hand in Feb, so what is the difference. So the
overpayments were figured from June on. They also deducted from the overpayment half the
cost for orthodontia that in an earlier court said he was not responsible for but the court
commissioner stated she did not here that in the tapes that she listened to from the earlier
date. SHE was the one who saw over the earlier appearance. So he was hit with that AND
attornies fees for his ex. There was a hearing on April 4th in which he was supposed to be
called for. Despite calling into a number that was on the correspondence at the scheduled
time, being told that he was going to be called and then waiting for an hour.
Then on Friday the 6th when I talked him, he said he got 2 mails from her attorney stating
that he was found in contempt of court for not complying with an order from the 2nd
appearance that he supply the attorney with a list of jobs he had applied for, his income tax
returns and 1099s for some investments he had. HE DIDN'T HAVE THE 1099s so rather than send
them in by Feb 16th as was stated, (and I know he kept calling the establishment that he
needed them from for 2 months before getting them towards theh end of March), he sent
everyting in at the end of March when he had it all. So they DID get everything that was
asked. He said that the letter also said that he owed $500 attorneys fees for his ex.
Is he just being punished because he didn't thin a simple thing like getting child support
reduced needed an attorney? I have heard stories from others how when they had to move out
of state because of his employment, she filed for unemployment even though she had quit the
company. When he told her she couldn't get unemployment from a job that she quit, she told
him that she was taking it to arbitration because they "owed" her. She is applying that same
mentality to screwing him! Spending $800 a month on the one son? I don't think so. It is
just her "fun" money. I say that because I have heard couples who just got major item
purchase like the one time a speed boat saying how they got it with the child support money
that they had been receiving from a previous husband so it really didn't cost them anything!
Is there ANYTHING that he can do to combat this travesty????!!!!
child support. He is unemployed. It was found that he is unemployed through fault of his
own. That being terminated from a company who he worked for for 20+ yearsfor having said to
a female as he passed her in the parking lot that she looked hot. This was in Wisconsin. In
March. So it wasn't as if she was dressed sexily. It was just an expression that he had
heard before from his teenaged kids and others out in public that was just meant as an
innocent compliment. I KNOW he Never touch this girl, harassed her made a pass at this girl
or anything else. He is currently STILL unemployed as far as a permanent position despite
applying and interviewing. He has worked some jobs as far as getting some money coming in at
times but they were not permanent situations.
But that is beyond what I am seeking advice on. Even though not employed, he had money saved
up from his previous employer so still made the court appointed child support for 2 years
before going to get the amount reduced when his middle son had become 18. When in court on
that, their calculations were made as if he was still making $60k a year. So it dropped from
close to $1300 a month down to $800.
So all of the overpayments were figured at that $800 which was based on the $60k a year that
he was not making. They did that from the time his one sone had gotten a diploma desoit the
fact that he had to go get a GED to graduate whichj was done in February and was 18 in April.
The court commisioner told him that in June, he had a diploma in hand to go out and search
for employment. Well he had a GED in hand in Feb, so what is the difference. So the
overpayments were figured from June on. They also deducted from the overpayment half the
cost for orthodontia that in an earlier court said he was not responsible for but the court
commissioner stated she did not here that in the tapes that she listened to from the earlier
date. SHE was the one who saw over the earlier appearance. So he was hit with that AND
attornies fees for his ex. There was a hearing on April 4th in which he was supposed to be
called for. Despite calling into a number that was on the correspondence at the scheduled
time, being told that he was going to be called and then waiting for an hour.
Then on Friday the 6th when I talked him, he said he got 2 mails from her attorney stating
that he was found in contempt of court for not complying with an order from the 2nd
appearance that he supply the attorney with a list of jobs he had applied for, his income tax
returns and 1099s for some investments he had. HE DIDN'T HAVE THE 1099s so rather than send
them in by Feb 16th as was stated, (and I know he kept calling the establishment that he
needed them from for 2 months before getting them towards theh end of March), he sent
everyting in at the end of March when he had it all. So they DID get everything that was
asked. He said that the letter also said that he owed $500 attorneys fees for his ex.
Is he just being punished because he didn't thin a simple thing like getting child support
reduced needed an attorney? I have heard stories from others how when they had to move out
of state because of his employment, she filed for unemployment even though she had quit the
company. When he told her she couldn't get unemployment from a job that she quit, she told
him that she was taking it to arbitration because they "owed" her. She is applying that same
mentality to screwing him! Spending $800 a month on the one son? I don't think so. It is
just her "fun" money. I say that because I have heard couples who just got major item
purchase like the one time a speed boat saying how they got it with the child support money
that they had been receiving from a previous husband so it really didn't cost them anything!
Is there ANYTHING that he can do to combat this travesty????!!!!
