Child Support, What would you do/ recommend? and Why? (legal Advice and divorced mothers)?

Question

If the mother has full custody, and the father is out of the country, remarried, working a good job (Building Engineer), and obviously doing very well financially (has brand new car, is buying a house, father is US citizens and the country is NOT one of the countries who have a child support enforcement agreement) . The father has verbally agreed to pay $200 a month (but actually pays whenever he feels like it, not on a monthly basis).

*For a country which does not have a Child Support Enforcement Agreement, the consequence for the father would be the revocation of his US Passport IF and WHEN he tries to re-enter the country, and after the owed amount is $5000 or more. The information about the father's earnings is not available, but can be obtained.

Choice A: Not file Child Support and receive the $200 (whenever).

Choice B: File for a child support and wait until the father comes back to the country to get the $5000 or more.

I am trying to find out more information about child support and international law. Whichever insight you can offer regarding THAT is very helpful. Please back up your answer if you can (web links, reasoning for it, etc). Thanks.

http://travel.state.gov/law/info/info_608.html#passport

Answer 1

I have little international knowledge far as child support. However i would go with filing Choice B: File for a child support and wait until the father comes back to the country to get the $5000 or more. It's BEST to have a legal record of everything for him and YOU both. I know getting 200 now and then sounds better then maybe getting nothing and having to wait on it to pile up before they go after him. It's still best to go the LEGAL way file have him under a court order "just my thoughts what i would do" i would let him know you plan to file and 200 when he feels like sending it is not a real option.

Answer 2

You need an attorney.  If money is a problem, contact you local soical service agency, they will have numbers for legal aide.  Legal aide is usually on a sliding scale depending on how much you earn, it even can be free if you qualify.  Your local courthouse will have information on legal assistance as well.  In the meantime, continue to accept the $200, Dont let him no anything you are doing cause believe me if you do that on again off again money will stop.  Of, course once this gets to the point where he needs to appear in court he will know then, but until then keep you lips zipped, and dont talk about this in front of your kids either, cause they are tape recorders.

You need to be on your game with this situation.

Hope this help.

Answer 3

OK SO WHAT YOU SHOULD DO.... IS ASK HIM FOR HIS TAXES FOR THIS YEAR OR LAST YEAR. THEN SEARCH CHILD SUPPORT CALCULATOR. FILL IN THE INFO AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE THE RIGHT AMOUNT

Answer 4

they r his kids he need to take us the responsibly and take care of his kids. take it to him$$$$$$$$