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I raised my daughter by myself since she was 8 months old, she is now 19 with a baby of her own and living on her own since she turned 18.
Her mother was ordered to pay that whopping sum of $20.00 per week too, that was a joke! I paid $5,700.00 in court costs, lawyer costs to get full custody of my daughter after a 3 year struggle of shared custody. I won, the mother moved to Florida!
The $20.00 per week ... department of revenue last had her in $14,000.00 in arrears! She remarried in Fla., squeezed out 2 more kids, owns a house but does the system help collect the money owed ... yeah, right!
I asked if I could put a lien on her house, DOR says ... nope! I asked can you's put a lien on her house, DOR says ... nope! I was then told I have to go through DOR in Fla., asked can I do it? Was told not from here, I have to go there to do it. Went there and was told ... nope, can't do it from Fla. it has to be done from Mass.
What a circlejerk! Court here said she had to turn over her income tax refund to me in lieu of back support, oh - this is when she tried to get the amount reduced to $0. and get visitation rights for my daughter to go to Fla., DOR says ... don't worry we'll intercept her refund check of $5,300.00 and it'll go directly to you. Well I never saw it, never saw a penny of it and never will.
I was finally given a ray of hope about 4 months ago by the DOR, they said they can now put a lien on the house.
Guess what came next ...
Her new husband divorced her, she got the house in Fla. because of the 2 new kids, she then sold the same house 2 weeks later and moved into assisted living in Fla. (welfare section 8 here, don't know what they call it there) and her last sucker has to pay her support!
Does the system work ... HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I highly doubt you'll ever see the payment enforced here in this state, the court does not recognize "deadbeat moms" only deadbeat dads!
Do I sound bitter speaking of this great system of ours? Well I am and have every right to be, I did everything their way ... by the books and still got screwed!
If you ask the system for help ...
Be afraid ......... be very afraid!
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