kimblebee
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- Joined
- May 28, 2009
[/QUOTE]This is absolutely not true. There are still plenty of ways men can still avoid paying support. Fewer than in the past, when it was as simple as moving across state lines and understanding that it would take years for an order from one state to be enforced in another, but they do still exist. My ex worked under the table for years to avoid support. Sure, the debt kept accruing, but he wasn't paying. Then he had another child with a woman who was on public assistance, and from that point forward, his obligation to her son took priority over his obligation to our son because the state gets its money first. I eventually got the child support DS was owed, but from about 2yo to 16yo, his father avoided paying anything.
My ex was the same way. He’s work under the table or just not tell the governing body he was working, so they wouldn’t know to garnishee his wages. Once I found out that he was working I’d report it, they’d order the garnishee, and he’d quit after the first paycheque.
Our province doesn’t jail deadbeats (oh, how I wish they did), and to get them in front of a judge is a loooong process. If the person makes a payment in that time, the whole process has to start over. My ex had it down to a science.
Last time I checked, he owed 14K. I didn’t know this, but his support (according to our court papers) didn’t end when my daughter hit 18, so every month the amount increases. We’re a province that adds on late fees and interest so every 3 months or so another 1K gets added to the total. I have no hopes of ever seeing a penny because he’s now on assistance (welfare) and they can’t touch him. It’s so frustrating because if I refused to follow the custody agreement, guess who’d have cops at her door?