By: Susan Hayes

Susan Hayes — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:23:58 +0000

The story here sounds a lot like mine. The family courts are not fair in themselves. My ex lied about his income when he was really making over 125,000 a year. He got custody when my son was 5 years old because the court said he was married (I was single) and he had the same job for years(I worked at KFC) So they gave him custody just like that and then the nightmare started for me. He once had my child support at almost 500.00 a month when I was only making 9.00 a hour. He took money out of my unemployment check when I lost my job and was living in hotels with my other son from a previous relationship. He too had several properties,a income of 200,000 plus, several vehicles etc. Well, he closed the case 10 years ago because his Mom who was his book keeper passed away and so he couldn’t hide his income anymore. So he was told to pay me because his income was so great to mine. He said that will never happen and he closed it. I never knew it was not set to zero. A couple of years ago someone hit me and my husband head on. I have pain from it all through my neck,mid-back,shoulders, and on top of that I have degeneration of the disc with arthritis in my lower back. My arms now go numb in the night and my hands are in constant pain. I am filing for disability and should get my hearing soon. He reopened the case and now my nightmare is back. They are threatening me with taking my license away that I need to get to the stores, doctors, etc. I live on a hill and there is no way I could walk up and down it. I have little strength at times. When it is cold I can’t be outside because the pain is so bad in my neck and spine that it paralyzes me to the point that I can hardly walk. They have threaten to put me in jail too. The person I spoke to today said there is nothing I can do about it. The child support office said that even if someone is laying on a hostpital bed fighting for their lives even they can’t do anything about the on going interest. They said I can’t stop the interest or modify the past amount. I live in fear of having my license taken away or that someone will put me in jail. It is not fair that people with disabilities have to go through so much pain. I don’t know what to do or where to go. I feel helpless. I feel like no one cares what I am going through. It shouldn’t be allowed that someone can close a case than reopen it 10 years later. Now it doesn’t matter how much he makes or how many properties he has. I have no income right now and no assests. My husband is trying to pay some of it for me but he has no money either and he is the sole person to take care of his 89 year old MOM who nees a lot of care. I feel like the childsupport division is bullying me to pay or they will throw me in jail. Our family law and child support laws need to be reformed. I can understand paying support for a child but I don’t think it is fair when one person lies about their income,has several properties,several cars,etc. taking money from the other parent when they are barely making it.

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By: Susan Hayes