Custodial Parent is Hiding Income

[Desperate guy]

Hello,

I have a rather sticky situation I found out that the mother of my child has been hiding assets (money deposited each month) from her boyfriend making over 100K per year. She claims only making 3000 a month before taxes.

On her income claimed in my child support. As listed above only 3000 and claiming 4 dependants.

1. She is able to pay 1800 for rent.
2. Two vehicle payments of 500 each.
3. Two trips overseas purchasing two tickets each time.
4. Pays 500 per month for private school

These can be verified.

The ex is burning fire from both ends of the stick... Meaning hiding assets from two people... One is my child support, and the other is the mother of her boyfriend children.

She is claiming I did not pay any child support what so ever even though I had.

Now here is the kicker. The money from her boyfriend is his income monthly, which she promptly places into her checking account. Therefore she is basically stealing money from those other children laundering his money.

Now in my case. She claimed a lower income, but in her checking, there’s over 8-9K deposited and distributed to CD's etc each month.

Is she liable? Is she breaking the law? And can I use subpoena bank records to lower what I would have paid during the same time period?

I am in California.

Thanks ahead of time.

[Dogmatique]

How would you prove that it wasn't the boyfriend's money that paid for the vacations? Or the rent?

[Desperate guy]

How would you prove that it wasn't the boyfriend's money that paid for the vacations? Or the rent?

First of all, she makes no claim to his living there (in the home) or any type of income contributing to the home. Even if he pays... It’s still a reportable asset (rent)

Those are her own claims. But gifts of 7-9 K monthly hmmm a blind person can see that?

IRS laws then says the giver pays taxes on those gifts. Any large regular monies coming are hard to explain.

But because they are not married is not community property.

But my question still stands, did she break the law and is it punishable? I only see NCP issues with hiding assets, here is one opposite. There are two parties being hurt here... The father of her child (me) and the mother of the boyfriends chilren. Shes stealing from them too.

Finding the moneys origin is not the issue I know where it comes from, and the only thing is proving it is there. Bank accounts are being subpoena.

[Dogmatique]

Seriously - he can gift her whatever he wants. It doesn't matter for child support purposes.

She's not stealing anything from her boyfriend's children - she has no legal obligation to them whatsoever. If he's a deadbeat who doesn't pay his child support, that's his problem. She's not responsible for his debts.

I see nothing illegal going on here.

Immoral? Flat out wrong? Possibly. But nothing actionable. I'll refer this thread to a colleague though, who knows CA child support better than I know the back of my hand.

So please stand by.