Home Schooling and Child Support

Well, a 16 year old probably shouldn't be still learning spelling in any case. Not as a regular class, at least.

Mamabear..Good try but you can anything on the internet wheather it's true or false.I have my Attorney involved on this issue as we speak.Your right there are serveral different types of Home Schooling programs they he could be take'n but however the state Child Support requires them to be cert. thru the state of texas and all HS paperwork has to met there specs. and there are only 2 in the state of Texas that mets these standards which are UT and Texas Tec. which the both of them per them has never has had him listed as a student and the paperwork is being sent to my Attorney!and if it goes to court I am pushing truancy.You dont check a child out of school and do not suffer the consequence's for your action.The Ex made her bed now she can lye in it.

Mamabear...A little FYI for you...The State of Texas is probley the ruffest state about kids going to school.They dont play around at all.I have know serveral parents that Texas threw the book at them for their child not going to school...They dont do that slap on the wrist...They will either fine ya or throw you in jail (period)

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Mamabear..Good try but you can anything on the internet wheather it's true or false.I have my Attorney involved on this issue as we speak.Your right there are serveral different types of Home Schooling programs they he could be take'n but however the state Child Support requires them to be cert. thru the state of texas and all HS paperwork has to met there specs. and there are only 2 in the state of Texas that mets these standards which are UT and Texas Tec. which the both of them per them has never has had him listed as a student and the paperwork is being sent to my Attorney!and if it goes to court I am pushing truancy.You dont check a child out of school and do not suffer the consequence's for your action.The Ex made her bed now she can lye in it.

Mamabear...A little FYI for you...The State of Texas is probley the ruffest state about kids going to school.They dont play around at all.I have know serveral parents that Texas threw the book at them for their child not going to school...They dont do that slap on the wrist...They will either fine ya or throw you in jail (period)

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And again, I beg to differ (and have no problem being wrong), based on the following sources: http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/laws/blTX.htm

http://www.homeschoolacademy.com/res...chooling-laws/

http://homeschool-regulations.suite1...tions_in_texas

And the above references don't even include the hslda link previously posted. I'm sorry, but I don't see any specific statute regarding paying child support and homeschooling... could you ask your atty for the specific law that he's referring to that doesn't allow this? I'm sure that many others may find this good reading, and very informative. (and BTW, I truly hope that your child receives an education that includes the spelling and grammer that you lack, as evidenced by the bolded references above, based on a quick and not complete proof read.)

Thanks but Mamabear just put yourself in my Ex's shoes for a second or two...
Lets say it was you okay and you had to explain it to in front of the Judge.
Okay you checked your son out of public school Jan. 2009 (When you child wasnt living with you at the time but living with your parents)because you were going to get hit with Truancy...Your child was failing that year missed over 50 days that year and failed the two years before...please explain

Then you tried to enroll your child in to Public School where you lived.Your child was so far behind that you had no choice (per the public school but to enroll him into a Alturnative School program which only lasted a couple of weeks and you checked him out and decieded that he was going to be home school thru Texas Tech.(Which in turn you never ever enroll the child into the program because they have never heard of the child) and inturn which you work during the day and aprox. 55 Hours a week so really you aren't really there to see him being schooled to began with....Now the Child Support is about over with and you want me to keep on pay'n...Please explain I would personally like to know...Why this has happen,Why he has never ever graduated,why he is so far behind,why you want to keep on wanting me to pay Child Support when all you and he has never shown nothing in return...So the truth is you think I should keep on paying Child Support because you think that I owe it to you....and thats the bottom line

All I asked for was the statute showing that a child that is homeschooled must be in a CERTIFIED program for child support to be paid. Nothing more, nothing less. If this is your argument, and it is lawfully enforced, I'm sure the information would be useful to many parents that face the same situation. I have been unable to find any statute stating this, and I'm always willing to be 'educated'.

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Thanks but Mamabear just put yourself in my Ex's shoes for a second or two...
Lets say it was you okay and you had to explain it to in front of the Judge.
Okay you checked your son out of public school Jan. 2009 (When you child wasnt living with you at the time but living with your parents)because you were going to get hit with Truancy...Your child was failing that year missed over 50 days that year and failed the two years before...please explain

Then you tried to enroll your child in to Public School where you lived.Your child was so far behind that you had no choice (per the public school but to enroll him into a Alturnative School program which only lasted a couple of weeks and you checked him out and decieded that he was going to be home school thru Texas Tech.(Which in turn you never ever enroll the child into the program because they have never heard of the child) and inturn which you work during the day and aprox. 55 Hours a week so really you aren't really there to see him being schooled to began with....Now the Child Support is about over with and you want me to keep on pay'n...Please explain I would personally like to know...Why this has happen,Why he has never ever graduated,why he is so far behind,why you want to keep on wanting me to pay Child Support when all you and he has never shown nothing in return...So the truth is you think I should keep on paying Child Support because you think that I owe it to you....and thats the bottom line

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And in retrospect, may I ask where YOU were as the child was failing two years in PUBLIC school, and missing 50 days of the school year? As a parent, holding another responsible, should YOU not share in that responsibility? How about YOU explain how your child fell so far behind without your intervention until it was nearing the end of child support. If his education was so very important, why have you waited so long to intervene and attempt to set things right? Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones........ (BTW, my husband works 85-100 per week and is STILL involved in his children's education, so that's not an excuse)

LOL!...I finally gotten under your skin ....Yes!...LOL!..Oh well I'm counting down the days....LOL!

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LOL!...I finally gotten under your skin ....Yes!...LOL!..Oh well I'm counting down the days....LOL!

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Does it occur to you that we're actually less concerned about you and your ex's shenanigans than we are the actual welfare of your child?

Maybe that's why you think you've gotten under Mamabear's skin.

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Does it occur to you that we're actually less concerned about you and your ex's shenanigans than we are the actual welfare of your child?

Maybe that's why you think you've gotten under Mamabear's skin.

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Thank you Dog, at least I know SOMEONE gets it!

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LOL!...I finally gotten under your skin ....Yes!...LOL!..Oh well I'm counting down the days....LOL!

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And might I add, if your goal is to 'get under my skin' that says a lot. This shouldn't be about the adults, but about the child. An adults responsibility is to understand their responsibility to their child.

LOL...Mamabear...

I got all the proof that I need ...

Ex...Checked him out of Public School to avoid truancy...(Signed Proof from the HS Prin. himself)

Check him in and out of Alt. School with in a month (Proof of that)

Proof that the Ex never checked him into Home Schooling Progarm like she states on the check out sheet from the Alt. School..Which the Ex signed herself...(Cert. Proof of that)

So yes I think I have all the proof that I need to take it in front of a Judge...

And I would like for her to answer to the judge why she hasn't had my son in school for the past 2 years....

Like my Attorney states we got all of our ducks in a row!...LOL!

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LOL...Mamabear...

I got all the proof that I need ...

Ex...Checked him out of Public School to avoid truancy...(Signed Proof from the HS Prin. himself)

Check him in and out of Alt. School with in a month (Proof of that)

Proof that the Ex never checked him into Home Schooling Progarm like she states on the check out sheet from the Alt. School..Which the Ex signed herself...(Cert. Proof of that)

So yes I think I have all the proof that I need to take it in front of a Judge...

And I would like for her to answer to the judge why she hasn't had my son in school for the past 2 years....

Like my Attorney states we got all of our ducks in a row!...LOL!

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Some ppl just don't get it, do they? Please, TXdad, follow the conversation..... and take responsibility for YOUR part in this situation. You have still not answered as to where you were and why you didn't follow through. Note: certification is NOT required to homeschool legally in TX (BTW, neither is NOTIFICATION).

You don't want to take financial responsibility for your son, hey, no problem. But don't lay all the blame on your EX if you're not willing or able to step up and make sure that the situation is taken care of. You had the op, you dropped the ball, and now you're passing the buck. You want to critisize another for something that YOU should have been involved in.... *rolls eyes*