My question involves child support in the State of: MN
I've been struggling trying to find the correct procedure for the situation I'm in. My daughter was born Sep 20th 2006, at St, francis in shakopee, mn. I was with my daughter and her mom for 3 and a half years. Every place we moved, we moved together it was always her and I on the lease. Things have gotten rocky in the last 4 months since then. Before we completely split up, we took a break for a couple weeks. In those 2 weeks she filed for child support claiming she needed to get her insurance. She had asked be before in the past to get her on mine but I completely forgot. I never signed any papers, was appointed with court date, or anything else, but she still was accepted for child support. Once we we're back together she refused to help me get it stopped. She claimed she would just let me use the card. They are taking out over 350 every 2 weeks. Now we are completely split up for the past 3 months. She is not letting me get the time with my daughter that I want. On top of it they're still taking out 350 every 2 weeks. I ask her about it and she denies that she is even getting a portion of any money after the first month and a half. I believe they are making me back pay all the way since the day she was born. Even though I was with her the day she was born and everyday for the following 3 and 1/2 years. Now it has led me to be forced to quit my job for not be able to keep up on car payments,gas to even get to work, and cost of living. I'm really stuck here and don't know what steps to do to get my life back on track. Please help!
I'm looking for whatever I can do to get the proper time with my daughter and child support stopped completely. Would requesting back pay of all and or any money her and my daughter did not receive be out of the question? With all that a side I don't even know where to start. I'm still a young pup, so please if you can help me by setting me up with the correct steps to get my life going again, it would be surely a life saver! Any comments, quotes, or suggestions are welcome as well!
Child Support/Custody
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08-03-2010, 12:40 PMjollikainChild Support/Custody
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08-03-2010, 01:04 PMEA1970Re: Child Support/Custody
You've left out a lot of information.
First - under MN law, child support will end either when the child turns 18 or turns 20 if she goes on to any secondary school. You got a girl pregnant and she had your kid - child support is now a way of life for you. It won't stop until the child ages out.
Second - Support is only retroactive to the date of filing so no - she's not getting support dating back to when the child was born unless she filed back then.
Third - Has your child received any state assistance? If so, that's why your ex isn't getting the money.
Fourth - How on earth did having to pay child support force you to quit your job?
Finally - if you want more time with your kid, go to court and file for visitation rights. -
08-03-2010, 01:37 PMLawrence084Re: Child Support/Custody"Whatever" You can do.Quote:
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Marry the mother or get custody of your daughter. -
08-03-2010, 01:46 PMDogmatiqueRe: Child Support/Custody
I'm completely baffled as to why, OP, you think you can get child support stopped at all?
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08-03-2010, 01:49 PMLawrence084Re: Child Support/CustodyHe wanted a way to stop it, filing for visitation won't stop it, will it?Quote:
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08-03-2010, 01:56 PMDogmatiqueRe: Child Support/Custody
Neither would getting custody or marrying Mom, necessarily....
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08-03-2010, 01:57 PMmamabear2102003Re: Child Support/Custody
He would file for visitation in order to get time with his daughter. Separate issue from child support. I think thats what Dog was referring to.
PS: Dang you're fast Dog! -
08-03-2010, 01:59 PMLawrence084Re: Child Support/CustodyTrue. But I figure its his best chances of getting both visitation/no payments. :-)Quote:
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08-03-2010, 02:00 PMDogmatiqueRe: Child Support/CustodyQuote:
Quoting mamabear2102003
You're right - that's what I was getting at. ;)
Though it's still true that having primary custody - or being married to the other parent - does not necessarily mean no child support
..as we've seen over and over :D