Employer Secretary and Obligor Lie About Wages and Overtime
My question involves child support in the State of: Ohio
The magistrate told us that she could only go by what the employer filled out on the document they sent to the child support office (the father then tries to put his paycheck stub back in his pocket). The document stated that he made a few dollars less per hour, and didn't have many hours of overtime available to him...although the week before he worked over 30 hours of overtime. I saw on the papers the magistrate gave us that I have 30 days to appeal. I am definitely interested in doing so. What will happen when I do so? Is there any advise you can give me?
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An old paycheck stub I collected when we were together, the magistrate did copy his stubb he tried to put away, only she didn't notice the difference I am assuming, his social network profile also has his statements on hours he has worked. After the court hearing he told me straight to my face as if he were bragging on "beating the system", and how him and the secretary went out together for drinks.
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I'm sorry - but that really doesn't prove anything other than you have an old pay stub, he has a network profile where he can perhaps lie and exaggerate, and..well, not much else really.
Sure, you can appeal. But you're going to need a LOT more proof than that. You're perhaps going to need to hire a forensic accountant or a PI to find out exactly what he's earning.
Him going out with, dating or even marrying the secretary also doesn't prove anything; and generally it would be the payroll dept dealing with such things anyway.
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An old pay stub only proves what he earned the pay period the stub is from. It does not prove what he earned last week, even. Pay rates change. So does the amount of available overtime.
While he may or may not be lying about it, the old pay stub is not proof of his CURRENT situation; only of what his situation was that week.
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Is his overtime paid under the table? If not, wouldn't it be on his tax forms? If so, wouldn't it be wise to file for a modification shortly after April 15th of any given year or after the extension date so the modification would be based on his current tax form earnings?
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Ok so the old pay stub may as well be trashed. I suppose the best bet would to be to call the child support office and ask them to review the pay stub they have a copy of. And with the discrepancy on the pay rate, will they then investigate his recent work activity? He has had the same job almost a year now.
Yes, I would say filing for a modification in the beginning of February would be an ideal time if something doesn't come of this.
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From you stated it read like you really want 2011 Tax forms not 2010. If you file in Feburary you will have his 2010 income tax form, instead of this years 2011. If he only working at this job for a year then you'll will not get what you are seeking until he files 2011 tax forms. If there is a sizable difference between 2010 & 2011, you want to make sure he doesn't talk his way out of not producing 2011, by stating he hasn't filed yet or something on that line and produces a 2010 tax forms as his latest.
Timing everything...and the best thing to do is act like you are happy the way things are, so he drop his guard. If he think you are on a witch hunt, that secretary and him do their best to hide everything.
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The reason I say February is cause the employers must have all W2's sent out by January 25th I believe. Does it make a difference if he files then or later? Why? Certainly you are right about acting as though I am ok with things/keeping my mouth shut. I have done so thus far although inside I would love to tell him off for screwing his little baby over. *sigh* I know I will do what I can for the innocent party in this situation.