My question involves child support in the State of: Texas
My cousins was given custody of my kids and I was ordered to pay support for them. At the time all this happened their fathers didn’t come to any court proceeding and i was left to carry the burden alone. The courts didn’t specify a visit schedule and my cousin didn’t feel it was necessary for me to see my kids so i hired an attorney to try and get me custody and standard visitation until custody could be reassigned. When served paper to modify the current order she filed a Motion to enforce child support she also requested that i be placed in jail for 180 days and fined $500 for each violation. Over the years i have fell behind in support payments when i was without work but for years now I have worked consistently and she gets paid every time I get paid.
This was her only defense even though i pay extra for back support, i have bought every shoe they have worn for the last 6 years,(the sole will have to be missing before they get a new pair), i purchase school clothes, socks, underwear, i get their haircuts…etc on top of my payments. She may even be getting government assistant and do get to see any money I pay.
We never made it before a judge so now im representing myself because i can’t afford an attorney and filing for sole custody and representing myself and need to know is it possible to take the back support i owe and make their fathers responsible for it since they haven’t paid a dime to support our kids? To be able to free my money up since they will be living with me full time what paper must I file to get something like that? Is it possible that I could be put in jail even though I’m making payments?

