Here is a quick rundown of the history of our problem. My husband has 4 grown children from a previous marriage. He and his wife divorced in 1974. He was in the military at the time and child support was taken directly out of his pay and sent to the mother. In 1978 her new husband adopted the children and child support was no longer taken out of my husband's military pay. When husband #2 divorced the mother, he paid child support on the 4 children until they were emancipated. This all took place in the state of NC.
Last August my husband recieved a phone call form CSE (Supportkids) out of Austin, TX accusing him of owing child support for all 4 chidren in the tune of $150,000. We reside in the state of NY. After the CSE case worker was done calling my husband a deadbeat dad and informing him that he WILL pay, my husband informed this man that the children were adopted in 1978. A fact that his ex-wife conveniently did not mention to this outfit when she contacted them to try to scam this money out of my husband.
To make a long story short, after many harrassing phone calls and the hiring of a lawyer in NC to obtain copies of the adoption records, we provided them with proof that the kids were indeed adopted.
TODAY, my husband was on the phone with the 3rd case worker from this outfit still defending himself. The case worker admitted that his client (the ex-wife) did not tell them that the kids were adopted, but he demands that my husband proove that he paid child support from the time of separation until the adoption. This was over 30 years ago! He explained to the case worker that it would take litteraly months to get pay records from the Army, if they are obtainable at all.
He said that the burdon of proof lies upon my husband. And they have ways of getting around the statute of limitations.
I apoligize for the long story, but can someone please tell me if this outfit can continue to harras my husband this way when he does not owe this woman a dime? He has never been saught after for non-payment of child support (because he doesn't owe any) and she has known where he is all these years. She and her latest husband are in great financial trouble (according to the children) and aparently have come up with this scheme to get some money from my husband.
What do we need to do to get CSE off of our backs. Should we hire a lawyer? THanks to anyone who can educate us on this issue.
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