Q: Ex filed an answer without using forms and not referencing any paragraphs. What happens now?
I filed a Motion to Modify Child Support because our daughter moved back in with me and I was granted physical custody. Up to this point I was not giving him money for child support while our daughter lived with him because we had a consent order stating that my child support obligation was waived to pay back a judgment my ex owed me. My ex filed an answer but he did not use the dom rel form and didn't even reference each paragraph. It was just his stream of consciousness about how all I care about is money. He is also asking the court to make me pay for extra expenses while the children lived with him for gymnastics and horseback riding lessons, saying I didn't pay child support so I should be responsible for those expenses. In addition, he included his thoughts on issues I mailed letters to him about that the court is not even involved with yet like a reimbursement request for medical and dental expenses. How do you think the court will respond to his answer?What should I do?
A: The Court will either admit what he filed as an Answer or reject and require him to refile.
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