Q: My son went to live with his dad two years ago, will he have to pay me the back due child support?
Due to an emergency change in custody, my two year old son went to live with his dad almost two years ago. I have not seen my child since. It was court ordered that he pay me $400 a month when I had our son and since he got him, it’s still court ordered he pay me. The arrears of child-support is over $15,000 now. Will he have to pay me this money and how could he stop the child support order?
A: What? Of course he doesn't owe you any money. $15,000? What kind of gorilla math is this? Is the 'juice' still running? $400 a month for two years is $9,600 - which you likely ought to owe to the father. If the child went to live with the father two years ago and the child is two years old - father can not possibly be very much in arrears. Definately not to the tune of $15K. You don't seriously believe you are entitled to child support while you didn't have the child - do you? You should be paying the father child support. If you aren't, count yourself lucky and disregard the month or two that you didn't get your $400.
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