Q: I have custody back of my 14 and 16 yr olds and signed affidavits of election. How do I get support if mom won't pay?
We have mediation and court scheduled. I don't understand why I have to pay for my attorney and mediation when all that needs to be done is calculate CS. Ex is high conflict and not working but they have copies of her pay stubs and what she was making before she purposely was terminated. Do I need to pay my attorney to be there? It's all a huge waste of time and money and I'm not understanding why CS can't just be imputed and for her to sign the papers. She hasn't seen the children or paid anything for 7 months.
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A: She is not obligated to agree to what you want. No one can make anyone sign anything. I'm sure your attorney has a worksheet prepared and will do their best to get her to sign. But we all have free will. If she doesn't want to sign, then you have to go to court in order to get the judge to order it.
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