Q: Summer vacation child support question
I am a single parent, and divorced 4 years ago ,
All our grandparents are abroad (me and my ex)... this July summer break we split the kids for two weeks
I would like to take my kids to be with with the grandparents and family for two weeks.
My ex is OK with that.
The thing is that i need to buy them tickets AND pay child support for this month where my ex only have minimal expenses that month on them
and i have them for two weeks on that month!
She wont let go of the child support like a vampire to blood, although she is extremely wealthy (her assets are 10x times what i have)
its becoming impossible for me to take them to see the grandparents and my family, and they all torn up by that situation
If I represent myself, and go to a judge and display the scenario, do you think that a judge will be OK to let go the child support for this specific month? Is it possible to go to a judge without a lawyer?
A: If a court order says you pay child support then you pay child support. If the order doesn't suspend child support during periods of visitation then child support remains the same, even during those periods. The child support worksheet you should have had, when this support was calculated, should have taken into account each persons parenting time. Sometimes that means people are paying support even when they have the children.
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