I have some questions about divorce and what I am and  my children are entitled to from my low life husband..He makes about 56,000 year and only gives us 400.00 a month. He says that that's what were suppose to ONLY get. I have been with him since 1990 and married 1996 ..can you please help me....

loretta

This sounds just like what my girlfriend went through, and yes you can get more.  She did have to get a lawyer, and if he agrees to pay you might not end up back in court.  If you do end up back in court, he will be issued to pay.  He also had to pay for her lawyer, so I would say in most places that is the same.

i am also having the same problem. my  exhusband makes 1000.00 per week, but only claims 500.00. i have 2 boys that are 14 and 6. if i did not have them i would be lost. we have no money but  every day i see them smile, therefore my 14 yrs  as a stay at home mother is well worth it. my problem is a do not have money to hire a lawyer, and i cannot find a job. when he claims i sit on the couch all day and eat bon-bons i laugh because he does not the name of any schools,teachers,friends, or hobbies.  raising two boys is a job!!!!!!!!!!!!

sandi 

Hi, I live in Tennessee, I am not sure what rules and the regulations are for your state.  My girlfriend took her husband back to court for child support, he started making more money at his job.  So she went to get more child support, which is fair.  He tried fighting it of course, but the courts ruled in her favor.  I do also know that he had to pay for his lawyer and hers, because she won.  If your ex is making that money and showing it, then you can go back to court and get the child support you need.  REMEMBER that most lawyers have a free consultation, SO you can ask them if you win your case will your ex be paying for your lawyer.  I know that every state is different on that.  You can go ahead get your lawyer, know that he is making that money and have it all taken care of...I hope that helps answer some questions.  But be worth getting the free consultation from a lawyer in your area.

hello. Well that is a complete lie! My daughters father and i are both in the navy, we both make 1,460 every two weeks. so thats around 30,000 a year and i get 537.00 a month. U need to take him to court, the judge is the last word he cant say anything. Unless he has joint custody then it might be a little lower.

Explain to me how you are unable to find a job, and why when both your children are in school an average of 8hrs a day, why you "have" to be a stay-at-home mom?!  Hmmm...I'm thinking you have no drive in life whatsoever and feel content living off of other people.  You are what would be considered a liabilty or dead-end assest that people wouldn't invest in.  Yes, raising two boys is a job, however so is having one, paying your own bills, and being an ADULT.

You think it's fair that everytime a person gets a raise they should share it with thier ex-wife or childrens mother, I don't think so. What is the incentive for a person to work hard and seek raises if thier just going to have to break bread with someone who didn't put any effory towards earning it; I don't understand this logic. What if the spouse paying child support has another family and kids to support, should they be nickeled and dimed for every penny. If the previous amount was sufficient enough and the kids needs are meet then why does the other person deserve more? I know of mothers who work and receive child support and they treat the other parent like an ATM, they use the money to buy things for themselves, new cars, clothes, furniture while the other parent struggles to support two families and the other parent doesn't even have to prove the money is being spent on the children. It's probably going towards the laywer whose helping them try and get more money; remember it takes money to make money.