Ask Me Help Desk - Got laid off-now what do I do about child support

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Originally Posted by shannlee

I live in Indiana. I pay child support to my ex. Long story short-he came into an inheritance (we have joint custody-he has residential due to me working midnights) and has a good lawyer. I got one obviously not as good and got the bad end of the deal. I pay support weekly-$100 plus $20 that goes towards backsupport. I was notified today that I am being laid off effective next week. I have no idea how much unemployment pays. What do I do, and how do I go about, getting it lowered or not paying til I am employed again?
I am clueless. Help??? Short of getting a new lawyer and starting over again-Im not sure what to do.

The fact that your "ex" came into money does not change your responsibility under the Law to support your children. It has nothing to do with a good Attorney vs a bad Attorney - it's by Statute and it's the Law. Of course, your "ex" could be kind and generous and not attempt to collect but it looks like there's an old history here and he's not going to do that.

If your financial circumstances have changed substantially - and it certainly appears they have - then you have to go back to Court and get the support order changed until you locate employment.

At that hearing the question will be what, by Law, are you responsible to pay for the support of your children, not what assets your "ex" does or doesn't have. These are two very separate issues.