Working Mom vs. Deadbeat Dad
I am a working mom, attending school fulltime and custodial parent of 4 daughters. I receive less than half the state minimum child support from father whose income is solely what he makes selling fodder at local flea markets. We are currently scheduled to return to court to amend the settlement agreement to enforce his providing insurance benefits. His argument is that I, as a working parent should be liable for the insurance expenses since I make more than he does. He admitted to the attorney "remaining unemployed in order to avoid judgements and garnishments". Benefits are available through my employer, and I have paid for them without reimbursement from him for the last several months. This has left me forced to take a second job just to make ends meet. Is he correct in that I may have to share in the insurance costs or that I have no recourse in collecting any retro premium amounts? :confused: