[tmarieus]

Quite a few years ago my husband and I went back to court to modify child support - he wanted his reduced. He was paying approx. 1066 per month in child support. He had three children with his new wife who did not work and felt that the new children could reduce his support due to hardships. He intentionally changed jobs to a much lower paying job. Once he got his child support reduced he changed jobs again and went back to the higher paying job. The new Child support order totalled approximately $500 per month for two children. This included approx. $200 per month for child care. I was paying child care at the time but approx. a year or so after it was set the children were in a free afterschool program. I informed my ex husband of this at the time and he did not want to modify or go back to court as he felt he would probably end up paying the same amount due to his increase in income. This was all done verbally as he lives in a different city and did not want to have to go through the courts to modify especially since he felt he would end up paying the same. He has changed jobs again since all of this and now is making even more money. I did not have the order for wage garnishment submitted to the new job because it still has the childcare on the order instead he agreed to pay me $250 every two weeks for the two children. THe problem is he never pays on time or he misses payments altogether. I take care of the children 90% of the time he sees them in the summer I pay for all of their school needs, etc. and I have them covered under my insurance and dental plans. I have tried talking to my ex husband and asked that he pay on time or we will have to go back to court but every time I do he brings up the fact that he paid daycare for a year or so and basically that I owe him. He yells and screams and says if I take him back to court I will owe him money - but he was aware I never lied and he had the option to modify things himself but decided not to. If I take him back to court will I owe him? I am also stuck paying his debt of $80.00 per month for the car he took when we separated he never made the payments, it was repossessed and now I have to pay or it will be garnished from my wages.

[ScottGem]

It is unlikely you will owe him anything. Tell him that you have checked and he doesn't have a leg to stand on. Either he pays on time, or you will have the garnishment modified.