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Huckleberry10mm · Jan 5, 2011, 01:33 PM

This would normally be a weird question but since it's divorce related, there is nothing weird.

I am setup with my bank to automatically mail child support checks on a specific day each month. My reasoning is that the less I have to think about sending the money, the more peace I can find. :)

Anyway, I just heard from my Ex (in January) about June child support from the previous year. She claims that she didn't receive the payment. 6 months seems like a long time to go without for money to help raise a child. Uncovered Insurance expenses have to be submitted quarterly by the decree or the right of reimbursement is waived. What about Child Support? Can an Ex come back to you after an extended amount of time and tell you that you didn't pay?

I am fortunate here that I was able to pull an archived copy of the check from the bank without incurring any costs but it got me thinking about what would happen 3 years down the road? It seems like another ideal way to keep the divorce alive instead of moving on.

summer_girl · Jan 5, 2011, 01:40 PM

Look at it this way. There are a finite number of payments for you to make. You have a good way to give proof of every payment you've made and you're making all of them. You have nothing to sweat. If you ex tries to come back at you, you've got it covered. She can try, but she will lose. She can try to keep the divorce alive, but she will fail. My feeling is, you don't need to lose peace over this.

I would suggest backing up your proof monthly so that you never have to worry about archival retrieval costs.

JudyKayTee · Jan 5, 2011, 02:14 PM

An "ex" can drag you back to Court as many times as she "thinks" she can prove you missed a payment. If you do have proof there are no missing payments she will lose and eventually the Court will get tired of her.

Obviously pay by check and maintain records.

ScottGem · Jan 6, 2011, 05:01 AM

What you might want to do is setup your payments through the state agency that collects support. I'm pretty sure GA has one. Then they would not wait to check on a missed payment and she would have to contact them not you.