It has been quite awhile since I last posted, however I am turning to this excellent community for guidance. Here is my situation.
I have a signed separation agreement back in 2012 where I pay Child Support for my 3 university aged children, who were just starting at the time. I have agreed to pay both CS and SS.
My agreement only states that CS would be reviewed as of a certain date, which has led to a costly 2 year mediation saga that never settled anything, as my ex wanted more CS money. It never went beyond disputes and she has since quieted down. I failed to have my agreement state that CS would end once kids were done school. I completely blame my lawyer for this as he felt it needed to be left open!! However I digress.
As of today, 1 child is done school and has obtained a great F/T position out of town and has now started his career as of March 1. CS over for sure.
The second child just finished her program, will take 2 summer part time courses while employed for the summer and in September will move out of town with her fiancee and commence F/T employment. She will be done. Not sure if CS is over for this one now or not.
My last child has one final year and hasn't lived with either of his parents for the past 2 years, and yet I continue to pay CS as per my agreement.
My ex wants more SS to compensate for ending of CS and I said no way, as she has to prove additional entitlement and just because CS ends doesn't mean SS automatically goes up. There are a long thread that I started about this some time ago, so no need to delve into that point, but may be relevant in my question.
According to the FRO, I can fill out a form asking for support to end and they will review. From what I can tell, the FRO will then send the request to my ex and if she doesn't agree CS should end, the FRO will continue to enforce it. Is that true? What if I provide absolute proof that they are done school and working full time? Does that not matter?
I am almost certain my ex will not agree because she wants more SS to compensate for this. And if I interpret the FRO correctly, can she collect CS indefinitely so long as she keeps disagreeing that CS should end? Does that mean my only way is to spend thousands more in costly arbitration or court costs simply to end what is an obvious relief of my CS obligation?
This seems ludicrous!! Any advice would be appreciated.
I have a signed separation agreement back in 2012 where I pay Child Support for my 3 university aged children, who were just starting at the time. I have agreed to pay both CS and SS.
My agreement only states that CS would be reviewed as of a certain date, which has led to a costly 2 year mediation saga that never settled anything, as my ex wanted more CS money. It never went beyond disputes and she has since quieted down. I failed to have my agreement state that CS would end once kids were done school. I completely blame my lawyer for this as he felt it needed to be left open!! However I digress.
As of today, 1 child is done school and has obtained a great F/T position out of town and has now started his career as of March 1. CS over for sure.
The second child just finished her program, will take 2 summer part time courses while employed for the summer and in September will move out of town with her fiancee and commence F/T employment. She will be done. Not sure if CS is over for this one now or not.
My last child has one final year and hasn't lived with either of his parents for the past 2 years, and yet I continue to pay CS as per my agreement.
My ex wants more SS to compensate for ending of CS and I said no way, as she has to prove additional entitlement and just because CS ends doesn't mean SS automatically goes up. There are a long thread that I started about this some time ago, so no need to delve into that point, but may be relevant in my question.
According to the FRO, I can fill out a form asking for support to end and they will review. From what I can tell, the FRO will then send the request to my ex and if she doesn't agree CS should end, the FRO will continue to enforce it. Is that true? What if I provide absolute proof that they are done school and working full time? Does that not matter?
I am almost certain my ex will not agree because she wants more SS to compensate for this. And if I interpret the FRO correctly, can she collect CS indefinitely so long as she keeps disagreeing that CS should end? Does that mean my only way is to spend thousands more in costly arbitration or court costs simply to end what is an obvious relief of my CS obligation?
This seems ludicrous!! Any advice would be appreciated.
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