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  • Final support agreements are not final

    I am new at this, so bear with me.

    I have been separated-divorced for over sixteen years. I was the sole custody and support father for our two sons. She has never contributed financialy to their upbringing or post secondary education.

    We worked out a final deal, where she recieved a time limited spousal support. After it ended she returned to court and tried to have it changed. She lost. Several years later she went to a different court and again tried to get it changed. After a year and a half of stalling and non disclosure on her part, she walked away from that case. The years go by and both boys are now in university and now she goes to a third court and recieves a judjment.

    I am now to pay almost half of my income to her, for ther rest of her life!

    Needless to say it is off to the appeals court.

    Please note; that over the years all of her legal costs have been covered by Legal Aid, and am out a massive sum of money for legal fees. Between those costs and the 50% pay cut, I can no longer help our sons in university and I am very cose to loosing my house.

    Has any one had a simular experiance? If so; How did it turn out? And most of all, how did you survive?

  • #2
    Why wasn't she paying support? Why isn't she paying support now?

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    • #3
      The day that she walked out, was the day she could no loger hold down a steady job. Eventualy after 20-30 different doctors, one finally signed off on her "so called dissabilty". It was not cost effective for me to go after a person who could play the victim so well. At first I did not care, as all I wanted was the boys and to be left alone. I brought up child support at the case that she walked from.

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      • #4
        This is scary but it is true, nothing is final in family court. I guess I had a similar experience in the sense that my ex agreed to give me custody and accepted a reasonable spousal support in a final agreement. Then she quit her job and went back to court trying to get more money and custody. She got the money but custody is still with me. I guess when comes to money, courts think it is better in the hands of the ex-wives than men or children.

        Good luck to you. Hope you will find justice although that also is going to cost you a fortune.

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        • #5
          Apparently all that feminism stuff we grew up with was BS in alot of cases.

          "I want to be equal" seems to mean that the man makes up the difference.

          Unless the woman is paying, then the guy is a leech. Go figure.

          And none of this means that you don't support your kids, and that you shouldn't extend financial help to your ex, but teh system is whacked when it comes to CS. SS. & EP, especially business assets.

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          • #6
            Keep fighting dude and you will prevail. You don't really have a choice.

            Unfortunately, there isn't much you can do to keep the wolf at bay, except continue to point to her appetite for destruction.

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