Hi all. I'm new to the forum and have been reading many old threads.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Background:
Father paying full table amount of child support since court order in 2004. Father earns approximately 70K per year, varies 5-10K from year to year. Support order includes table amount plus proportionate amount of S.7 expenses, states that mother must provide all receipts to father.
Father provided income tax summaries in 2005 - 2008 and requested income tax summaries from mother but was refused. Father continued to pay table support, adjusting according to his income and paid S.7 expenses at the same rate decreed by judge, even though it is unknown what the proper ratio would be.
Child entered university in 2012, lived away from home for 8 months of the year. Child acquired some student loans (for unknown amount). There was a savings of approximately $15 000 contributed to by both parents, for the child's post secondary education, which was fully under the mother's control. Mother demanded father pay for university registration, other fees. Father paid these fees (on top of monthly table amount) and requested all receipts for expenses, tax summaries. Mother refused to send receipts, loan information, any financial information at all.
Father continued to pay full table amount of child support for 4 years of university. Child worked full time for approximately 4 months each year. Child failed numerous courses in first year of university and now requires an extra semester of school. Mother continued to refuse to send any receipts or other financial information. Father decided it was in best interests of child to just keep paying table amount instead of taking mother to court.
Father stopped paying full table support amount when child finished 4th year of university (April 2016). Mother is demanding that the father continue to pay, up until December 2016, while child completes another semester to make up for failed courses. Father feels that he has paid more than what would have been required during 4 years of university. Mother is now threatening through lawyer to take father to court to change the child support order and is threatening to ask for a review of past years.
Neither father or mother attended university, neither did other (older) child of the marriage. Mother has done her best to alienate the children from the father. Child did not communicate with father for several years from approximately 2011- 2013.
The child is currently working full time and living with a significant other some of the time, possibly up to 5 days per week. Father is going to give child $200 per month for September - December to help with expenses and child knows this, as does mother.
Is there any chance that a judge would require the father to continue paying support? Should he go on the offensive or wait to see what the mother does?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Background:
Father paying full table amount of child support since court order in 2004. Father earns approximately 70K per year, varies 5-10K from year to year. Support order includes table amount plus proportionate amount of S.7 expenses, states that mother must provide all receipts to father.
Father provided income tax summaries in 2005 - 2008 and requested income tax summaries from mother but was refused. Father continued to pay table support, adjusting according to his income and paid S.7 expenses at the same rate decreed by judge, even though it is unknown what the proper ratio would be.
Child entered university in 2012, lived away from home for 8 months of the year. Child acquired some student loans (for unknown amount). There was a savings of approximately $15 000 contributed to by both parents, for the child's post secondary education, which was fully under the mother's control. Mother demanded father pay for university registration, other fees. Father paid these fees (on top of monthly table amount) and requested all receipts for expenses, tax summaries. Mother refused to send receipts, loan information, any financial information at all.
Father continued to pay full table amount of child support for 4 years of university. Child worked full time for approximately 4 months each year. Child failed numerous courses in first year of university and now requires an extra semester of school. Mother continued to refuse to send any receipts or other financial information. Father decided it was in best interests of child to just keep paying table amount instead of taking mother to court.
Father stopped paying full table support amount when child finished 4th year of university (April 2016). Mother is demanding that the father continue to pay, up until December 2016, while child completes another semester to make up for failed courses. Father feels that he has paid more than what would have been required during 4 years of university. Mother is now threatening through lawyer to take father to court to change the child support order and is threatening to ask for a review of past years.
Neither father or mother attended university, neither did other (older) child of the marriage. Mother has done her best to alienate the children from the father. Child did not communicate with father for several years from approximately 2011- 2013.
The child is currently working full time and living with a significant other some of the time, possibly up to 5 days per week. Father is going to give child $200 per month for September - December to help with expenses and child knows this, as does mother.
Is there any chance that a judge would require the father to continue paying support? Should he go on the offensive or wait to see what the mother does?
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