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I was getting child support ordered thru court/fro of past years. Teens went to live with dad for one year after having got themselves in some troubles. Teens returned to live with mom. No child support has been paid to me in two years. I did not pay ex any money for the year he had teens. Lawyer had said he would have had to up spousal support then. Honestly, I do not understand all this. I probably would have paid more money to lawyers trying to get this all sorted out. My income prior was 10K, so likely I would have had to pay him next to nothing and it if is true he would have had to then pay me more spousal support, then perhaps this is why he never came forward looking for child support. I would have paid what I owed him and I told ex this, but he never came forward asking for money.
Current: I have had teens back for a couple years. Although I make more than 10K now (thank GOD), but way less than ex, probably like two OR three thirds less, I realize keeping up with expenses (food, bus passes, cell phones, etc. has me near broke). Can I go back and ask for cs? Someone told me I can only go back 1 year because I waited two years to do so? Has anyone gone about trying to get CS on their own (without lawyer)? How would I go about this?
I am in Ontario.
Thanks.
I was getting child support ordered thru court/fro of past years. Teens went to live with dad for one year after having got themselves in some troubles. Teens returned to live with mom. No child support has been paid to me in two years. I did not pay ex any money for the year he had teens. Lawyer had said he would have had to up spousal support then. Honestly, I do not understand all this. I probably would have paid more money to lawyers trying to get this all sorted out. My income prior was 10K, so likely I would have had to pay him next to nothing and it if is true he would have had to then pay me more spousal support, then perhaps this is why he never came forward looking for child support. I would have paid what I owed him and I told ex this, but he never came forward asking for money.
Current: I have had teens back for a couple years. Although I make more than 10K now (thank GOD), but way less than ex, probably like two OR three thirds less, I realize keeping up with expenses (food, bus passes, cell phones, etc. has me near broke). Can I go back and ask for cs? Someone told me I can only go back 1 year because I waited two years to do so? Has anyone gone about trying to get CS on their own (without lawyer)? How would I go about this?
I am in Ontario.
Thanks.
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