So I'm here now. I make 45000 per year. Ex makes 160,000. We've worked it out and he's started now paying me an offset amount of child support for our children. I had to fight him on this and he only wanted to pay me a set amount and not disclose his income. I retained a lawyer and we began to work through finalizing our agreement with post secondary details, holidays, life insurance, etc. My lawyer kept suggesting he retain a lawyer to review. We went back and forth several times updating with new amendments, follow up letters and changes/updates. I've spent over 5000 in lawyer fees all while my ex has self responded /self represented. Well he's now taken the final draft to be reviewed with his lawyer. He's paid nothing for legal fees thus far but I have. I'm speculating now that his lawyer reviews there's a chance he comes back with MORE changes. I've already spent tonnes. I know, I feel not the smartest for having spent so much on this agreement. I was really wanting to get the child support offset amount figured out with my ex (he wasn't agreeing) as well I really wanted to get our agreement finalized and stone clad... As he has often found loop holes in our old agreement and its caused conflict.
He's been dragging his feet even though it was him that wanted to get this ball rolling in January. Yet I've paid out the wazoo in the end. And he makes 3 times my wage. Each follow up letter is costly when the lawyer charges over 300 per hour.
If..... He does come back with more changes this will cost me hundreds more. What are my options here. He's dragged his feet and refused to get a lawyer to review all these amendments we made while I had a lawyer and he didn't.
My lawyer months ago suggested I go for back support as he's severely under paid me through the years. He downplayed what his actual income was. It had increased by over 50, 000 per year. So this is why he didn't want to disclose financials with me and why he constantly pressured me to have a set lump sum monthly payment of child support. I told my lawyer I didn't want to go for back support. She said he owed over $12,000. I told her that I'd be fine with him to start paying me the correct support, offset child support, effective the date we sent a letter to my ex. Am I wrong in not going for this back support as my lawyer suggested and should I request the back support now, under the circumstances of my ex dragging out this agreement which is costing me and arm and a leg and him nothing? Or is there another route I could take?
He's been dragging his feet even though it was him that wanted to get this ball rolling in January. Yet I've paid out the wazoo in the end. And he makes 3 times my wage. Each follow up letter is costly when the lawyer charges over 300 per hour.
If..... He does come back with more changes this will cost me hundreds more. What are my options here. He's dragged his feet and refused to get a lawyer to review all these amendments we made while I had a lawyer and he didn't.
My lawyer months ago suggested I go for back support as he's severely under paid me through the years. He downplayed what his actual income was. It had increased by over 50, 000 per year. So this is why he didn't want to disclose financials with me and why he constantly pressured me to have a set lump sum monthly payment of child support. I told my lawyer I didn't want to go for back support. She said he owed over $12,000. I told her that I'd be fine with him to start paying me the correct support, offset child support, effective the date we sent a letter to my ex. Am I wrong in not going for this back support as my lawyer suggested and should I request the back support now, under the circumstances of my ex dragging out this agreement which is costing me and arm and a leg and him nothing? Or is there another route I could take?