Paying Child Support When Receiving Disability?

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September 20, 20130 found this helpful

Your ONLY option is to find a good attorney NOW.

If she's divorcing you and wants more money for supporting the child(ren), her attorney can clean you out completely if you don't have one to protect your interests.

The court should only order support based on your income at the time of the divorce but may create an adjustment based on a medical review suggesting a time when you will be fit to work again and thereby increase your income.

So you need to be in the hands of a competent divorce and family matters attorney - ideally this person should be focussed on your children and their best interest so that everything is completely fair to you, the ex, and most importantly, your child(ren).

Avoid attorneys with the reputation of being 'divorce sharks', this will not make you look good to the family court judge. Using a shark will tell the judge you are only interesting in protecting yourself financially and could care less how that affects the child(ren).

How do I know this? I know this because my ex hired a shark. The judge hit my ex with what to me seemed excessive alimony for me, and child support for our son, and he did not hesitate to tell my ex the reason for the huge settlement was prompted by use of a ruthless attorney. This attorney was very well known for pushing through very unfair settlements, often leaving the mother (and child) in dire financial straits. He was also known for winning outrageous and unfair settlements that left the father living in a bed-sit, so his ruthlessness was strictly sold to the highest bidder.

Not what a good father or mother want their child(ren) to go through. Get a lawyer, and focus on what is really important - the kid(s)!