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Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / December 2006CS questions Maine vs. Texas?
Hi Everybody, I'm new to this group and very new to the world of CS. My husband was married, now divorced with 1 child. The mother who is also the custodial parent lives in Maine. He and I just moved to Texas. He has been ordered to pay $380 a week! The divorce was finalized a few months back. I dont even know how they came to that amount. During the divorce he had a very lousy attorney who incidentally is now in rehab for a cocaine addiction. What i'm wondering is how do we go about getting this absurd amount of money reduced? I'm not sure if we file in Maine or Texas. Do we need an attorney? Thanks in advance. J. > Hi Everybody, > I'm new to this group and very new to the world of CS. My husband was [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > this absurd amount of money reduced? I'm not sure if we file in Maine > or Texas. Do we need an attorney? == Perhaps. How long ago was the order established and where? Is it past the time for appeal? Support is established based on income. Did the court have his income information? If the time for appeal is past, and it appears to be, your only recourse is to file for a modification based on change of circumstances--but, the circumstances must have changed. You need to file in the state that established the order. In your case, I would recommend an attorney. >> Hi Everybody, >> I'm new to this group and very new to the world of CS. My husband was >> married, now divorced with 1 child. The mother who is also the >> custodial parent lives in Maine. He and I just moved to Texas. He has >> been ordered to pay $380 a week! The divorce was finalized a few months >> back. OMG, that is insane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are past the 30 days to file an appeal, but you can file in Maine for a downward modification based on change of circumstance! You can have an attorney appear for you at the hearing in Maine, should cost around $400 bucks. >> "Jaguar" wrote >>> Hi Everybody, [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > You can have an attorney appear for you at the hearing in Maine, should > cost around $400 bucks. == Huh? That's the going rate for an atty. to handle a Maine CS case? Damn! We had to plunk down a $2000. retainer! Where'd you find a ME atty for 400.? > >> "Jaguar" wrote > >>> Hi Everybody, [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Huh? That's the going rate for an atty. to handle a Maine CS case? Damn! We > had to plunk down a $2000. retainer! Where'd you find a ME atty for 400.? Gini, he was referring to an attorney showing up at the hearing, not an attorney handling the whole case. Going rate for an attorney is probably 200 an hour in ME. It is a simple matter. <janderson_ishere1@yahoo.com> wrote in >> > You can have an attorney appear for you at the hearing in Maine, should >> > cost around $400 bucks. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > attorney handling the whole case. Going rate for an attorney is > probably 200 an hour in ME. It is a simple matter. Yes, I spent $350 to have an attorney to show up for me at a modification hearing. They adjusted it down, but then tacked on child care payments too. It was a wasted $350 bucks! What is the difference between child support and child care payments? > What is the difference between child support and child care payments? It's another $120/wk for kids under 12. It's to cover day care expenses. <Roll Eyes> Thats the most ridiculous thing I ever heard! > Thats the most ridiculous thing I ever heard! No more insane when the mother says I need more money for clothes too! Maybe you can strainten some of these fools out! http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsLSvoPhT_oUSh7pOrOGhO_zy6IX?qid=20 061231134525AABHGeX > > What is the difference between child support and child care payments? > > It's another $120/wk for kids under 12. It's to cover day care expenses. > <Roll Eyes> I was responding to that. >> > What is the difference between child support and child care payments? >> >> It's another $120/wk for kids under 12. It's to cover day care expenses. >> <Roll Eyes> > > I was responding to that. har, har har, here's a guy complaining about his land taxed being raised by $150. Imagine this guy of they forced him to pay $1200/mth for a child he didn't know about? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061231145431AAl0PSU&r=w&pa=FZptHWf .BGRX3OFMhzNTUJ54YNDcqBFTeZUXz91BitSE9Og6iO386KVJeKmGYqo46Up__lGlIDHPx87swg--&pa id=answered#Q8YmDDbqBDN1bOpBxj1r9j00ydoFcFs8kRwjgURCNHhaCRV1MsCe |
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