I got divorced in November 2006. My ex just got his SSI disability. I want to waive my right to child support at this time because his check is not enough to live on especially when he would have to pay for two children. Does anyone know how I would do this without having to pay another lawyer? I paid for the divorce, I can't afford to pay for this. Any help would be appreciated.
Why do you want to deprive your kids of the money they need? As a pratical response to your question, don't call the cops when the check doesn't come sounds like the simplest way.
Don't waive your right. Just don't say anything when he doesn't pay. He could be a higher earner down the road and if you waived your rights you couldn't claim backed child support.
he probably wont have to pay anyway my dad is not SSI and he never had to pay anything for me for 18 years.
Share....this is your future talking to you...listen closely....don't do anything brash, by which I mean stupid. Your kids deserve the support of both parents. You give them all you can, and he should too. Anyway....your ex may make more money in the future. So don't rip your kids off. Unless you are extremely wealthy and are sure that you always will be. In California I knew a woman on SSI who said they garnished it to pay for her child support. My ex lives (I think, the stupid asshole) in Oregon and he requested that his payments be lowered, even though he was working, and they were cut in half!!! HIs logic was that he didn't earn much and he would have to come here to visit. We haven't seen him since we went there 3 years ago. Grrrrr. However, if you're super concerned about your ex's money problems (why?!) just let it slide and don't complain for now when he doesn't pay.
If he's on ssi /disability then the children should also be recieving a check from ssi it shouldnt affect his check.You will have to contact ssi to arrange it.If he has told them that he has custody he maybe recieving them
If you are on SSI, you ARE NOT required to pay ANY child support whatsoever, your children recieve a monthly check of around $25, you don't need to do anything as he is no longer legally responsible for child support, however (and this is being a decent human) if he is going to be on SSI long term, he should petition the court for modification of child support so he can let the court know he is on ssi so the office of child support will stop expecting him to pay, if he does not do that, he can rack up loads of debt that will ruin his credit, as OCS will still expect him to pay until their is a modification. I don't know what its like where you live, but in my state you do not need a lawyer to petition the court for modification, and generally you can do most things yourself if you take the time to ask some questions and obtain the right paperwork. As far as your children go, with their father being on SSI they should be eligible/entitled to alot of things they normally wouldn't, check into that with a social worker, your children may be eligible for free health care, scholorships, grants, and if you can prove hardship, additional monies from social security, as well as state benefits.
SSDI is based on what was earned while working, how much paid into SS. My stepson draws over 500.00 a month from his mom being on SSDI. she became disabled in her 30's so she didnt work for decades or anything. Yep, if he has let SS know he has kid(s), he's probably getting their check.
Also, it doesn't have to be you that reports him. CSEA can tend to be a little slow, but if they notice that he's paying nothing, they can take him to court too. So if you don't want to get him into trouble, doing nothing may not be the best option.
You do not understand, if he is collecting disability, that automatically makes his obligation null and void.
I get what you're sayin. I was just adding that, in most situations, the parent receiving child support doesn't have to be the one to report non-payment. I guess I didn't make that very clear. Sorry 'bout that!!!
