Ok, I understand. Looks like my only other recourse is to file contempt.
If I do nothing, custodial parent will never pay her 1/2 of transp. costs, as she is never held accountable for it. If she doesn't pay her 1/2...then I won't get my 4 visitations as I cannot afford 4 tickets every year at $500 a pop.
The way the magistrate denied my motion, strongly suggests to me that he thinks I am just out to lower my child support and did not read the case file very carefully at all.
Order states that my current support is $267 a month. It states my current hourly wage, and that based on MN guidelines, my support would be $432 a month, however there is no pending motion to increase my support.
Order mentions how court reduced my obligation by $60 a month without stating a rational for the downward deviation in 2004 (it states in previous order it was reduced because mom didn't provide any documentation that she still pays daycare, so the daycare portion was reserved.) And it mentions in 2005 that the court stayed the interest on my arrears (I had been paying arrears and full support for over a yr, MN statute allows for no interest if been over one year.
It further states "obligor's motion to furhter reduce his monthly child support obligation as compensation for the obligee's non-payment of her share of trans costs is speculative and contrary to the remedial provisions set forth in the prior order. Paragraph 14 of prior order states that "should obligee not reimburse obligor for her share of the ticket cost, ogligor's support arrearages shall be reduced accordingly", therefore the obligor's motion is denied."
It does not mention how the hearing after the one listed above, states "Plaintiff's contention was that she thought paying her 1/2 of airline tickets was an option and could just be reduced from Defendant's arrearages. This was not the intention of the court. The court's intention is that if Defendant actually incurs a charge for purchasing a plane ticket and plaintiff does not pay, then Defendant can have his arrearages reduced accordingly. If plaintiff cannot afford her share of plane tickets, then she needs to file the proper motion to address that issue."
Plaintiff (mom) has not filed a motion to address the issue. Her excuse being that she cannot afford to file.
Questions:
1. Is it worthwhile to file a contempt?
2. If I do file contempt and we are in front of our usual Referee, won't she be highly offended by the magistrate's recent order?
If I do nothing, custodial parent will never pay her 1/2 of transp. costs, as she is never held accountable for it. If she doesn't pay her 1/2...then I won't get my 4 visitations as I cannot afford 4 tickets every year at $500 a pop.
The way the magistrate denied my motion, strongly suggests to me that he thinks I am just out to lower my child support and did not read the case file very carefully at all.
Order states that my current support is $267 a month. It states my current hourly wage, and that based on MN guidelines, my support would be $432 a month, however there is no pending motion to increase my support.
Order mentions how court reduced my obligation by $60 a month without stating a rational for the downward deviation in 2004 (it states in previous order it was reduced because mom didn't provide any documentation that she still pays daycare, so the daycare portion was reserved.) And it mentions in 2005 that the court stayed the interest on my arrears (I had been paying arrears and full support for over a yr, MN statute allows for no interest if been over one year.
It further states "obligor's motion to furhter reduce his monthly child support obligation as compensation for the obligee's non-payment of her share of trans costs is speculative and contrary to the remedial provisions set forth in the prior order. Paragraph 14 of prior order states that "should obligee not reimburse obligor for her share of the ticket cost, ogligor's support arrearages shall be reduced accordingly", therefore the obligor's motion is denied."
It does not mention how the hearing after the one listed above, states "Plaintiff's contention was that she thought paying her 1/2 of airline tickets was an option and could just be reduced from Defendant's arrearages. This was not the intention of the court. The court's intention is that if Defendant actually incurs a charge for purchasing a plane ticket and plaintiff does not pay, then Defendant can have his arrearages reduced accordingly. If plaintiff cannot afford her share of plane tickets, then she needs to file the proper motion to address that issue."
Plaintiff (mom) has not filed a motion to address the issue. Her excuse being that she cannot afford to file.
Questions:
1. Is it worthwhile to file a contempt?
2. If I do file contempt and we are in front of our usual Referee, won't she be highly offended by the magistrate's recent order?