Over payment in child support

[hoosierpapa4]

So, I plan to write the dirty little secrets bag of tricks that some custodial parents do.

1) Don't pay what you are court ordered to pay, it will probably cost the non-custodial parent more money to hire an attorney to fight for it than it's worth particularly when they are little bills but many of them.

2) if you didn't pay for the doctors bills, dentist, ortho, anything that is "in the nature of child support" as a custodial parent, you can count on the fact that the individual creditors will sue you (the NCP) in small claims court and win.  Get ready for the garnishment because it will happen, they will direct you back to the Family court to address the non-payment issue.

3) if the other parent get's screwed in small claims court, file for chapter 7 protection on all the debts, chances are they'll just be released from the debts and you'll have to pay them unless you also file.

4) delay, delay, delay... don't worry about getting into court or that dilatory tactics aren't rewarded (by the letter of the law), you'll never have to pay what was removed from Peter to pay Paul as they'll feel sorry for you because they're sure that you used the money on the kids....

I am not an attorney and in no way should you construe this as advice.

;-)