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christy_snyder New Member |
posted 05-18-2006 06:59 PM
  
I need help! My ex-husband and I are going to court June 15th. The day of our last hearing, he conveniently announced that he switched jobs as of that day. I found out he has gone to work for an old friend of his who is very shady. All of a sudden, my ex-husband's income has been cut in half. I know for a fact he is getting paid under the table. How do I go before the judge next month and present this information in a way that will make the judge want to investigate it further? Can I ask the judge to make him bring in his bank statements for the last 6 months? I know for a fact he is depositing the unclaimed money into his account. My child support is going to be cut in half if I cannot prove to the judge what he is doing! Please help me, anybody who knows about situations like these or has gone through one!!! |
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SeaGlassHunter Member |
posted 05-21-2006 05:39 PM
I can't tell by your post what state you live in, but I am in California and my situation was similar to yours. My ex-husband has played this game for going on ten years now; he works for a while, claims to be unemployed while collecting money under the table, lies about his income etc... I was successful in getting the judge to order him to bring bank statements to court which did show that he deposited money but he said it was 'gifted' to him by family. The judge did order him to pay part of that toward the support but that's it. Since he isn't working the State is not able to garnish wages, since he owes so much in taxes, there's no return to sieze. It seems he's figured his way out of paying support- which is a great example of the person he is! Bring any and all information that you have with you to court (pictures of assets he has, place he lives etc..) and ask that the court order him to complete a new income and expense declaration and include copies of bank statements- be sure to bring copies of your own statements to show how open you are to sharing your information! I can't imagine why the court wouldn't ask him to do the same! |
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sandra Member |
posted 05-25-2006 10:21 AM
you should present to the judge all the facts, and in the context of the situation- that he all of a sudden starting working for an old friend, and suddenly his income is half. Thta would look suspicious to a judge, because it would look odd that he decided to take a job that pays half of his previous income, right? Would you change jobs to earn 50% of your former salary, maybe in some exceptions, but the judge would probably ask him "why did you decide to take a job that only pays half?" and he would also look at the fact that his new boss is also his buddy, that does look shady. Your lawyer i believe coudl subpoena his bank statements and other financial records, his rent or mortgage payments. If he is still spending the same amount of money on rent, cell phone bill, car payments, etc. it would look very odd to a judge that he is able with only 50% of his income to maintain his lifestyle. I wouldnt worry TOO much about this, bc your ex has been kind of obvious about it. If he had been fired last year, and had trouble getting a job, or something that would look alot different. **I also think there may be something about how he had a responsibility to maintain his higher paying job, to provide for his child. It's not like he's a 20 yr old bachelor,I would at least have your lawyer mention that, WHY would you take a low paying job, if you have a child to continue suport? |
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