You are too broke to pay child support, but you are out shopping on Black Friday

i have come across such people in my life.they simply do not care what is their main responsibility is .they will just enjoy at the loss of their moral responsibility.i am sure they will be in turmoil if not now then in the future.

unless he's shopping for your child,i'd report him. he needs to take care of his son first. yea,i know a lot of people like this unfortunetly.and the poor child suffers for it. one has 8 kids and often ends up in jail for non-payment.some friends were chipping in to get him out of jail,but when they do it more than once(over $5000)it's time to leave him in there.

I don't want to browbeat men, but good grief! Absentee fathers are already depriving their children of a good male role model, do they really want to seal the jerk deal by keeping money for themselves instead of caring for their children? The majority of mothers would sacrifice everything they had to take care of their children. It irks me beyond measure when not only does the man not show regard for his children, but he also disrespects the mother of his child by not stepping up and doing what is right.

Oh yes..my ex! Isn't it amazing how they just think that because they are no longer with you that you suddenly have the entire responsibility of the children? I am a pretty tough cookie and I have provided because if I wasn't going to then no one would have but to think that he was out blowing money on something after ducking his child support..that would burn me a new one!

This quite a sad predicament you find your self in. I am sure there are legal avenues that you can take. Perhaps talk with your lawyer and ask for him to write a letter explaining your concerns an actions that he can take under the law. This should concern him as it may have certain consequences like interest on the amount that he hasn't paid you, custody restrictions, weekly requirments for him to look for and attend interviews for jobs etc. So all is not lost. But if you look at this issue in a different point of view. It is Black Friday and despite not having a job and an income it is almost human instinct isn't it that you buy something to make yourself happy. Although this is selfish, it is merely human condition. I bet despite not getting any child support from your ex-husband you did purchase gifts for yourself and your child? Its just the human condition. Good luck I'm sure it will resolve itself don't fret. But talk to your lawyer, and no matter how much hatred you may have at your husband, don't be too harsh, because he too knows that he owes you child support and he won't be feeling too good particularly being unemployed. So be supportive.

my dad's just like that. He never paid child support, but he always took my sister and I out to dinner and movies, and brought us "presents" a lot for no reason. It made my mom really angry. I'm 19 now, and my dad moved to Canada to escape the obigation to pay child support for my sister.

There are many around like that But is there nothing you can do I mean he should be buying presents for his Children or at least pay the Child Support I am sorry he is like that My Ex Husband has many faults but one thing I will say for him he always paid the Child Support on time until my Daughter was 18 so I could not fault him on that

My husband's father left when my husband was 5 weeks old. He left his mom with 3 children. He moved several states away and did not let anyone know where he was until my husband was 15 years old. Then he had my husband stay with him for one summer. He never paid one penny of child support ever. His mom could have sued him when they finally found out where he was when my husband was 15 but she did not want to ruin things for my husband getting to know his father. As for broke people doing stupid things all the time. I have a relative who has not paid his mortgage in two months yet he goes to the movies all the time and takes kids with him and gets the full snack bar treatment, last time my whole family went to the movies and got 1 thing of popcorn and drinks for everyone it cost nearly $80.00. That is $80.00 he could have sent to his mortage company. Some people just don't have their priorities straight.

This is really bad and I hope someone teaches this guy about priorities. If our children know about this things parents do, who would blame them for hating thier parents

Get this... I know people that draw a disability check because they are fat. I say they are fat because now their weight has caused B/P, diabetes, back and other problems because of their weight... The problem is their is no reason why they should have this weight on them.... They do not want to lose weight because then they will be thin and all their problems will go away and there will be no reason to draw. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW: This message is not geared to the people that do have weight problems that cannot work but have tried.... There are some people out there that cannot help about their weight and have tried everything to lose that weight. There are also people that have weight problems and can put us skinny *ss people to shame. Now that I have said that: These people that I spoke of in the beginning were loading up big screen TV in their buggies.... I wonder if their back hurts right now! I doubt it.... AND they can run faster than anyone when those plastic tabs were cut off those pallets..... No worry in the world.... Uhmmm The day before they could hardly walk...... So I believe they suffer from the same disease your EX does.... Selfishness, Arrogant, and down right LIARS!!!!!