Fathers working and not declaring and only paying $10 in child support
By Karinne
@Karinne (1220)
Australia
September 28, 2006 6:45am CST
Just wondering how many women out there have children to fathers who work and are receiving government payments and seem to be getting away with only paying $10.00 per fortnight...
7 responses
@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
17 Nov 06
Well, there is a way around that if you knew who he worked for and for how long you could asked that person to write out a statement saying that he has paid your husband this so and so amount. Most people don't like to get involved but a good person will help you out and with this proof you will start recieving more.
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@baysmummy (1637)
• Australia
16 Nov 06
I received child support off my sons father for a total of 2 months and i got $5.00 a fortnight cause he was on the dole, Now seriously how is $5.00 a fortnight spose to do anything even his diapers cost more then a fortnight and then formula and clothing and all the rest it wouldnt of even covered half of what i spent each week!
It is wrong, i know being on the dole you dont get a huge amount of money but he was working cash in hand as well but even without that i think fathers on the dole should have to pay more then $5 a fortnight, and its not like he had bills he lived with his parents!
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@Karinne (1220)
• Australia
19 Nov 06
Well i agree they should pay more than a $5 per fortnight. You can't buy anything for a baby or anything like medicine with $5.
And the government give you access to $500 loans to pay off each year at a rate of i think about $40 per fortnight - if they can afford to make that repayment they can afford to take more out of their beneifit for their children as well!
And yes well in your case, his parents should be making sure he pays a bit more if he's living at home with them.
Just makes me mad with these useless twits as fathers out there. Thanks for your reply :)
@Karinne (1220)
• Australia
15 Oct 06
True... but he never puts in his tax returns and i believe he's using someone elses abn number so they won't know he's working and he said he's not paying tax till the end of the year, which you can't do and he wouldn't be able to afford this then anyway.
@maddog108 (3435)
• Australia
15 Oct 06
hi karinne thats what happens when you pick a dad like james to father your kids.now if you had chosen me you would of been well looked after if only i had bought that drink for you instead of sheree all that time ago at the night club love ya karinne talk to you soon
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@hellocarrol (158)
• United States
15 Oct 06
it took me 5 years for my child support to get started child support recovery sucks sometimes alot
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@kokopelli (4842)
• United States
16 Nov 06
i suffered the same with my ex-husband, not a single cent freely given for child support until i took it to court which forced him to finally give, which is still intermittent.
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@hellocarrol (158)
• United States
15 Oct 06
i get 500.00 a month i have 2 kids its court ordered it gets taken out of his pay check he didnt want to pay at first then i had my sister find out where he was working and i told child support and they checked it out so now i get half his pay
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