father stops working to avoid child support payments

[helonwheels]

Quick history...I became pregnant in Jan 2006, at 6 months my ex was seeing someone else, and soon after told me he didnt want anything to do with the child or me, and broke it off, and moved in with her. He turned up on the day of the birth in November, I allowed him to see his son. We attended mediation soon after to work out visitation for him. The process was a long one, so long that the ex was so impatient that he entered my home one afternoon and took my son. I got a recovery order and he was ordered to return my son to me. We met at work and were a couple for 12 months. I had asked for financial help from the word go, but he would not contribute anything. I applied for child support payments and he resigned from work going on the dole, and paying $26 a month. The courts set a final hearing date in 2008, he was to get a job and pay child support. He obtained a job in Jan 2007 and again I asked him for financial support, I would be happy with $50 a week and we could do it private, and again he didnt help. So I applied for a change of assessment to the amount he pays, he was assessed to pay $780 a month in August 2008. He objected and objected and finally in Nov 2008 he resigned from that job which led him back to paying $26 a month. He told child support that he applied for another job but it fell through. Final orders were made in August which expire 2011. So what do I do? The magistrate is loosing patients with us.

Im tired of this merry go round, I just want him to help out with raising our son, he gets sufficient visiting time that he asked for. It took a long time for the first assessment, now I have to do it all again.

The ex has our son today for 4 hours, I dropped him off at 3pm and his grandparents were there to collect him.
I went to the high school across the road from my home and who should drive past was the ex dressed in those floresant polo shirts that truckies wear. Hes lied to the child support agency again which didnt suprise me anyway, (that just confirmed my accusations) to get out of paying the correct amount.

By the way the child lives with me and I have 100% care at the moment, the care will change in 5 months, which will allow him to pay less child support.

I immediately thought about stalking but thats to risky, now im thinking of hiring a private investigator, which I cant afford.........HAS ANYONE GOT ANY REALISTIC SUGGESTIONS OR NOT SO REALISTIC .......I need evidence to go back to court, my word may not be enough. I want this settled once and for all so I can get on with my life.

[tbyte]

Child support is based upon potential income, not actual income. Quitting his job should not have lowered his support.

[helonwheels]

Its not the first time they have done this, am I missing something?
He was earning $78,000pa, he told child support he applied for another job but it fell through.

I know what you are saying is correct cause Ive read it in the child support act.
But I continue this battle with the ex and csa. They say if hes not working he pays the minimum.

Anyhow turns out my suspisions are correct, I found out where hes working, hes lied to the child support agency...I was driving past a trucking company not far from home and spotted his car, took photos...now what? Id say hell resign from this job and cry poverty again...how do I deal with this situation...

[tbyte]

My apologies. I did not realize that you live in Australia. The rules there may be different than here in the States.

c s a stinks

dole is the role

I am glad I lived all my life in Italy where the law protects women. A father who does not care for his own children deserves to be sent to jail or be forced to do any kind of work.

Perhaps, but one common link that keeps repeating itself, even on this and the child custody and visitation thread, is how many women have children with such losers and never realized what losers they were until the child came along. How ironic.

I totally understand My Daughter's father and i don't have a CS case right now and i was looking into it, i found out that he dropped his hours when he found out that i was going to go after it so he only makes $500/mth. So if i go after him for child support i'll get around mmm 100/mth, he gets paid every two weeks so i'll be getting like 50 a month.. Right now if i ask for something he buys it.. So i mean It's really not worth it in my eyes. But the minute he stops i've told him i'm going after child support.

child support is NOT based on petential income. When it comes to child support it is based on actual income and if the other party isnt working such as the wife then they will go by her earning capacity. The father has to pay what the state guidelines are for his income. Not what they think he can make. that makes no sense. So if they think some one can earn a million dalloars in a yearthere going to base their child support on that even if they only bring home $26,000 a year. Your insane