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Beautiful Dreamer's picture

Submitted by Beautiful Dreamer on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 1:10pm

Hey everyone DH got a call from the OAG and they have given him a new case worker who not only is pissed that BM left the state with SS10 but she has decided as of February 2013 DH will only be paying $140 a month on child support because BM broke the law and has made it difficult for DH to see SS!

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StickAFork's picture

Submitted by StickAFork on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 1:20pm

Say what??

Case workers don't determine the amount of support.
And the most certainly don't alter support awards because they are "pissed."
We have courts and processes for a reason.

Is there more to this story?

Unfreakingreal's picture

Submitted by Unfreakingreal on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 1:22pm

I've never heard of such a thing either. Only a judge in family court can adjust CS.

Beautiful Dreamer's picture

Submitted by Beautiful Dreamer on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 1:51pm

I was told by fathers rights that BM may have to give us custody because she left the state with Ss without asking a judge for permission

Joseph Sparacino's picture

Submitted by Joseph Sparacino on Sat, 12/08/2012 - 9:10am

Most jurisdictions require a party seeking to remove a child to either get the agreement of the non-moving party or the Court's permission to remove a child from the jurisdiction. The goal is to protect the parent and child relationship of the child and the non-moving party. The standards to allow removal can be high and the remedy you describe is not un-common in the circumstances.

Not_what_I_wanted's picture

Submitted by Not_what_I_wanted on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 1:31pm

Never heard of them getting involved in this way. We had the same situation, BM took SD out of state to live without notice, we filed papers, got custody of SD and to her back after 3+ months. CS was never mentioned, and DH is fighting now to get it stopped still. For some reason they think he should still have to pay BM her CS, even though she doesnt have SD AT ALL now.

Anon2009's picture

Submitted by Anon2009 on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 2:18pm

I'm glad that the case worker saw through BM's BS. Especially for SS' sake.

However, I have never heard of a case worker deciding how much someone will pay in CS. Do you know how the case worker came to be the person who made that decision? I'm not trying to be rude, but I'm just sort of stunned that a case worker made that call.

Joseph Sparacino's picture

Submitted by Joseph Sparacino on Sat, 12/08/2012 - 9:04am

The agency may have made the decision and not the case worker, he or she may have just been the messenger of an administrative support order.