Child Support Accountability
>> Wednesday, June 24, 2009
We have medical bills starting to pile up. We have a $3,000 health fund through my husband's employer. It's what they offer whether you have two people in your family or eight (like us). My thyroid ultrasound and biopsy destroyed the health fund so the medical bills that have been hitting after those are our out-of-pocket costs. I'm wondering if I should be getting insurance quotes for some type of supplemental policy.
My car is in getting repaired right now and my husband's goes in tomorrow once we get mine back (his brakes are grinding like you wouldn't believe). Our propane tank is also due to be filled which is a big expense. No hot water without it. We can't get ahead.
When I think about all the child support that gets wasted on them eating out all the time while our bills pile up, it makes me feel a bit ill. Add into the fact that we rarely see the stepkids because they won't leave their mother alone, she gets both the kids and tax-free money. Lucky her! I sure wish we had some control over how support was spent - some accountability!
3 comments:
I have the same thoughts. We know for a fact that the child support money that we send, 75% of the time doesn't even help SS. Yet we are struggling here just to keep our heads above water. Our BM decided she would agree to some things if we have support review because she thinks we are for sure making more money than what we say. What she doesn't realize is that my H is barely getting 40hrs every week, but that's ok, she just shot herself in the foot as the support will go DOWN and maybe we can stop drowning soon.
Hang in there!
My stepkids need knots worked out of their hair, their fingernails trimmed, and all sorts of basic care they get nowhere but from us, yet their mother runs around with highlighted hair. Yep, child support money at its best. We end up spending more on the kids than she does.
Mommy of 3: The struggle is even harder when you see the support wasted isn't it? That stinks.
Smirking Cat: We used to buy doubles of everything to keep at our house on top of sending child support because it was such a hassle dealing with the ex on what was sent. The kids had wardrobes here too to avoid that. Full bedrooms, clothes, expensive toys...yet we weren't getting support to cover OUR expenses. The system is a bit screwy. There should be some accountability for the care of the children.
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