Need Advice on Child Support

1) I would ask, did you get everything in writing when you agreed upon amounts? maybe even supporting documentation, such as emails. 2) I would find a lawyer in her state and where your step son currently resides? Each state has different rules about back child support. 3) Can you prove you made payments to his ex? Not just say, oh I gave cash but canceled checks, your bank statements to show transfer of funds, etc?

In my two cents, if he's not going to trade school or college, your husband's support ends at 18. Sounds like your son wants extra allowance. Also, your husband may have to pay his favor share (according the the courts) and it may be more than your budget will allow.

Good luck,
S.

It sounds to me she has come to her senses and realized her son is almost 18, child support stops unless he is in college. The additional $200 she is asking for is to cover her butt in the long run because there will be no additional income coming in.
If your divorce decree states there will be no child sipport filed against the other parent, If im not mistaken; there is only a certain amount of time for you to file after the divorce.

Now as far as back pay, your stepson lived with you 50% percent of the time so therefore she is not intitled to any back pay "as long as you can prove that he lived with you"!

Please keep all your receipts on anything you pay her or spend on yuor stepson, "sad to say" but the courts will ask for that sort of proof.

Good luck with you situation, congratualations on your baby and may God Bless Your Family.

The first step you might try with her is a mediator. At least it will be on record as to the agreements you all have made in the past and with the recent moving out. You can get it all in writing and if she goes to court you will have it as back up and maybe she will see some sense in it. You can put $ 200 away for him in an account with out giving it to her to do so....maybe have her match the amount so he can have enough to go to a tech school or get some specialized training to give him a leg up if he is not the college candidate. Or put it in a trust fund for when he decides he will use it for training or is mature enough to use the money properly.
Hopefully you have paid for things with checks and can show you have done your part and have the division of money in the divorce decree.
Mediation may be enough to show her you are willing to continue to help but she must match it and stop threatening.

If the custody papers state that no monetary support was owed, she cannot sue for something that is not due. She might try to go to court to get the order amended but the boy will probably be 18 by then and child support ends at 18 unless there is a special stipulation in the original order (usually pertaining to enrollment in a higher education facility).
If you have been giving 50% all this time, she has received a lot more support than most single moms do. Also, be aware that, if she does succeed in taking you to court for an amendment to the original order, you are entitled to see proof that all of the money you have given her has gone directly towards the support of his son. She should be able to show receipts, etc.
If you do decide to start a "college fund" for your son, do it on your own and make sure that she cannot access the funds. I don't think I'd even tell her about it. Set it up as a joint account between your husband and his son with the statements coming to you and, if she actually does go to court, you will have proof that you have already complied with her request.