| gr8Dad |
| (Carpal \'Tunnel) |
| 03/04/11 12:43 AM |
Re: Child support when not working
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The economy is bad in certain sectors. How it is handled will be dependent on what is offered as evidence of job searching in court. If he brings in a newspaper with some circles, he will be ordered to pay. If he brings in reciepts from Resume places, contact with substantial work search people, etc, he may get a reduction or an abatement.
Some may depend on his skill. If he is a bartender in NYC, okay, get another job soon. If he is a shipfitter and the shipyard he worked at closed, it is not unreasonable to give a period of time for retraining or relocation, as shipyards are far apart usually.
There are other factors as well, such as living accomodations, access to assets, like does he have a boat, or a MC, etc. If there is no real access to funds, and it is short term, like he really is looking for a job, you might reach out a hand of peace and agree to a 2 month abatement while he looks for work. YOU look angelic, he is backed into a timeframe and his only response can be yes. If he says not, he looks bad to the judge, and the JUDGE gives him a timeframe.
Rereading the OP, I see that it is a friend, written in the first person, pretend I am talking to her, I don't want to rewrite it.