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patricktanya
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Who's to Pay? Need help with question

03/04/10 04:10 PM

Hello,

I have been divorced now for one year. I live 800 miles from my family due to a job transfer which was part of why I am now divorced. My child-support is fomulated out of my check by my income through Michigan standards. I pay $186.00 a week for my 6 year old son. I also have a 14 year old step daughter that I rasied since she was 5 years old, but never adopted her due to timing and financial reasons, so I don't pay child-support for her. My ex-wife and i were married for 7 years. Here is my question:

Both my ex- wife and I talked about enrolling my son in both soccer and gymnastics. The cost for both of this together is $305.00... My ex-wife asked me to pay for the gymnastics which is $175.00, while she paid for the soccer which is $130.00. I told her I pay enough for him with child support and that should cover these types of expenses, but she said that I don't pay child support for her daughter and that she needs help, because she has no money and just lives with her head above water. ( My step-daughter's father lives in Egypt and is no where to be found) I told her that she is living beyond her means (Nice rental home, New town and country van,) and that she needs to downsize, like i did after my divorce.
We came to the understanding and agreed that she would pay for the sports and that i would send a gift certificate for my kids, so they can go shopping for clothes.
I recently found out that she didn't enroll my son in sports, but paid $600.00 for my step daughter to go on a trip to Washington D.C with her school.
I feel bad that my son wanted to play sports, but now he can't because of the deadline for registration. I am still going to send a gift certificate for the kids clothes, but was wondering in the future how we could work together to find a happy medium for the expenses of our kids events? Should my ex-wife pay for my kids events, because I pay child-support? If we agree on what each other will pay for each expense, shouldn't each party live to that obligation?Any help would be truly appreciated.

Thank you,
PG

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Who's to Pay? Need help with question	patricktanya	03/04/10 04:10 PM
Re: Who's to Pay? Need help with question	Atlas	03/04/10 05:54 PM
Re: Who's to Pay? Need help with question	Crizzz10kc	03/05/10 08:24 AM
Re: Who's to Pay? Need help with question	d2njti	03/05/10 09:46 AM

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