I'm thinking of turning my ex in for failure to pay child support. I am tired of it. I have been very nice and understanding, but I have had enough now. It is one excuse after another. His latest is that he hasn't worked this past month because his girlfriend has been sick and he didn't want to leave her alone.
He has gone an entire year at a time without paying me a dime. There have been many many months were he has only sent me partial payments - half or less than half.
He is supposed to have her on his insurance - he doesn't.
He is supposed to pay for half of any of her medical expenses - the last time she visited him he had to take her to the dr and he had the bill sent to me. He didn't pay a dime of it. He has never paid ANYTHING on any of her medical or dental.
Then he has the nerve to want to talk to me about how he supposed to be able to claim her on income tax every other year (I haven't seen that in the divorce agreement, but I wll re-read and make absolute sure). I told him that when he stepped up and did everything HE was supposed to do, we'd talk about that.
It isn't like he has to send me some ungodly amount. I mean we are talking about $400 a month. That's it.
What makes me mad is that I know if I turn him in then he will either a) not work at all, or b) work and get paid under the table so he doesn't have to turn any of it in.
I called the other night and asked if he was going to send the other half of this months payment before the end of the month. I really do need it this month. All the doctor visits and meds have put us in a tight spot. I got the same excuse, "Well, as soon as I get back to work I'll send it. The job I thought I had fell through and A (his g/f) is supposed to get some test results back and she didn't want to be here by herself so I don't want to leave her...." yadda yadda yadda.
I hate him. I really do. I'm trying very hard not to, because he is L's father and without him I wouldn't have my precious L, but I just really think he's a jerk and a half and I can't stand him.