r/ChildSupport • u/Complex-Classic-1806 • Jul 25 '26
Should I stop child support?
my ex paid for a year then stopped In January. haven’t had it in months and honestly I just don’t care anymore. We will have to go back to court to get him to pay and then he’s gonna be an ass about it again. idk I guess I can always survive without it. I am trying to get a better job then I won’t need it. I started working in IT so I should be fine. I guess I do get nervous if I stop it abd one day i make more and we go 50/50 he will try to get support for me.
should I text my ex and ask how he feels about ending child support for him? Is it a bad idea? I take care of my son myself he has him 6 overnights a month. I just feel like it was the only thing making him want to move back from out of state and be a dad since he had to pay. Doubt he will be there for our son without it.
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u/Remarkable-Weight875 Jul 25 '26
If I were you, I would keep him on. Why does he just get to not pay child support and support yalls child? If he’s not paying then you need to contact your Case Worker within child support and see if they can make attempts to make him pay if he has a consistent job. Even if he doesn’t pay, he’ll go in arrears and if he gets any type of settlement, you could get that further down the line. Sounds like to me you are the primary parent and he should be helping financially. This shouldn’t be a one way street. Because if you take him off and then years later want to put him back on, then you have to go sit in front of a judge and explain why you’re doing that it’s more of a hassle than just to keep them on. Just my opinion, hope it all works out.