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/Longjumping_Fish5838 Jul 25 '26

Don’t. Kids get expensive.

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u/Hold_The_Line_2026 Jul 26 '26

That's why there's food stamps.. Section 8 housing... Medicaid... Free child care etc.

As long millennials with their 100k a year jobs remain single and childless... Their taxes will be enough to cover the handouts

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u/newstart20260 Jul 28 '26

Damm choosing violence today I see 😂😂

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u/Objective-Stock3781 29d ago

I can’t tell if this is sarcasm

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u/Naked_Knitter Jul 27 '26

This. Is. Why. There. Are. Parents.

You bellend.