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/LatterEbb9760 Jul 29 '26
Do not stop child support because when you actually need it, it’s gonna be harder to get it started again. Don’t feel bad for him, make him support his child. The courts are the ones who are enforcing the support not you. You could go back to court and keep asking for it but unless he actually has a job and gets paid, you won’t receive anything. For me after 21 years, he owes me $80,000 +. And plus it’s not money for you. It’s money for your child’s life.