Going to divorce court for most guys....they get the shaft, the wife gets the elevator.
Listening to Handle on the Law yesterday while he fielded a call from a guy who was divorced 15 years ago..wife got kid(s) and the house. She could not keep up mortgage payments after a few years and approached him with an agreement to pay the ten years remaining on child support 0f 30K, up front, so she could pay off the house. He did after they both signed the agreement (dope). He just received a notice for back child support from the state...seems the fact he did a non court approved change of the divorce decree means in effect he gave his wife $30K says Handel and regardless of the agreement, he owes the back support, with interest!
I thought this was ironic as I was heading to the range when I heard this as I know where I would be heading after getting such a demand.
Vince
When my son got his divorce, he would give the X the child support payments directly to her at times...the court called it gifts and he got nailed with back child support even if she signed a receipt....never give the X any cash, go throught the court and if the court is backlogged in getting out the money to the X tough luck for her.......just a warning to you guys out there...