I do not understand why she would except less money, what did she gain from this?
Perhaps someone whispered to her and her kid, “plata o plomo?”
Likely nothing so dramatic as plata o plomo-more like a good-sized lump sum settlement if the $5k per month is agreed to-not uncommon, and cheaper in the long game than hauling that lowlife Hunter to court every few months.
I had a customer who was a guy like that-the deadbeat didn’t want to pay for the baby he had with his younger ex wife because he just decided he’d rather not be a husband or dad again at his age-he’d been married several times and never even pretended to be faithful-a real prize. He agreed to a lump sum and lower monthly payments and gave up all parental rights to his kid-he was a real prick-we were delighted when he moved his account/business-and himself-to El Paso. I heard he offed himself a couple of years ago-que lastima...