How Not to Pay Child Support

The responsibility for a child’s welfare is supposed to be split equally between the parents. It is hoped that they will work together to provide for, and raise the child. However, usually the majority of the custody is given to one parent, and the other parent must pay child support.

If you are the parent who is ordered to pay child support, there are some things you should know, the most important of which is this: Never pay in cash.

CASH PAYMENTS TO THE EX

Never. NEVER. NEVERNEVERNEVER pay in cash. This seems like the easiest way for you to pay your child support and make it easy on them and easy on you, particularly if you are self-employed and work in cash business. You will view it as “I’m doing my job, I’m providing for my kids. It’s what the court ordered and I’m doing it.” True, True, True and True.

You are also setting yourself up to get royally reamed.

Child support obligations never, never, never go away. Unless you can prove you’ve paid them. I’ll repeat that.

CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS NEVER, NEVER, NEVER GO AWAY. UNLESS YOU CAN PROVE YOU’VE PAID THEM.

Many a client has come to me saying they paid their support every week or month in cash to the ex, but they just got served with a demand for 15 years of back child support. I ask they have proof they paid it, they says they paid in cash. They’re in deep hot water.

No Proof equals “you didn’t pay it.”