Seeking Advice on Child Support

Hi A.. Let me start by applauding you for being an exceptional human being! You have offered kindness to someone that has put you through so much! With that being said, don't allow him to walk all over you. You were trying to be nice by only asking for half the money and what does he do? Gives you less than half! Put an end to that or he will continue to do it until he's not giving you anything at all. Stand up for yourself and your kids. If the money is not needed now, put it in the bank. You never know what will come up. If nothing else you could put it towards their educations. Good luck and be strong.

Yikes - it's so hard being a single mom.
While you have the lawyer, use their advice and GET AS MUCH AS YOU CAN NOW. After the fact, after all the papers have been signed - it may be harder to get the full amount back if you need it. You can always cut the amount later. But it doesn't seem that your ex is doing you any favors.
Your kids deserve the money. It's for THEM!

A.,
You have twin children. You are looking at the NOW picture, not the whole picture.

You are going to need things for them - and things are not getting any less expensive. The court has awarded you (and seems from what I hear that's saying something these days!) a certain amount of money. If you don't need it - put it into savings for them. They're going to need a lot of stuff in the future!

Also, being the 'once-burned-distrust-him' type, please be careful with this girlfriend of his. I am sure you know how things are: who she is, how she is when you are there - just be careful! (not paranoid but careful, don't know how else to say it, the situation does sound weird as you say - but these are your children, and HE is the manipulator).

Good Luck, and best wishes,
M.

Don't take anything less than what he is suppossed to give you. Your child support is separate from daycare expenses so that shouldn't matter if his girlfriend is watching them