DH has had primary custody of his children since BM left the home 12yrs ago. The first 5 years he never asked for CS. (After BM left, he found several letters regarding collections, bills unpaid, etc that she led him to believe were taken care of. Yea, he should’ve been more aware, but he trusted her as a SAHM to take care of bills while he earned the income.) Took him 6yrs to recover and have an excellent credit score. Finally, after encouragement from friends and other expenses, he filed for CS. She cried about this, so at the meeting, he agreed to receive less than the state required.