Child support? No way in hell
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BF called me on my lunch break yesterday extremely upset. Apparently his ex-wife is attempting to file for child support. They have joint custody as agreed to in their divorce settlement with no child support on either end. BM moved 3 hours away July of last year year, and several weeks ago quit her job, and has been staying back in the area, sleeping between couches at her brothers home, and a friends home. She went to the local DCF and filed for cash assistance, food stamps, medicaid, the works. ALl after WILLINGLY quitting her job. Guess she figured she would go after child support as well..anything she can get her hands on that she doesn't have to actually work for. BF's daughter lives with him, is registered for school in his district, he pays for everything, insurance for her through his work, food, clothes, etc. BM does not pay for a damn thing, yet she thinks my BF now has to pick up her slack?? Hell no!!! He went to a lawyer yesterday. I hope to god he gets custody. Long, hard road ahead. Not looking forward to it 
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I don't think you can get
I don't think you can get government assistance AND child support. The state that is giving her the assistance might be able to go after him but SHE can't get both. If the kid lives with him then I think she doesn't have a leg to stand on.
OH yes she can get gov't aid
OH yes she can get gov't aid and child support...... the state will just want to make sure the MAX child support is paid first
When you apply for government
When you apply for government assistance, they automatically open a child support case if parents are not living together. At least that's true in every state I've dealt with. The idea is that if the state is going to provide assistance, they are going to make sure that both parents are providing financially for the child as well. Your boyfriend's ex may not have done anything to initiate the child support review. It's just part of the application process.
You can get assistance and receive child support at the same time. The state requests information on custody and child support so that they can go after parents who should be contributing financially but are not.
Hopefully since she willingly
Hopefully since she willingly quit her job the judge will impute her income, and if your BF's income and BM's imputed income are close to the same there will be no child support (but that would be in a perfect world
). Is the child with BF a majority of the time? If he is seen as the primary parent then she won't get any child support. Where I live if you file for any kind of government assistance you have to have or file for child support through the courts, otherwise you are ineligible. But again, if she's not the primary parent I don't think she'll get CS.
Late response, but yes she
Late response, but yes she lives with her Dad the majority of the time. Apparently his ex wife met with his lawyer yesterday,and has agreed to an arrangement. She will just need to sign off on it. (I'll believe it when I see the signed paperwork) She insists she didn't know the state would come after him for child support, but I know that there was paperwork she had to have signed agreeing to it. The child support case has been dropped though. Hopefully this custody crap will be over and done with soon. She still isn't working or trying to find a job. And she is definitely still living off of government assistance.