I have a son with my ex at 50/50 custody but have had full custody of our 13 year old daughter for the last two years. We used to have 50/50 custody of her as well and that is what he has been paying for. I haven't pushed more child support in hopes of them mending their relationship, which probably won't happen, which is why I am now going after it. My ex says he can't afford to pay me more than an additional $100 a month (only pays $217 a month now for both kids) because he has to pay his fiance's mortgage. He is also supposed to help me pay for her therapy, which she needs because of him, but he says he can't afford it if he has to pay more child support. Can the court make him pay? Also can he get fined for complaining to our son that he has to pay child support? He used to tell the kids that he couldn't afford to buy them things because "mommy is taking all his money". He makes $30 an hour and is only paying me $217 a month… In case you're wondering, yes, he is an ******.'
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