I have an 8 yr old son his father quits his job so he only has to pay $5- $10 per week he was over $6000 in debt with child support payments then one day im told that they have been erased because of something he had said about tax, i was getting $50 per week off his mother for about 1 yr then she decided that she didnt want to pay which I dont blame her its not her child , but im going through child support once again but im afraid i will be the one in debt because every time he changes jobs he doesnt tell child support and i end having a $600 or more debt at the end of every year this happened 2-3 yrs in a row thats why i stopped going through child support i dont know whether its worth the hassle any replys welcome.........

angrymum, welcome to the forum. I'm clueless about Australian child support so I'm of no help to you there. I know we have some other members in from time to time from there that might have an idea for you.

Hi,
I am in NZ and I don�t think our child support is the same as yours. Here it is paid to the tax department and they don�t pay you until they get the money so you can�t end up owing them anything. How does the Australian one work? Did you talk to child support about why he does not have to pay the arrears anymore? That seems so unfair.

I am in the same position in that he fiddles his money (is self-employed) and we get paid as though he is not working when he is earning around $25 per hour and we get the minimum which is about $12 per week. Goes a long way to looking after your child! Although it is a pathetic amount of money I had this thing in my head that I would still get it because it makes me feel that he is unable to disown his son as much as he would like to.

Hi angrymom and welcome to the forum. Although we can't always help you with the legal stuff we can offer lots of support for you.
I don't know where you are but here we can have there wages garnished and that helps a lot. When the jobs change the garnishment will follow the job.
I sure hope it works out for you, lots of prayers.
God bless.

Oh how I feel for you!!

I have no idea what the laws are like where you are or if there is a Child Support department or agency you can call for help and advice. (That was funny - Call gov. for help. LOL)

Anyway, I do wish you the Best of Luck with this. My yougest was three before I even got CS set - let alone saw anything.

Angrymum, judgments for child support (or any monetary debt adjudicated by a court, for that matter) do not just "get erased." If there is a court order for child support, it cannot be modified, set aside, etc., unless and until you are properly served with notice of the proceeding. Nobody can just take unilateral action without due process.

So, you need more facts about how the balance disappeared without your knowledge. The only possible exception could be if you were on cash-aid welfare and committed fraud. Then, the support that accrued during that time that was unpaid would be forgiven, because the government would not be entitled to reimbursement from the father for your fraudulent welfare claim.

Who told you your balance disappeared and how? In the U.S. and CA, you have 6 months to set aside a judgment or order for any reason (i.e., my alarm clock did not work). You have no time limit to set aside a judgment based on defective service.

Ronn (ChildSupportEnforcers.com)

P.S. I'm assuming your law has basic similarities in regard to due process.