Ex gets SS and is working full time....childsupport?

[CindyJean]

Hi my name is Cindy and I live in Georgia. My ex husband receives SS disability payments and I get $130 each for my two children. I have no idea how much he recieves but I know it can't be much because they get a certain percentage of what he gets and he never really worked enough to put anything into it. The thing is that my ex is also working full time as an HVAC mechanic. The court ordered child support is for $364. The only thing I have evered asked him for is the extra $104 that remains after I recieve thier checks from the state. I can't even get him to give me that. I have tried to be nice about it and not drag it into CSR or court. But he claims he is not working that much and has no money. He is remarried, has a step-son, is living in a house he pays $900 mo. for, has a brand new truck that he pays $500 mo for, buys dogs that are $125, has brand new furniture in every room in his house,wears nice clothes...his wife doesn't work..so the money is coming from somewhere right. Yet he doesn't even care if my kids even have food to eat. The reason I know all this is because when he comes to get the kids he brags about it. And my 11 yr old daughter tells me everything. He makes me so mad because he is the type of person who can cheat people and still come out smelling like a rose. Well I finally contacted CSR and they said because he is on disability they can't touch him. Yet he is working full time and has everything money can buy while we live in the poorhouse. I am remarried too and my husband works like a dog but we are honest and have to work hard for what we want and all our money goes to bills. I just had a baby last year and it would not pay for me to work and send her to child care since I have no skills. Meanwhile my ex gets all the fine things in life and gets away with not having to take responsibility for his kids. It's not fair because I have to hold my end of the bargain and let him have the kids when he wants them. Which is suppose to be every other weekend but he rarely gets them that often. So anyways my question is is there a way I can get support from him from the money he makes working? I have asked for only $104 but since he is being so stingy with it I want more now. $364 is not enough to raise two kids with. And I don't even get that. I only get $260. He doesn't even buy them anything. For christmas they each got a pair of jeans from him..thats it, while his stepson got a sonyplaystation, games, and everything. He has always been selfish and I am tired of him not taking responsibility for his actions. He even got sent to prison for arson and didn't even stay but 3 years when he was suppose to serve 12. It seems he always comes out shinning. When will his dishonesty and selfishness catch up with him???

 

[bambi66]

does your x get paid under the table? if he is paid by check there would be a record of his income and this would show on his taxes. i would think that if he is getting SS disability payments, his other income would be limited or he would have to give up the ss payments.

 

[Lil Miss Smarty Panties]

when someone gets SS doesn't that mean they are not able to work? how does he get SS and have a job?? that doesn't sound right to me. I don't know how these people get away with defrauding the government.

 

[bambi66]

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[CindyJean]

fustratedwife,
My ex is just the type who can do it without getting caught. I don't know how I can hate someone so much that I once thought I loved, but I do.
I don't know if he is getting paid under the table or not but I do know who he works for.
However I did call SS to report fraud and they told me that he is allowed to make up to $700 a month working. Another example of how he comes out smelling like a rose. I couldn't believe it when they told me that. Just added to how much I hate him.