Legal Question in Family Law in Texas
child support not received
My wife is owed back child support. I subsidized the lack of child support with a second job. If we get divorced and she starts receiving the support owed can I recoup half of the money???
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: child support not received
Bottom line answer - probably not!
Don't expect to receive anything.
It's going to cost you extra legal fees to argue and prove that you should be reimbursed for $$ you put into the support of her children.
The judicial system assumes that you are an adult and no one forced you to spend the $$.
Also, your spouse has to have $$ in order to get $$. If she's broke, how are you going to get any $$????
Re: child support not received
No. If you need assistance come see me.
Re: child support not received
No.
Under a divorce you get your share of community assets and community debts.
If you can show that your separate property was depleted to benefit the community property, you might have a reimbursement claim against the community estate.
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