ExPains

28 percent

As with having children, and divorce, there is always the unmistakable worry about Child-Support. How much will you have to pay? Well, it depends…

In Illinois:
One child: 20% of payor’s net;
Two children: 25% of payor’s net;
Three children: 32% of payor’s net;
Four children: 40% of payor’s net;
Five or more children: 50% of payor’s net.

This has changed for Illinois- it is higher. For two children it is now 28% of payor’s net!

Talk about a kick in the nuts!

I’m not at all opposed to paying for my children to have the things they need- but my children can’t even DRIVE yet- and my ex has 3 vehicles!!!!! WTF!!

This is what I am talking about when I say make sure YOU can afford to live AFTER they deduct child support from you. Most guys who pay do not have much left over and live in sqwaller- or in a low income apartment that is not in the best of neghborhoods!

Going back to my first step - Get a good attorney who will make sure you are not eating tuna and Roman noodles for dinner every night! YOU need to be able to live, and survive- and to take care of your kids!!!

I’ve been on this divorce rollercoaster for several years, and it seems that MY ex is one of the WORST ones out there!! She is NOT nice - even after 4 years of separation!!

I hear many ex wifes let the fathers take their kids when they want to- but not mine! She is a control freak and money grubbin whore!

I’m struggling everyday, and doing the best I can- of course, I didn’t do Step 1 of my Divorce recommendations: Get a GOOD attorney… Now I am paying for it…dearly!

For income tax purposes- see if you can work an agreement to let each of you claim the children every other year- if 2 children, each take one to claim- it won’t hurt to try!

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DNA is just a way to be safe

I was talking to a lady friend of mine who has 2 kids by 2 different men. She was never married to either of them, but gets child support from one of them.

She got to telling me that the child support is not enough, for bills, and food, etc…

I told her that since she is working, and gets 2 child support checks, she must be doing ok…

She then told me that she only gets child support for the one daughter- she is not sure of the other father- like who it is, etc… SO she told me that she is going back to court to try to make the FIRST father pay for BOTH of the two children!!!!

I said, Whow, wait a minute- that is not his kid, that is not fair… she replied that the father of the first THINKS that the second one is HIS also!!!!!!!

Guys, if you EVER doubt that the child id yours- do yourself a favor- go and have it tested. DNA testing will ease the worry and make things more clear. I’m sure you’ve heard of guys paying for a child for 18 years, and on his 18th birthday you find out his ISN’T yours!!!!!

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Vodka

One day- in a land far far and away there lived a poor white guy. One day around 9 am he decided to start drinking Vodka. From 9 am to noon he drank and drank vodka. He became numb and was in the best of moods.
Then the phone rang- he was invited to a Superbowl party in which there were many bottles of Bud Light and began to drink. TO much of his surprise, he drank Bud Light until 9 pm !

The whole day he drank- finding that being “numb” really pays off!!

Viva Vodka!!!!

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Speak the truth

Being nice to your ex has it’s good points- when out in public, always “appear” that you are better than her. Don’t stoop to her level by getting mean and nasty- let it roll off you…
When, in the presence of your children, discussing your ex, use caution- as they hear, see, and will REPEAT everything!! Plus it makes you look BETTER if they DON’T hear you bad-mouthing the other…

SO my 14 year old daughter come to me and tells me that her mother won’t buy her shoes that last, jeans that fit, or glasses that she can see out of. She almost come across like it is MY job to provide these things for her at her MOTHER’S house. NOT the case. I promptly told her of the MASSIVE amonts of child support I pay EACH PAYDAY to her mother to provide them clothes, shoes, etc. I feel she should know this!

I don’t feel it is right to hide this from my kids- so that they know that DAD is giving us money for things- but MOM is not getting us the things we need!

So now that my ex knows that the kids are aware of how much she is getting for them- it makes it a LOT tougher on her when she spends the child support money on her live-in boyfriend and not on the kids where the money was supposed to go!

Guys, TELL me if this sounds familiar? Most councelors will tell you to NOT talk about finances with your children- I say FUK THAT! The kids NEED to know that DAD IS providing for them- the best he can- but MOMMY DEAREST is spending their money on crack and the boyfriend who mooches off of her!

Time to speak the truth to your kids- DON’T be afraid- tell the TRUTH- they will grow up and find out for themselves, and RESPECT you in the process!

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day!

I have the perfect gift for the ex’s….
I bought my ex a new pair of slippers and a vibrator….
‘cuz if she don’t like the slippers, she can go FCUK herself!

Happy Valentine’s day you CGW!

xoxo
me

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Get the point

Last night my “room mate” and I had a heart-to-heart talk. We talked about what our likes/dislikes, etc. It started to go good until she began to ask me things like “Why do I drink so much”? I said, ” Because you B*itch”. So then she said, ” But you drink ALL the time”!

Point taken?

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Expect the unexpected; believe the unbelievable

My ex had money issues- she wanted all of it!

In court she demanded that my tax returns be subject to earned income and that she get some of it!!!

UN FUKnREAL!!

I was shocked by the drive she had towards ruining me finacially- she would try to get every last dime I had! I was in awe as her attorneys actually addressed this request to the court!!! For a moment, I thought she was going to get some of my tax returns!!!

This goes to show you that there isn’t anything that a woman scorned will not do!

So I stress to you that you need to make sure your attorney is working for YOUR best interest! Don’t feel bad that you have a mean and nasty attorney that makes your ex look like a troll- this is WAR- it is kill or be killed!

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Watch out for number one

Now it seems that I’ve written things that seem to be only to protect yourself, in a selfish way…but the reason I stress these points is to make sure you can take care of yourself AND your children if you have any. By getting a very fair shake in divorce will enable you to live and take care of your children after it is final.

You will need a place to live, and also want to buy your kids things, and will have to provide clothing, beds, toys, etc at your home for them. You need to be able to do this!

The court will look closely at how the “fathers” make a home for their children when they visit, yet, the mother can live in a car behind a bar and it is OK…!

Looking out for yourself is necessary in order to survive the blast of the gavel once it has fallen!

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Mediation transcribed

Where was I…? Ah yes, DEE-VORCE…

There is this little thing called Mediation- pronounced “Waste-of-Time”…

It is a court approved counselor that hears both sides and distinguishes between truth and reality. They sit you both down, talk about your issues and then go from there.

Again, a waste of time AND money! Oh yes, I said MONEY! If the court states that you should go- then you BOTH have to pay- and each session ranges from $150 - $300/ hour.

I went- many times, it was court ordered, and was a way that my ex could make me even MORE broke than I already was! It did nothing for me, or for my children, all it did was ruin my Wednesday evenings and put me ina horrible mood for the rest of the week!

Mediation translates to “woman gets whatever the fuk she wants”. They tend to side with the woman in every case…I had valid points, and valid facts that was overwhelming to my case, but, COME-TO-FIND-OUT, I realized I was in “Mediation” and could not do anything about it. I had to go since it was court ordered…never again…EVER!!!!!

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Rules for men to follow

FIVE RULES FOR MEN TO FOLLOW TO A HAPPY LIFE:

1. It’s important to have a woman, who helps at home, who cooks from time to time, cleans up and has a job.

2. It’s important to have a woman, who can make you laugh.

3. It’s important to have a woman, who you can trust and who doesn’t lie to you.

4. It’s important to have a woman, who is good in bed and who likes to be with you.

5. It’s very, very important that these four women do not know each other.

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