Earlier this week i received two letters. One was dated July 31. It stated that i owed 734.00 in back child support. I looked at that letter and actually said.. what the fuck is this?! I dont owe child support. I never went to court Jan 31 of 2007. What the hell??? It went on to say that i had 15 days to contact their office to make payment arrangements. I was like you bet your damn ass im going to contact you.. i don't even know what this is about!
The second letter dated August 1 stated that they were going to garnish my wages to not only pay the back support but also the monthly support.
WTF?!
So i go to work the next day. Everything is sorta cool. I call up this sort of collection agency for child support. I twas then that i find out that the monthly amount owed is 343.00 and that i indeed owe 734.00 in back support and oh by the way we already sent the garnish papers to your employer. WTF?! 343 dollars.. i don't even make that much to be able to bay that obscene amount... what the hell am i suppose to live off of?! How the hell do i feed my other child who lives with me. WAIT a second.. last year when i was served the papers his father AND his lawyer said he was not even going to pursue this child support thing if i supported him in what he wanted - and i have. I got my child drives ed for 900.00 when i didn't have two cents to rub together - hell im STILL paying for that.
All they told me is that they are enforcing the court order as it stands and basically too bad.
I cried.... i cried right at work in the middle of all my co workers. Made a complete ass of myself - but i cannot afford to go home. I need every cent as it is to live. More so now. My world officially caved in on me.
i went down to legal aid to see if i can get a lawyer. I have an appointment on the 24th to see if i qualify. I also have a spot on the cancel list. I don't even know if i qualify to get a lawyer at all yet. I called payroll.. they are indeed going to garnish my wages before i even get to see one cent. They don't know how much my checks will be - or even if ill get any...
That was Tuesday.
Since then i have been an emotional mess. I'm still looking for a new place to live that is cheaper then here. Regardless of this situation i still need a cheaper place. So far i've found nothing. I cannot tell you how many times i've contemplated making my D14 go live with her dad. Putting everything i own into storage. Boarding my pets and going to live somewhere else alone. Were i can rent a room for 200 or whatever.
I've contemplated going back to school - going to see the Dr of stress leave (ive not slept more the 2 hours at a time since this happened)
Everyone tells me dont panic. Dont panic?! I have no idea what is going to happen to me financially. I have no idea if i will get legal aid. What if i dont?! Then what? i obviously cant afford a lawyer!
My rent is 850. I get paid 800 every two weeks. So one check automatically goes to rent. Out of the other check i get 50 bucks is set aside for the rent. 100 for car/house ins. 100 for electricity. 135 for my school loan. Add on top of that 367 for child support (this is without back support being paid) and im left with 48 bucks.
What can you do with 48 dollars that has to last you a freaking MONTH?!
With that 48 dollars i have to get groceries and pay all my other bills (like gas in the car so i can go to work, and my credit cards which i already live off of)
Dont panic..
Tell me, what would you do if you were suddenly told you have under 50 bucks to live off of for the month? Knowing full well you have NO SAVINGS account or mommie/daddy to fall back on??
I was already in the process of trying desperately to trim my bills. To sell my car (but i have to get it safetied first - cant now). To move to a cheaper apartment. To get rid of bills i don't need (like cable tv that we never watch)
and then this comes........
I think i must of been a really mean person in another life.
I must of been - why else would i keep getting the short end of the stick?!
the more i try to make my life better.. the harder i work.. the more crap that comes.....
:(
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