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Stepmomstressed
08-02-2005, 11:16 AM
:mad: Someone tell me if I am crazy or the system just really screwed up!!

My husband of 15 years has a daughter from a previous relationship. His daughter is now 18 years old. We have not had any communication with her since she was 10 due to a jealous mother issue. Her mother forced her to say she was molested by my husband. Long story short...no charges filed no case all a lie. We at the time thought it was in our family's best interest to leave daughter and mother alone due to the confusion that was caused. Child support was paid accordingly with some arrears due to the mother filing for AFDC (giving the fathers name incorrectly so she would continue to get both allotment checks from US Army and AFDC). Ok...keep up with me

Well now the daughter has graduated school. And since left her mom's household and she is telling us that her mothers husband (stepfather) has been molesting her for all these years. She had no idea she was getting support from her father and she was made to work in order to have clothing and had to pay her own mom for gas to take her to work. Ok..stay with me

Now we let her back into our home. Her mother kicked her out she has no insurance no way to enter college accept for loans (because her mom won't do a thing for her anymore). Now we get a letter from the Child support office saying the ARREARS that were $21.53 a month!!! Is now $87.00!!!!

WHAT IN THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE!!! What can be done???
AND CHARGES WILL BE BROUGHT AGAINST THE STEPDAD!!

elklaw
08-06-2005, 02:13 PM
The daughter can bring charges against the step dad.
My suggestion--
File to terminate child support since the child is not age 18 and no longer in school or living with the mother.
While going thru the termination process, seek an accounting and explain that mother applied for AFDC while receiving child support and consider pressing welfare fraud charges against her.

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