Need some prayers please

I wanted to ask for a few little prayers on two issues I have going on tomorrow. I am taking my ex back to court for a modification of support. He only pays $37 a week for our teenage daughter and has for the last 8 years. I've never asked for more and he have paid everything from school fees to medical and recreational. She only goes over to his house one day a week now and doesn't spend the night so when he asked me if he could claim her on his taxes this year I said no, I bear all the cost and you have never been reasonable with me. He never takes his own blame for anything and I have bent backwards so much I could join Cirque du Soleil. LOL Anyway, I know all of this is TMI but, I just want the courts to realize that I need more financial help from him. Please focus some positive energy for me folks.

2nd issue is... my daughter broke her thumb in her last hour of the day gym class. Get this, they were outside playing ultimate frisbee and her teacher threw her a hard one and when she tried to catch it, BAM her thumb knuckle took the brunt. We sat in the ER last night for about 4 HOURS!!  It's not completely broken through but it's a bad fracture. She sees an ortho doc tomorrow so, I hope they just cast it and that she doesn't have to have anything else done to it. Poor baby, it hurts her so bad but, she's a trooper, she went back to school today and had to brag of course and razz the gym teacher! LOL

I as always appreciate you all and your prayers!!!
xoxoxoxo

I should have proofed this first. grrrrrrrrr!! My typing sucks. I have paid for everything since the divorce (not him).
Oops sorry

First, let me start by saying you'll be in my thoughts and prayers  as will your daughter.

Then, I'm going to give you a piece of advice that was given to me the day before I took my non-support paying ex back to court for support for our two kids: 

My ex was and still is the north end of a southbound horse if you get my drift. 

A wise friend told me to go out the night before and get good and drunk.  I had a pitcher of Margaritas and half a bottle of Asti Spumante.  I was SO hungover the next day that it made me mean as an old bear in court!  I won the child support after being grilled on the witness stand by his lawyer for 3 hours about how I didn't need child support as I had a good job and drove a new car.  I pointed out that without the support I had to have a good job, and being a single parent, I couldn't afford to have a car nickle and dime me to death, hence the new car.

Anyway, being a itch pays off sometimes!!

Hugs!!

Bless you!!  we won't have lawyers involved because I wrote a letter to the courts asking for a modification so, lawyers were not necessary. I'm just scared because I make more than him and he can't keep a job. What happened in our divorce was that I was too kind. I felt guilty for wanting out of the marriage and he used that. Then he got so mean and his attorney was a baracuda so, my decent attorney wanted me to fight, fight, fight and all I wanted was custody of my kids so, I did get the short end of the support checks but, I got my kids. It's just that he pays such a minimal amount and my daughter is so active in school and has medical bills and he needs to pay more. i hope it goes my way.
Thank you for your advice. I can't drink tonight but, by now I can be a *itch to him because I have had it!!

hehehe

((HUGS)))

Leave it to Christie to make us laugh.
I was not married to my oldest sons sperm donor.
But he paid 26 dollars a week for 10 yrs for a teenage boy.
Now he wants to have contact and Joey is 25 and says no way.
Take him to court and make him pay ,37 a week is not enough for a teenage girl.
I have a friend that has twin teenage boys anf now a new family the judge didnt care and set the support at 200 per week so he has to pay it,he says its hard but they are his responsiblity.
i tease my hubby and tell him he stays with me to avoid child support.
But i know i couldnt do it on 26 a week and joe watched me struggle thats why he holds a grudge with his dad.
Hope her finger is better

Johnna,

Go in front of the judge and be strong and firm.  He definitely needs to be paying more money.  You will be in my prayers.

Hugs
Deborah

Thank you!!  My present husband will be going with me and he gives me so much strength.
I will post tomorrow night and let everyone know what I'm doing.

Yes, she made me feel better right away. I know what my rights are and its not like he doesn't see his daughter, she just holds a grudge and doesn't want to see him much these days.
Thank you for your support. I will take it with me tomorrow.

You definately need more support!  Marc pays 50 a week for Savannah.  I can't imagine that he would not have to pay more for your daughter.   We do send her boxes every six weeks with things she needs or wants as well.  It's hard for us not seeing her because her egg donor took off to Texas.  So we don't have any visits with her but yet we do all we can to support her.  I just don't get it when some guys are deadbeat dads.  It's sickening.

You will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Hope her thumb heals quickly.

huge hugs,
Tracy

Thank you Tracy!  He loves his children and he is there if they need to be picked up and things but, not alot and he makes them feel guilty about things. My daughter can't even ask for a couple of bucks to go to dollar general and buy school supplies from his house. He will say, "I don't have any money, ask your mom, she has all the money". She has gotten so tired of his attitude and his evil wife (that is a whole nother story, don't even get me started) and how they put her down. They have told her, your just like your mother and she says, THANK YOU!!  That's my girl.   I just try to be positive to her and honest. If she complains about him I tell that at least he is involved and that he trys as hard as he himself is capable of. She knows what that means and at least it makes her know he does love her. But, tomorrow I am going to lite his A$$ on fire! hehe
Thanks for the support my sista!!