A few months ago, we dealt with an extremely contentious custody case where we represented Joe. Joe and his soon-to-be ex, Mary, were the parents of two children who were 15 and 17. Joe had virtually no custody of his kids and Mary had done everything under the sun to make the children hate their father. Joe could not see the children without Mary’s permission, he could not obtain their school or medical records without asking Mary for copies and he could not have a say in where the children went to church. Joe could not even spend five minutes in a room with his kids because they hated the sight of his face thanks to Mary’s alienation.
So Joe sat down with us and asked the first question that popped into his mind: Because he had no relationship with the children and no custodial time or involvement in their lives, and because they hated him, did he have to keep paying child support? Answer: Yes.
