And the cycle repeats...

  The Ex had a job for almost 6 years until she was fired for "attendance issues."  This was 2 years after she was required to start paying child support.

  From March 2012 until April 2013, she collected unemployment and didn't work at all; Boyfriend supported her and their kids.

  Once she ran it of unemployment benefits, she got a part-time job cleaning hotel rooms. Around the time she decided to be an adult and actually attempt to support herself, child support filed for contempt against her because she wasn't paying as ordered and wasn't completing work searches as required.  The Ex filed a motion asking for her child support to be reduced. 

  At the hearing in August 2013, The Ex was ordered to complete no less than 10 job searches per week until she found a job that would give her at least 40 hours per week and pay at least $10 per hour.

  The Ex finally got a full-time job through a temp agency in January 2014 and was hired into the company in June 2014.  Attorney 4 said she'd be eligible for benefits 90 days after being hired in. 

  The Ex finally got Daughter covered under her insurance in January 2015; Son never got covered. 

  We just got a copy of a letter from child support that was sent to The Ex, telling her she's under a court order to perform a work search and is required to notify them immediately of any new employment.

  So, boys and girls, this means that The Ex is once again unemployed.  I knew this 2 weeks ago but that's not really the point. No job means no child support; while you can make payments voluntarily, The Ex has done this once over the last 6 years and it was only because we were requesting she be found in contempt for failure to pay after getting absolutely nothing from her for 3+ months.  Every other payment has been from income withholding or tax refund interception. 

  In addition to the letter from child support, we also got the transcript from the restraining order hearing.  I'll blog about it later, but I'm pretty sure she's eventually going back to Boyfriend.

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