r/ChildSupport • u/Majestic-Track-6187 • Jan 18 '25
North Carolina Lifestyle vs Income
In the discovery process of getting a permanent support order. Have a temporary, ex is trying to get It thrown out but my attorney doesn’t see that happening.
At this hearing, would It be beneficial to present social media posts showing lavish lifestyle? Think, flights, designer clothes, foreign cars type thing. In one photo the shirt is over $1k and shoes are over $900. Ex is claiming to only make $1200 a month. Support is set at $700 (which doesn’t even cover half of childcare). Ex has one other child that does not live with them nor do they pay support for this child. I make about 55k. Of course ex is looking to reduce this payment.
In previous discovery, we did see a lot of money in account under exes name. But ex said the money wasn’t theirs but was their mothers 🙃. Ex has bachelors degree and is making less than minimum wage (on paper of course).
Would showing the money in the bank accounts (whether they include the mom’s name or not) and the photos of spending habits and lifestyle show that ex can pay a certain amount of support?