Let me start off by saying that my child is 5 years old, his dad left me when I was 6 months pregnant for another woman.
I never took my ex for child support because I always worked & had good jobs meanwhile he struggled with finding employment right after we split…
I gave birth to my baby on my own & did everything on my own the first year, my ex went ghost & completely blocked all communication & had zero contact with me for the first year… I did fairly well & still worked in that first year as well, I never struggled financially & come from a rather wealthy family so I also had a lot of support & help.
my ex showed up unexpectedly on our sons first birthday, he explained that he’s been struggling financially but wants to be there more for his son… it should also be noted that he came around once his relationship with the woman he left me for ended.
I accepted his apology & from then on we had communicated & co-parented…
soon enough he was more stable & taking his son for visits, he then found casual work to provide what he could for our child
Around my child’s second birthday we had arranged to share equal custody, I had my son half of the time, he had him the other half…
everything went well but somewhere along the line he had gotten back with the other woman he left me for me, soon enough he couldn’t take his child, he got a really good job & moved in with this woman & took her daughter as his own & provides for the both of them.
he stopped giving money & buying his kid stuff, I recently found out that he received 50 thousand dollars & when I asked him for a small favour of 1000 dollars to have our vehicle fixed he completely flipped & told me that all of that money is going to both his children (he only has 1 biological child)
I don’t find it fair that I did everything on my own & left him alone while he was struggling but now that he’s doing better he’s doing less to help me. Should I take him for child support?
