A Warrant Is Hanging Over Him for Unpaid Child Support, and He’s Asking the Mother Who Raised Their Kids Alone to Forgive the $11,000 So It Goes Away
A 41-year-old mother raised her two kids entirely on her own while their father stayed out of the picture for years. Now he’s asking her to forgive the $11,000 in child support he still owes, and she’s not willing to let it go.
Her children are now 18 and 21. Their father, who’s 52, recently went through a serious accident and wants the debt wiped out so a warrant tied to the unpaid support will be dropped.
Two Kids Raised Alone
She’s been the only parent in her children’s lives from the start. Every school event, every doctor’s visit, and every bill has been handled by her alone.
Raising two kids without a partner meant stretching one income across everything. There was no backup plan if money ran short, and no one else to share the responsibility or the cost.
A Father Who Never Showed Up
The kids’ father lived in another state and was never involved. There were no visits, no phone calls, no birthday cards, and no presents over the years.
Despite that, the two of them have stayed on friendly terms. She hasn’t held onto anger, but she also hasn’t forgotten how much she carried on her own.
Ten Years of Cash Jobs
For about 10 years, he worked jobs that paid under the table. Because his income wasn’t officially reported, he didn’t pay any child support during that time.
She didn’t pursue him back then because she knew it wouldn’t lead anywhere. Without a traceable paycheck, trying to collect would have cost her time and money with little chance of getting anything back.
Taking Him to Court
That changed when he finally landed a steady job with reported income. She saw a real chance to collect and took him to court for child support.
The court order gave her a way to recover at least some of what she’d been owed for years. It wasn’t close to covering everything she’d spent raising the kids, but it was something.
A Motorcycle Crash
Last year, he was in a bad motorcycle accident and suffered a brain injury. He hasn’t been cleared to return to work since.
His injury has made things harder for him financially. Without a paycheck coming in, he hasn’t been able to keep up with the support he owes.
A Warrant Over Back Support
Because of the unpaid child support, a warrant has been issued for him. He’s asked her to forgive the debt so the warrant will be dropped.
She understands his situation is difficult. Still, she doesn’t think his current hardship erases years of support he never paid.
$11,000 Still Owed
The unpaid balance comes to about $11,000. For her, that money represents a small piece of what it actually cost to raise two children on her own.
Raising a child can easily cost hundreds of thousands of dollars over 18 years. Compared to what she’s already spent on food, housing, clothes, school, and health care, $11,000 is a fraction of what he could have contributed.
She also sees it as a matter of principle. The money was ordered by a court and owed to her, and letting it go would feel like excusing years of absence.
Friends and Family Take Sides
Her decision has sparked a lot of debate among her friends and family. Some believe she should forgive the debt because of his injury, while others think she has every right to collect what’s owed.
She isn’t budging for now. But with a warrant hanging over him, a serious injury keeping him out of work, and people close to her questioning her choice, she’s left wondering whether holding firm on $11,000 is worth the pressure building around her.
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