Mom Argued Dad`s Other Child Should Not Be Included in the Calculation

[@betsybabf748]

As an attorney, I find both these young attorneys embarrassingly incompetent. They have to get their crap together.

[@lulujac9196]

I’m not an attorney and even I can see it!! LOL

[@allenmobley8444]

This judge just called out the child support office for basically believing mother’s testimony that the father didn’t have other children.

[@jessicaarmstrong5035]

100%. The previous order stated that he had the second child and basically the court decided to reverse what was in that order in regards to his second child because they just believed the mom instead of dad. This is exactly what happens. Even when you've already proven your case and provided evidence, the courts still side with the mom. It's disgusting.

[@Starnote16]

@@jessicaarmstrong5035it is!!! I watch these zoom court cases all the time. I am so so disgusted how men are treated in court.

[@Rebornation0712]

@@Starnote16 same way men are treated when it comes to abortion. The father should have the right to keep his child or abort his rights. If the mother has those rights so should the father. Women have waaay too much power to control men!

[@beggyberry]

Seriously! The only proof the AG had to offer that dad doesn’t have other children was “well mom said he doesn’t.” Girl what lol. Not that an AG should ever just take someone’s word without proof when it comes to a court order, but I think it took us all about two minutes to figure mom is very angry and vindictive; Probably not a good idea to take her word about anything having to do with dad.

[@texasproud8822]

My hope is the mom is paying for her attorney. That’s only fair since she knew he had another child yet she still wanted every penny that should have been spent in his other child. Good idea to review it dad to make sure your other child was on it.

[@MIurbex]

whether the child lives with him or not is IRRELEVANT, the family code says he gets credit for ANY OTHER CHILDREN

[@efrembrown10]

AGREE

[@angieshepard9801]

Texas sucks about this and it doesn’t matter if the mother makes 100,000 and the father makes 10,000 a year they will tell him to get a better job and impute him at a higher wage than he actually makes and her income means nothing and they must, the father that is provide all medical and dental insurance and pay for it on top of whatever child support is ordered, which is at least 25% of gross for one child in Texas. I believe it is either 30 or 33% for two children.

[@kimberlylozano2881]

Ikr, when they were asking for proof? “Bc there’s no open cs order” Like what? If kid lives w him there isnt going to be one. They want birth certificate, lease, school registration etc and that’s all bc the mom was telling them he didn’t live w other kid. Which dont matter bc he’s supporting him in his household. Which is what cs is, its the portion dad would be responsible for if he were in the home. Mom Being greedy for that extra 2.5 % credit. I have seen a couple cases where men have said they have 3-5 other kids and they were stepkids so maybe that how they have to verify but does seem off. *Just got to this part, lol Plus a big one that the child was included in the 2018 cs order🤦‍♀️but not included in this new one

[@uswslm04]

It does matter. If the child does not live with him and father does not pay support, then the child is not considered. If the child does not live with him and he does pay support then he is considered. In this case I think the father was trying to say that the child was not considered because he gave a different address for safety purposes and the child does not reside at that address so they did not consider him on the 2nd order.

[@MIurbex]

@uswslm04 they weren't asking if he's paying support for the other child they were only worried if he lived with the child which is an irrelevant question

[@Alicia-cx6fc]

Out of all the cases ive watched ive never seen a parent have to verify a child. Living with them or not. Just because he doesnt have a child support on record for his 9yr old doesn't mean he doesnt exist

[@bmac6841]

He actually does have child support on record for the 9 year old. It’s dated 2018 at the rate of 17.5% . It’s the proposed support that didn’t take the 9 year old in to account.

[@nancyturnbough8609]

He doesn't need a child support order because he supports the child directly. That was crazy.

[@stephendailey5783]

They did me the same thing with two of my kids they only think about my older son I only got 7 years than I be off from his case

[@hazelhadley-britt6396]

​@bmac6841 no. The child was used to calculate this child's support amount. His child was taken into account because he has another child also to be taken care of. The support amount to this woman is decrease.

[@Alicia-cx6fc]

@@bmac6841 yes but it was removed for this new order. That's why the judge was trying to figure out why it happened

[@michelleabad1874]

What about a credit to the father for the amount he overpaid for 3 years.

[@JesseJane142]

He could have filed for reduction yeats ago

[@anayasdad81]

@@JesseJane142 she lied

[@keithjoseph7433]

​@@JesseJane142still does make it right and answer the question the judge was asking.

[@Mr.Rogers91]

They can only go back as far as the filing date. Unfortunately the father waited too long or wasn't aware of that. Its such a dumb rule.

[@paulshea3728]

Are you kidding...that would be fair...the court and justice system is rigged against men.plain and simple.

[@micheleewing1960]

Mother's attorney needs to know her client lied and they accepted her lie

[@danad9898]

Lol, lawyers get lied to by their clients all the time. As long as they don't tell you they're going to lie under oath before they do it, you're ethically fine.

[@katiekluesner1686]

I think they also took advantage of the fact that English is not his language. Half of what the judge asked him he didn’t understand.

[@Mr.Timothy-lu8zz]

Dad needs to be given credit for overpaying. Moms lawyer came out swinging and missed big time.

[@nikkiwhray1598]

They charge with interest if you underpay, but do nothing if you overpay. Seems pretty unfair.

[@Rebornation0712]

He should get credit for any overage paid to that horrible woman!

[@NeverHaveKids]

I don't think he "overpaid." Instead, he was opposing a modification. The 2018 order credited him for two kids. The proposed modification dropped his second child. But the judge rejected the modification. I don't see any overpayment.

[@falseandugu6429]

His lawyer is hesitant and unprepared. The judge asks her a question, and she doesn't respond. Dead silence. Good manners dictate that if someone asks a question and you need to review a document,you tell the questioner that you need a minute. It's weird to say nothing.

[@286seo]

​@falseandugu6429 dad doesn't have a lawyer, Linsey Kaplan is from the AG's office and she kept pausing because she knows her office messed up and she was desperately trying to find some possible reason to prove that she didn't actually mess up

[@Olyanna537]

These three showed up so confident and yet so very wrong. Good for this dad to stand up for himself and what is right here. It didn’t save him a ton of money but it is what is right under the law. It is shockingly disturbing how little these two attorneys know about the law and makes me wonder how many people just took the miscalculation at face value and paid for it. This judge is amazing! Love how he held the AG accountable

The dad here should file a civil rights lawsuit against this state worker for failing to do her job

[@AmandaBooBerry]

I love how soft-spoken yet firm this judge is. That was the calmest dressing down ever.

[@jamescomber5531]

He never got the answer he wanted.. ie “sorry we made a mistake and now I’m trying to blame the dad because it couldn’t be my fault “.. kinda embarrassing

[@BrittMariee31]

1. I cant stand the Ms Kaplan voice 2. Shame on the mom and Her attorney greedy POS. 3. I LOVE how the Judge stood up for the dad 4. I find it funny that moms attorney said the dad has no proof and the dad basically shut her tf up 5. I hate how majority of dads get the sh!t end of the stick in child support and family cases

[@Ash-io6td]

Family court has come a long way. A lot of ppl fought long and hard against Coverture. Father’s don’t have to get the short end of the stick. I deal with all kinds of fathers. Some good, some bad. A man could marry prior to having a child and actually participate in the child’s day to day needs. In the alternative, father’s may pursue and assert their legal rights as soon as the child is born and maintain those rights by equally participating in the child’s day to day life. Both options would provide the father with equal rights to their child. Many fathers don’t and won’t do either.

[@paulshea3728]

There is a reason 80% of suicide are Men.Women are Not Held Accountable at the same level.There is no justice system that is blind.Especially for women and wealthy Billionaires.

[@jimbayler4277]

#1 - Ms Kaplans voice is a result of Hormonal treatments, or the deliberate suppression of the natural masculinity in his voice.

[@mandymorgan6796]

Well...#1 is because it's not a Ms. It's a Mr. 🤢🤢🤮🤮

[@rick_el_cigaro]

Leave my woman alone!

[@lauramunoz9175]

Ms. Kaplan needs to be re-trained asap! She’s borderline unprofessional.

[@midnightmoon3550]

pretty sure she is a he..js

[@cutandgo]

She does not exude competence at all.

[@kellishannon885]

I say this every time I see her. She sounds out of it and half of the time she makes no sense.

[@annadeec6676]

Painful to listen to. She needs more training!!

[@staciaperin1]

She sounds like she didn’t make it past fifth grade

[@nikkiwhray1598]

The Mom had some real nerve trying to dispute the reduction in support. Dad spent the last 3 years overpaying because of her lie and she faced no consequences.

[@lyric2439]

Her attorney is embarrassing. She did NOT know he was married to his son’s mother. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thomasdalton1508]

She didn't know anything at all. She didn't even know the things the judge had said about three minutes earlier because she wasn't listening.

[@LeAnnFox]

I love how the judge is holding the AG's feet to the fire. She was a bumbling fool. She tried to speed bump past the question and tried to continue her questioning and the judge was like nope, I want an answer to my question. She saw the prior order included his other child and she CHOSE not to include his other child. Her attorney was just flat out incompetent.

[@JordanEmede_376]

"She" is debatable at this point.

[@sherrygrobaski7615]

Lindsey Kaplan sounds more like a new intern than an attorney.

[@lindajohnson.]

Absolutely!😮

[@lindz916]

I was looking for SOMEONE ELSE to have noticed this. She sounds like High.School student who can barely read! I'm seriously unimpressed with all of the "justice system professionals" in this video. If I were this gentleman, I'd be fighting to be in another court. The incompetence is palpable.

[@wakinglife7065]

I thought she was a pro se

[@lulujac9196]

Cuz she’s a guy… DEI hire

[@bobhopemaryjane2]

Is it normal for the victim to be accused, blamed and called a liar when they have done none of those things? The Lawyer and the AG both did this to the father and thankfully the Judge did not let them skip over the issue.

[@rosemaryraburn6114]

Kaplan is so cringy, hard to watch and listen to. What a cluster feck

[@kirstinross6424]

Agreeeeeeeeee. Mega-cringe

[@heatheewoodson7351]

Ive been waiting for someone else to call it out. She sounds like she's smoked a pack of newport daily for her entire life. Also gives backwoods family vibes.

[@kirstinross6424]

And she sounds like she has a permanent sinus infection

[@carolesmith4864]

@@kirstinross6424 I guess shaving down the Adam's apple affects the voice

[@Alicia-cx6fc]

Yep, can't stand her crackling voice, 🙉

[@DavidJames0305]

That AG should definitely not be working in that department. They were ready to lie to get more money out of this man and just take the disgruntled EX at her word. This is so sickening of the justice system thank God for this judge

[@thomasdalton1508]

I don't think they were lying. Just completely incompetent.

[@kay7229]

The AAG was trying to blame the guy, and the mother's attorney was trying to have a gotcha moment. Why didn't you fight? Did the child live with you? Are you married to the mom? Damn lady! Give it up, you lost.

[@Outnumberedbykidsandcats]

Yeah apart from the judge, there seemed to be no following of the case from those in official capacities there. Linsey Kaplan messed up and after she was grilled about it, the attorney then decided to ask him why Lucca wasn’t included in 2018. Wasn’t she even listening ffs? They literally just ruled that he was included on that one but not the proposed recent one. The issue was that those in charge messed up and yet she is grilling the dad as though he did this.

[@leadfarmer5563]

@@Outnumberedbykidsandcatsbecause they’re bother terrible attorneys. And instead of having accountability, decided to try and put the burden on the dad.

[@anhonorableindependent9124]

3 witches banished with one swoop of a broom!!! 😅😂😮 Loved the way this judge handled this case!

[@glendapate1960]

😂😂

[@LisaBosnak]

Mom should owe dad the overpayment he’s been paying 😢!!

[@dandugan812]

What a cluster F! Dads lucky he had this judge

[@kogle54]

The AG lawyer is totally flustered because the judge is holding her feet to the fire about ignoring his other child.

[@silverlions268]

All three of them messed up big time

[@takiiavulgamore1797]

It seemed like he was holding her accountable for her coworkers because she wasn't present, but crazy they just the mothers word.

[@margie7399]

It’s not a she it’s a him

[@danad9898]

When the AG hires someone who looks good on paper but can't litigate, they send them to child support.

[@Sam11747]

Pretty much the same with judges. Exceptions being the judges screwed up or are about to retire.

[@becker8192]

Family court judges aren't the sharpest bulbs in the drawer, either. I can't imagine some eager young law school graduate dreams of listening to angry parents bicker over trivia.

[@MandyMorae]

Moms attorney sounds like she’s whining the entire time 😂 16:54

[@Muffin_Man177]

Scary to think these are the people deciding your fate.

[@MariaMaynard-yg8gy]

Scary , yes

[@jessicaarmstrong5035]

My boyfriend and I decided when we first got together that we would never have kids. He's got 4 kids from 3 baby mamas and every one of them screwed him over. He's literally traumatized by them so badly. I can't imagine doing that to a person that you loved and gave you children. It's absolutely awful that these are the people who make decisions not only over a father's life but also over children's lives. They don't care what's right for any of them. Just how much money they can make off of everyone.

[@freeisalwaysme]

Imagine if you were black

[@LaceyR_FreeEricBrandt]

Good grief, is that the amount of professionalism and competency we can all expect of our judicial system? 🤦

[@lindajohnson.]

Yes!

[@margie7399]

DEI

[@VantaBlackhole]

So guilty before proven innocent. He had to prove the child exists & lives with him instead of them proving that isn’t the case.

[@colonybud]

Bravo your honor!!!! Thank you for being fair, most judges will believe mom no matter what despite her obvious manipulation of the courts.

[@jessicaarmstrong5035]

Most judges would've swept this under the rug so that it doesn't get found out. I'm honestly surprised that he did this. He didn't exactly correct the mistake that was made but at least he acknowledged the discount going forward. What a mess.

[@jenniferv9510]

What proof does mom have the child lives with her? I’ve never heard of them asking for proof a child lives with the father

[@edwardmorris8465]

They don't normally ask or verify i don't know how many times I've seen mothers collect child support on children who lives with everyone but the mother

[@TheGingerGem]

Seriously, my ex was paying support tonhis ex wife for a child she had 5 years before they met and lived with his grandmother. It was absurd.

[@danad9898]

especically when the parents are MARRIED!!!

[@beggyberry]

Just taking the mom’s word for it and making an order on what she says is bonkers. Good on that judge to see through the BS.

[@jonathanjones3126]

​@beggyberry believe all women lies

[@JennyPintheCouve]

According to the Texas bar association. Kaplan's been licensed since 2010!?!? She sounds like she has no clue

[@spudnut3043]

That explains why she works for the Government and is not in private practice.

[@thomasdalton1508]

Really?! I assumed she was brand new and that's why she was so hesitant.

[@andrecoleman1856]

Looks like she's working from home and perhaps high asf.

[@JudgySpectator]

Did Kaplan just become a lawyer?! Something tells me she may have cheated on a few tests. If I were her, the recording of this case would haunt me for life. How embarrassing.

[@kellishannon885]

All of her cases I’ve watched are like this lol. It’s terrible

[@notever_everytime5074]

She's been a lawyer since 2010... so she has zero excuse for her bumbling courtroom presence.

[@LisaBosnak]

Even if the child doesn’t live with him he still has to support them !! Hello ??

[@perfectlyimperfect9129]

What are you talking about ? They both need to support their children.Not just him , and if one lives with him , he's not Responsible to pay her child support for that kid.

[@itzlexxii]

⁠@@perfectlyimperfect9129he doesn’t pay child support but he still pays to support the child, he’s speaking logically

[@VintageRed411]

Unfortunately, I'm no longer surprised at how unprepared or unprofessional the state is. In this case, i thought the attorney was actually a first year law student. She was so unsure of everything.

[@jonathanjones3126]

Maybe someone who barely passed law school

[@meowpuppy]

Oh her whiny voice!

[@TheGingerGem]

She's always like this. I've seen a few times on these cases. Crazy that she sounds betrer in this one than she has in the past ones.

[@freddielind5282]

Good grief she needs a class on speaking! She sounds high af!

[@roberth4727]

AG tried pulling a fast one with mom and got caught. Good on the judge

[@thomasdalton1508]

I doubt the AG was intentionally doing anything. I think they were just completely incompetent.

[@dianad3080]

I must admit I had a chuckle with this one. Mom's lawyer just knew she was right and was going to prove the child didn't live with him, although that would have been irrelevant whether the child did or not. She wasn't prepared, she didn't even read the orders beforehand. So glad this dad did what he needed to do to get a fair shake. So many times the mothers get away with lying. The mom was visibly pissed off and is just bitter. Smh

[@Alyce_Marie]

This mother is a nasty piece, you can tell she's used to getting her every way. As does her lawyer. The lawyer should be embarrassed, she should do her diligence, her JOB, and this wouldnt happen. And its not about not getting her client the best outcome, its about upholding the law and doing her job CORRECTLY. But you can tell this whole thing was planned by the way her lawyer kept trying to cut the father off, she knew she effed up.

[@AmandaBooBerry]

Yeah, they seem so shady.

[@allenmobley8444]

Often female family lawyers who’s representing a mother believes they already have a huge leg up in these circumstances that they aren’t as detailed.

[@jalcobo]

Not like they suffered any consequences here.

[@Rebornation0712]

@@jalcobothey should have! It is a travesty that they got away with perjury

[@davidturk417]

@@jalcobo I didn't catch if this modification was made retroactively, so that he could recoup 3 years worth of overpayments?

[@MissMoftheUK]

Everyone is talking about Miss Kaplan, but in my opinion neither lawyer was prepared. They both should of reviewed the filings before the hearing started and have an understanding what was going on.

[@lindz916]

They're both a mess! Ex's lawyer purely listened to her client's lies without doing her due diligence to make sure that what she was being told was fact.

[@jasonweeks1751]

AG is out to lunch LOL. LOVE the Ex's face. BOOM shacka lacka

[@garypersall6427]

Bro i wish i could be this bad at my job and not be fired. The judge has to hold the AGs hand through the entire process. Shes got to be brand new or something holy hell!

[@DavinaWilson58]

I saw her in another hearing, and she was equally incompetent!

[@CattReed]

😂 nope seen her many times myself and it wasn't any better.

[@margie7399]

Because Kaplan is a man!

[@Nukkster]

The judge is fair and unbiased.

[@valz4050]

I hope this father receives a refund for overpayment.

[@edwardmorris8465]

They don't do that

[@s_1408]

He won't

[@bigwrig0485]

He wont. I didn't either

[@rockulikeahurricane]

Thats crap that they don’t do that. He should get a credit since they clearly messed up and can’t even explain it

[@bigwrig0485]

@@rockulikeahurricane yea. I'm in texas and they were applying full cs withholding from both jobs, not just 1. I pointed it out and got it stopped but also basically got an "oh well" from them regarding overpayment

[@microwavedsalad893]

Wow, so the state just ignored the fact that he has another child based on the mothers statements alone. Just another man being screwed over because they can SMDH.

[@jonathanjones3126]

The believe all women crowd demand this.

[@becker8192]

The OAG has a bias. If a man has two kids, and one is covered by Title IV-D and the other is not, the OAG has a strong interest in the kid who is covered. That other kid can starve in the streets as far as they're concerned.

[@someonesomewhere1500]

Did y'all see how pissed Claudia was when she heard the amount? She all bit flipped off the judge.

[@ShawnMB-l9l]

Oh the face changes of Ms Valdez and her client Ms Cortez are PRICELESS 😂 I love it when entitled, stingy people get put in their place!!! The smile Ms Cortez had at the beginning of the video was smacked right off of her face!!! How did the court completely disregard his other child when they obviously had the original order showing he had another child, absolutely ridiculous…

[@01gtbdaily30]

13:25 the question isn’t “no responsive” he’s trying to say he didn’t want his ex to have his address and by providing his sons paperwork proving the address it would give her his address. If the would just shut up and listen they’d have the answer.

[@Amie_D.40]

I think she was just being petty with the objection. If it's a yes or no question, they can object to non-responsive after yes or no. I think the judge told him to not embellished answers because he knew she would continue to object. Dad's a smart cookie, as he actually did exactly that after, when I see most people have trouble not embellishing their answers. I've also seen a judge overrule that same objection & the attorney freaked out! One of the better attorney freakouts I've seen actually 😄 anyhoo, the judge says it's at his discretion, because attorneys tend to try to trick them with questions that are not yes/no & need to be clarified. Blahblahblah. Tmi, sorry 😅

[@Qwyte]

he started saying other things afterwards. open your ears

[@lisamcclendon2720]

@@Qwyteof course he did. because that's exactly why they didn't accept that he had another child. mom said he didn't and he wasn't giving her attorney anything with his address and AG never asked for anything so there was no proof given.

[@selmamartin8737]

Clearly he doesn’t know, but the lawyer for the state knows they were not fair to him. The judge is holding them accountable.

[@harmonyfox]

Embarrassing for AG & mom’s attorney. Yikessssss.

[@ChristineMarada]

Another attorney in the Attorney General's office that has no clue what's going on and no idea how to ask a question. He has another child and they all act like they don't know what's going on. Obviously the Attorney General's office believed mom during the teleconference and they shouldn't have done so. This was very shotty work.

[@toliahrose7785]

Claudia seemed shocked and hurt to realize he lives with his WIFE again, and her attorney clearly seems to not even know he was a married man to begin with. 😂

[@jalcobo]

Yikes the ladies were not happy that dad wants to review the order.

[@cshop1862]

It doesn’t matter if the child lives with him or not, he still has two children to support. It is absolutely crazy that they just decided to say the kid didn’t exist based on this other mother’s claim he didn’t live with him.

[@tammyblouisville]

This state attorney does not know what she's doing

[@valz4050]

This is a Good Judge

[@bretlenhart8280]

Something is horribly wrong with ol' Linsey

[@DavinaWilson58]

I saw her in another hearing, and she was even worse!

[@nnamdiphilip3011]

She? 😂😂😂 Eyes 👀 don’t deceive me.

[@bretlenhart8280]

@@DavinaWilson58 Im pretty sure thats not a "she"

[@rockulikeahurricane]

Mom is pissed… i think it sucks that they don’t give credit back to dad. The state doesn’t mind taking retro from dads so why aren’t they responsible for overpayments they charge the dads? That makes no sense and dads should send a bill into congress to get passed.

[@AuntCathyPooh]

🎯🎯

[@hannahwalker1975]

Because the AG makes money off child support thereby the are extremely bias. The mom should have to pay back the differences back.

[@rockulikeahurricane]

@@hannahwalker1975 exactly or let him not have to pay to the AG until credit is used. I don’t even see how it’s legal for them not to do that

[@juliaparker6371]

It shouldn't matter if Lucca lived with him or not, he would still have to provide for him.

[@pp606mm]

What a scum bag the lawyer and mother are trying to squeeze every dollar out of the man.

[@Amie_D.40]

Wow.. it's troubling that a rep of the state didn't realize he should be credit for his child, whether he lives with him for not.. i hope she's new, and this is the only case where she's tried to screw a parent in support 🤞😬🤞

[@michellepollard3591]

Don't think she's new. I think she's inept and incompetent and totally biased against the Father's

[@juliaparker6371]

​@@michellepollard3591 either needs more schooling or a different job.

[@sueboxford-faulkner5319]

Seen her quite a few times now and she is always like this and mumbles her way through it all

[@MariaMaynard-yg8gy]

AGA voice is driving me crazy but I need to know what’s happening. Lol

[@lindajohnson.]

I cringed when I heard her!😮

[@shahunnie87]

Lol me too omg

[@margie7399]

Because it’s a guy!

[@csf1757]

None of these people, other than the father, are at all prepared for this hearing. Shameful.

[@Bob-fy8bt]

This is outrageous! I can’t believe that the Attorney General was so bad and gaslighting the judge. The father should receive payments retroactively for the amount that was stolen from him. The AG made a mistake and the father is paying for it.

[@dd-ey9xp]

I dont pay child support or practice in Texas and i can figure out whats going on. Mom's attorney asking why *Luca* wasnt considered in the 2018 worries me. This is incompetence and a lack of comprehension on her part. Its much worse than just believing her client's lies...

[@Tavosmother]

What an incompetent AG.? She needs to be fired immediately

[@Rebornation0712]

The lawyer should not give his address to the ex if he has concerns! That should be standard practice in the courts

[@marcopalazzo9349]

That is standard. Every case I've seen the AG asks both parties if want the address sealed.

[@Super.Whimsy]

Ms. Kaplan always feels like she’s frantically late for an appointment to take down the Batman.

[@corbie-lynnworth2035]

This child support attorney needs to go back to school..... She's very easily confused and I would question EVERYTHING she says!

[@LlamaLlamaMamaJamaac]

So if the child really doesn’t live with him, he’s not responsible for that child…..? That makes absolutely NO SENSE

[@perryrush6563]

If he is paying for child it counts as a child.

[@danad9898]

He is still given a credit, it's just less, This AG doesn't know what she's doing.

[@jessicaarmstrong5035]

None whatsoever. If the lawyer and the judge had thought about it, the only time that there's no court order for child support when the child doesn't live with the parent is if the parent is on disability. And clearly he's not on disability. It should've been glaringly obvious to the courts that his second child is living with him. Especially since he's married to and still living with that child's mom. They could've asked him for proof at any time for this. And in fact, he did provide proof. They ignored that proof from the previous order. This is blatant fraud on the court's part. Mom gave them the excuse by claiming the child doesn't live with him. And because there's no child support order they assumed he wasn't paying for the second child. The judge and the courts did this because it gives them a higher percentage in interest to collect. That's a scam. He should sue the courts for that. And for the other lawyer to claim he shouldn't get that 2.5% because he's not exercising his overnights with this mom's child is ridiculous. For one, that has yet to be proven. And two, that amount was based on the lowest tiered bracket for child support. 20% is the percentage for 1 child with no other children. That's whether you use zero hours or if you use the standard visitation. The 17.5% is a discount to acknowledge that he's paying for another child. It's disgusting how moms take advantage of the court system like this. And this court should be investigated for fraud.

[@malachishakur]

@@jessicaarmstrong5035i agree. Honestly, all courts should be looked into for fraud. They violate the constitution all the time. That's why it's best to look into case law for child support

[@LlamaLlamaMamaJamaac]

@ Exactly… if the child DIDN’T live with him, he is MORE responsible for paying child support. It’s like saying that because a single mother has 100% of the rearing, that is offset by requiring her to do 100% of the providing And that if a dad doesn’t want to pay support for two children, no worries! They just have to shirk their rearing duties

[@bigwrig0485]

Lindsey is absolutely lost and scared

[@juliaparker6371]

Makes me wonder where she got her degree.

[@TheGingerGem]

She always sounds like this.

[@danad9898]

And high and blind.

[@onyx9857]

I disagree. Somebody in her department screwed things up at the meeting she was not involved in, and she is in court having to answer to their screw up.

[@stevens8185]

Why was the mom never asked to prove the nine year-old lived with her? Talk about incompetence!

[@sasskvetch8617]

Holy crap the Kaplan bird seems developmentally delayed. How is she an attorney?!

[@jonathanjones3126]

Affirmative action?

[@margie7399]

@@jonathanjones3126 hit the nail on the head

[@kokogaijin]

Ada requires equal rights 👍

[@TessaPilgrim]

Mom is trying 2 b greedy but the judge isn't having any of it

[@stanhankins3175]

I wonder if Miss Kaplan has ever been told that she needs to use as few words as possible? 😂

[@rhanBo]

2:13 there wouldn’t be a child support order on him if the child lives with him!

[@ShoeChic5441]

I dont know which is worse. The judges voice or the AG Rep

[@LeAnnFox]

Definitely, AG rep is worse.

[@Bobw324]

AG without a doubt

[@jessicahanson2409]

The AG rep for sure. She’s an attorney?? She’s extremely unsure of anything and every case sounds like it’s her first time

[@LlamaLlamaMamaJamaac]

Definitely the AG rep… nothing at all wrong with the judge’s voice

[@zilazilazila]

Linsey, drinks are after work, not during.

[@mithicash1444]

Ms. Cortez's RB face alone would be enough to make me side with Mr. Lara, without even knowing anything about the case.

[@CecilTurner-ci2mx]

Why’s she pucking her lips like she just out in her lipstick all the time lol

[@Vv08991]

The AG seems a bit off

[@margie7399]

Because Kaplan is a man

[@jeaniedeveau]

You go judge!!!

[@hannahwalker1975]

The attorney should be asking the AG office why it’s different not the dad. AG messed up on the calculations. Why does it go down such a small amount? 81 dollars, That’s it? If the child support is 20 percent then it should be split between the 2 kids, not just go down 2-3 percent. Mom looks pissed she is going to be losing 81 dollars a month. The mom acts like a control freak. No wonder he wanted out.

[@virtueousamor]

Oooo Chile!the mother was seething 😂she just knew she had that one in the bag. I will say it is kinda suspect that he thought car insurance was enough to prove it..

[@Ash-nk8lk]

Because he did not want his address released to the ex wife and her attorney kept asking for proof of the child’s address which would have given the ex wife their location

[@JesseJane142]

It's health insurance. The child and his mother are on his health insurance under the same address.

[@angieshepard9801]

This is the first time I think I’ve ever heard the OAG and judge give a father such a hard time about whether a child is his and 72 ways to prove that the child lives with him that the child is biologically his and the OAG in this case has some serious issuesafter she asked me the same question that the judge asked three times already I would ask her if she didn’t listen. She is so annoying.

[@joycemaine1728]

The court system messed up that’s why

[@nancyturnbough8609]

There is no child support order because he lives with his dad- so is directly supported.

[@anayasdad81]

what is wrong with “Linsey” or leonard 😂😂 clueless as hell they set it up

[@YoneCortopassi]

legalpdf AI fixes this. Court decision on child support.

[@kevingamble1775]

I’m confused! If the other kid’s mother ever wishes to place him on child support. She can and will be awarded retroactive payments for any period of time in which they lived separate. So, living together or not shouldn’t matter. Only proving that he does have other minor kids that he is legally responsible for should!

[@jenniferv9510]

I’ve seen where the new mom does put the dad on cs even if they live together as it would help reduce his other cs

[@PeppermintTeaTime]

I think some commenters are misunderstanding Dad’s payments. He’s been paying under the 2018 order. This hearing is about a proposed modification (i.e. not in effect). Dad refused to sign it because he objected to the elimination of the credit for the other child. So, even though the judge agreed with him, he’s not owed any credit because the new order was never implemented.

[@ElCatrinMuerto]

I noticed this also. You are correct. This is a modification to the 2018 order, which has not taken effect yet. He refused to sign the order during their negotiation conference because he was not in agreement and so the case was filed for court to address his concerns.

[@Woofwoof-n4w]

I thought that it didn’t matter whether the child lived with dad or not. It’s still a child he has to support.

[@juliejensen4078]

How did that person ever get a job with the AG... She's a complete mess

[@cdrone4066]

You don’t need a child support order to support your child. Most people support their children without going through the child support office. So the moms lawyer is saying if you don’t see your child regularly you don’t have to pay child support. Terrible lawyers all around.

[@anastasiaberreth7256]

This child support worker is absolutely painful to listen to. I’ve seen her on a couple of videos and I feel like she is incredibly nervous and doesn’t have a really clear understanding of what she is supposed to be doing. I think she’s definitely trying, but it makes it exceptionally hard for her when the judge pushes back in any capacity.

[@TheGingerGem]

I have watched many of these cs cases and I've never even once seen where a dad must prove a child lives in their home. What is happening.

[@MikeJones69696]

The court's always put the man in a entrapment situation where he gets thrown in prison. Did you know that child support was created because women didn't work at the time if you ask me they need to update the child support situation Since women can work now.

[@santiagor1970]

Imagine going to court fire up. Only to sit there and just watch all your arguments get crushed without saying anything.

[@jmw3581]

Do you see how pissed she looks when the judge says the other child counts.

[@jalisabristol6772]

Why isn't the bill for government healthcare split between both parents? Why is Dad the only one who has to pay? They knew he had another son, the medical was already adjusted for it!!!

[@TheStepanski]

Was waiting for Kaplan to ask what his favorite color is

[@Witless_Prosecution]

Lmao at moms face qhen dad says he wants to review the order. The state didnt do its job the firstbtime, why would you trust it the second time?

[@jonathanjones3126]

I would suspect for the incompetent lawyer at the ag's office to put in her original amount as a typo.

[@floschroeter]

The AG‘s office does not seem to know what they are doing. Good on the father that he did follow-up without an attorney! Mother‘s face shows the anger.