I LOST MY JOB WITH A 5 DAY NOTICE IN APRIL OF 09'. I FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT. I RECEIVED $300 A WEEK FROM UNEMPLOYMENT. I WAS MAKING $1000 A WEEK AND PAYING $178 A WEEK IN CHILD SUPPORT. AFTER 7 WEEKS OF NO WORK I DECIDE TO GO TO SCHOOL FOR A DIFFERENT PROFESSION WITH THE HELP OF WORK FORCE ONE. I STILL LOOKED FOR WORK AS MY SCHOOL WAS A PROGRAM OF 1200 CLOCKED HOURS I WAS ABLE TO GO AS I PLEASE AND ABLE TO WORK A NORMAL JOB HAD ONE BEEN OFFERED. I ALSO FILED A MODIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT WHICH WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE JUDGE SAID I DIDN'T APPLY AT MCDONALD'S AFTER BEING AN EXECUTIVE CHEF AND PROFESSIONAL FOR 10 YEARS. SO HE DENIED MY MODIFICATION AND KEPT MY CHILD SUPPORT TO $700 A MONTH. AND KEEP IN MINE I ONLY RECEIVED $300 A WEEK FOR UNEMPLOYMENT AND HONESTLY COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY CHILD AS I WAS LOSING EVERYTHING. WEDDING RINGS. CAR . ALMOST EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR MY APARTMENT. HE TOLD ME IT WAS A LUXURY FOR ME TO BE GOING TO SCHOOL, YET MY EX WAS GOING TO SCHOOL AT THE SAME TIME AND HASN'T WORK IN ALMOST 5 YEARS. AND ON TOP OF ALL THAT IT TOOK 10 MONTHS TO GET A COURT DATE FROM WHEN I FILE THE MODIFICATION. SHE THEN GOT A LAWYER, GOT A COURT DATE WITH IN 2 WEEKS. WENT TO COURT. THEY SAY I OWE ALMOST 14000 IN BACK CHILD SUPPORT AND LAWYER FEES. ALL BECAUSE I DID NOT MODIFY MY CHILD SUPPORT. EVEN PROVING THAT I AM NOW WORKING AVERAGING ABOUT $400 A WEEK. HE HAS KEPT THE $700 A MONTH, ALL BACK CHILD SUPPORT IN THE AMOUNT OF $700 A MONTH, EVEN IN THESE HARD TIME, HE DIDN'T LISTEN TO A THING I HAD TO SAY, EVEN WITH A 10% UNEMPLOYMENT. I WORKED HARD TO LOOK FOR WORK IN MY OLD PROFESSION THROUGH OUT MY SCHOOL. FINISH SCHOOL 5 MONTHS EARLY AND STARTED WORKING AS SOON AS A I GOT MY LICENSE. I'M NOT A DEADBEAT DAD I JUST FEEL ON EXTREMELY HARD TIME, FILED MODIFICATION OF TRYING TO FIND WORK, APPEARED FOR COURT, GAVE ALL DOCUMENTS ASK FOR BY LAWYERS, HAD MY 2 MONTH OLD BOSS SUBPOENAED TO GO TO COURT. I HAVE NEGATIVE MONEY IN MY BANK ACCOUNT, WAS TOLD THAT IF I DON'T COME UP WITH $500 IN 14 DAYS I WILL GO TO JAIL FOR 179 DAYS, ORDERED TO PAY $163 A WEEK PLUS 40% OF THAT TO GO TO BACK CHILD SUPPORT, I HAVE 90 DAYS TO PAY HER LAWYER FEES OF $2500, ALL WHILE HAVE THE REGULAR CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT, AND STILL ONLY AVERAGING $400 A WEEK. PLEASE HELP TIMES ARE REAL ROUGH RIGHT NOW. THE JUDGE ALSO FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED IS NOT IN FAVOR OF FATHERS AND THEIR SITUATION AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SURVIVE. ALL I WANT IS TO HAVE MI CHILD SUPPORT MODIFIED TO MY INCOME INCLUDING BACK PAY WITH ARRANGEMENTS TO BE PAID