Thanks labug, just thinking about what you had to say - I'll respond when I've thought through it.
In the meantime, I've been back in questioning mode... i.e. still spinning over things stbx does.
Last week he filed. Court appearances in 4 weeks. Docs included an affidavit that stated that he paid regular amounts of child support.
Then, same week, he stops paying. The direct debit from his bank account just failed to show up.
He's only been paying since mid Nov of last year, but I had come to rely on the small supplement to my salary. Now i can't pay the electricity bill that's due Tuesday.
WHY would he stop paying NOW?
Two thoughts:
1. He has run out of money and is being chased by debt collectors who follow up with bigger consequences than I do if he misses a payment.
2. He has run out of ways to press my buttons. And as i no longer contact him, he is trying to get my attention.
Oh, and 3. There really is something physically/mentally wrong with him
It just seems so strange that he'd make out an affidavit, proceed to court and THEN stop paying.