Katherine is bringing Michael to court for child support. She makes about $100,000 more than Michael and they have split custody. Will she receive the outcome she seeks?
This happened to me! I was paying over 1100.00 a month in support and retired from military. I couldn't afford the payments but couldn't afford an attorney so I had to file through the courts myself which took a year, mind you based off of what I made child support was taking 70% of my take home pay! Had to move on with my parents until the case was heard. I live in Texas the ex was in Florida. Anyways 9 months later we end up in court and she hires an attorney to represent her! So here we are in court I'm on the speakerphone with this female judge and she just breaks it down and asks what we made. During her calculating my ex asks if she can speak and judge grants it. My ex bashed me as a father not seeing my kids and at the end the judge asked me why I didn't see my kids I said I have no money and I had to provide medical insurance as well and was living with my parent's. She then asked why I haven't found a job and I explained I got in trouble with the law for misdemeanor assault at a grocery store and nobody wants to hire somebody with a fresh record 😔! Anyways the judge asked the CS attorney what my visitation time was with my kids and he used some legal phrase, don't know what it was but all I know is that it went against my ex in a bad way! My order states I can only see my kids twice a year and not even on the same day and I must be supervised by her father lol because kids don't know me! I told judge how is it financially feasible to drive 1000 miles to visit my kids for one day supervised and that's if she let me see them. So I explained 500 miles a day so two nights in a hotel or sleep in my car and then 2 days traveling back which is another two nights in a hotel or the car. I said to the judge so 70 dollars times 4 is $280 plus gas equals another $160 round trip and this doesn't include my meals! I said if I flew it would be about $400-600 round-trip but then I either had to Uber to a location to see my kids or rent a car which was about 60 miles from the nearest airport! So now the judge is like okay I got the picture now and then asked my ex what do you think is fair and my ex said I should pay more, that I shouldn't have left the military lol! The child support attorney chimed in and asked my ex weren't you in the military too and she said yes and he said what's stopping you from raising your right hand again lol! I was shocked that I'm being defended by the child support attorney in her jurisdiction! The judge starts smacking away on her calculator and proceeds to tell me sir based off of your financial documentation I'm reducing your support to $583.00 my ex was like what the hell! She added do youvwant to forgive the arrears owed to you and I was like arrears and she explained that since I filed almost a year ago and was paying over the amount alloted by state law that I could request a credit for those 8 months or waive it and I said I'll take the credit lol! To add insult to injury the judge asked who was the primary medical insurer and I said I was and she said well now I was only responsible fir 35% and became the secondary and she was the primary at 65%! The funny part about this is I told my ex I could pay $700 a month and she said no so essence of this long story is nice guys don't always finish last and that this is a win for those fathers that do the right thing! This judge saw through my ex and her greed and karma took a chunk of her ass!😁
Seriously what kind of an attorney is she? She should have been advised by a proper family attorney to let her know that if you make way more, taking your spouse to court will force you to pay more. Idiot!
@@IPwn3dJo The thing is, as a lawyer she should know that she is in the wrong court to be arguing for alimony. Besides the fact that it was her income that was funding the lifestyle, not his, child support is completely separate from alimony. You will never get child support payments when its split custody and you make literally over $100k more than your partner.
Most of the time child support court favors the mother, even if they split custody. She was probably hoping to get an old school judge that always sides with the mother, no matter how much the mother makes. That why she came with the sob story instead of financial facts about her income.
I think he had the face because the calculations didn't sound right to him based on the $200 000. I think he missed the part where she said mom capped out.
"Your honor i cant maintain my life style if I'm paying a women for sex that im not getting. So if I keep having to pay her for sex she need to maintain my life style with 2 bj's a week and sex daily." If this doesnt fly in court neither should alimony.
@@joimumuthe original law was set during the time were nobody would hire a window or divorced woman outside of shady work. Given the possible outcomes, the legal argument was that such a fear of loss in an abusive relationship would be akin to the fear an indentured servant might feel. However, ever since WW2, when women were able to work, the spirit of that law changed without the letter of the law keeping up.
Wow.. She basically wanted the father to pay child support to support her needs and not the children. Being a parent means that you have to make sacrifices to support your children and most of the time, your old habits and lifestyle goes out the window to support your child. She just wanted the father to pay child support to support her needs.. Selfish.
I would argue that it's only fair that the father split the bill equally if a mother doesn't even have enough to do self care every once in awhile, BUT she is living beyond her means in an extravagant way and still wanting him to pay more. Stupid lady.
Not only did she show that she was greedy, she also told on herself that she likes to live a lavish and luxurious lifestyle. I’m glad the judge saw her intentions and decided not to make the dad pay more and decided to make her pay more😆🤣
The mom was an attorney, and she obviously didn't get some needed advice before trying to get dad to pay. She just wanted that lifestyle she was addicted to having at somewhat of dad's expense. She got a rude awakening. ROFLMAO!!!!!
@@alexrose8299 This mom thought by taking the dad to court seeking child support, she could then use some of the support to fuel her lifestyle. Had the mother won, he would have been paying part of her lifestyle. Fortunately for him, Texas law saved his ass.
@@delvinlino869 You guys are not understanding the entire ruling in the slightest. They have the kid equal time. Which means there is no custodial parent by right, it’s split. She is making them both pay child support. However, they are both paying child support which means they would cancel out the lesser of the two. It’s the offset of the child supports. This means, when she brought child support into play and there is no custodial parent, both parents are “obligated” to pay. The child support is determined on the same calculation for each party. With that calculation, she made what would be an offset of $1600. Her actual could have been $4600; but, he probably made what would be the $3,000 back to her. He does contribute the same as her if they live in his house and he feeds them, drives them to school, the SAME amount of time as her. She chose the school and since there is no custodial parent, he is not obligated to pay that school. By right, if he is paying insurance, and she is not. He is contributing more. Private school is a choice. Take that away and she does the same as him.
I think this show is scripted. There is no way an attorney is that dimwitted, like you did 4 years of undergrad, + law school... you’d think she has more sense with how to act. You make 170k, there is no way you can’t afford a 40$ set of nails. If you are “struggling” making 170k a year... you need to reevaluate your monthly budget!!
@@delvinlino869 they had equal custody, in a lot of states, that means that childcare expenses and lifestyle values are supposed to be split, and in this case, she made more money just like in many cases men pay women when they make more money. It's not alimony, it's to make sure that regardless of which house the kids are at, they're at a similar lifestyle. They don't want kids going to like a poor house for one parent and then a mansion if it's joint custody.
I get so tired of when people say, “the lifestyle I’m accustomed to”. In a divorce happens, things change and your style changes. Live with it. If you can’t work it out, oh well.
i was with her on that. she said it like an entitled karen. but she needs it. but the liquor and personal chef lost me. like wtf are you eating and drinking lady? i get drunk regularly on 30$ per month. and i drink good. and if cooking is so hard theres shit you can order. blue apron. or just do some damn spaghetti.
I love how these pompous, spoiled women come into her court, thinking they can get more child support from the ex and they tell the judge "Oh I pay for EVERYTHING and he pays next to nothing" and come to find out, she's taking trips and getting drunk and all that too. And now SHE has to pay HIM child support because she makes twice as much as he does and his payment was actually cut in half. lol I call that Karma.
I'd buy property and rent homes until I could build my own gated community and then begin expanding my property empire. The passive income you can generate from owning homes is enormous. And then with all the extra money I'd probably start building local businesses that pay really well and put big corporations out of business locally.
I love watching these cases, I've spent all morning watching different cases. It's so nice to see a no nonsense judge that tells the people to be straightforward an not get off topic.
She pays for everything already. Private school and extra curriculum for 3 kids. So she needs to pay him to be able to support them at his house. She should have stayed her ass at home and not brought him to court
@@gwendolynjackson2961 too add a little to what you said it’s based on the idea that children have similar lifestyles while they’re visiting each parent.
@@RepentAndBelieve1437 ,because he deserves to have his kids half the time! Why should the mother's always get full custody and benefit financially! All causes should be like this where it's shared custody where both support their kids equally based of their financial status! Everything those kids are part of are luxuries!
@@maricelacardenas7391 you mean like if one parent was super poor and the other super rich, the rich helps support the poor parent for when the kids are there? So that way the rich parent doesn't have too much of an advantage of being the "fun parent" due to financial circumstances?
I love how she literally states that her whole reasoning for bringing him to court was because she hasn’t been able to keep the same lifestyle that let her get her hair & nails done all the tome before 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤣
Wow that was a bad idea, to take him to court, that must really really hurt. How is she an attorney and didn't expect this? One more reason to hate her ex😂
That’s not fair!!!! 😠 She has worked her behind off studying to be a layer and because she has more money than him, she has to be punished 😳 It’s not her problem that she earns more than him. The judge should have calculated all the expensive for the children and then they should pay half each. THAT’S FAIR 👊🏻 The American law is messed up 🙄
People Have To Understand.. In Some Courts? A Persons "Lifestyle" Has No Merit.. What The Court Is Concerned About Is The Heath And Welfare Of The Child.. In This Case? The Children.. I Think The Judge Made A Good Decision In This Case.. Trips, Alcohol, Nails, ECT? Holds No Weight In The Care Of Children.. Jus Sayin.. Yep...
I think the fact that she pays their school tuition by herself should have been taken into account. From what I heard yes, they share custody and he only pays for Healthcare. Why shouldn't he also have to contribute something for the after school activities and tuition?
I agree 100% it seemed like she didn't like the mom off jump. Believed the father right away & never asked the father why he only pays for health care & nothing else
@@OrangeDemon92 it felt like she was putting sole responsibility on the mom because she made more money which i felt is not fair. Just because I make more doesn't mean I get to pay more. At least pay for their activities
@@yahelysflores291 exactly! I felt like the woman shouldn’t have disclosed all the extra ness about how she needed to treat herself, but she could’ve had a better case. Once she pays everything, like what is does she have left to have? She basically is looking for a replacement of her some of her money towards the kids, not all so… like self care is important as well as the kids well being. Him bringing up the liquor store run or personal chef was pointless. I wanna know what he does with his money since he’s so concerned about what she does with hers. Like damn. I almost felt like the judge was favorable Bc of race damn near.
Four kids and they shared three and yes I'd like to know what insurance he has. I pay 46 a month for 3 kids but I had to do 20 year's in the military to get that rate lol!
@@I__Love_Lamp I like watching these videos but can't imagine paying for health insruance. So fucked, healthcare should be accessible to all -a Canadian
Judge Vonda 😍, I enjoy watching your RU-vid court case videos. It's like every day when I come home and relax I'll start watching your show. Between reading the news then back watching your Court episodes.
I'm sorry but your kids are important and expensive. Your nails, hair and getting massages, maid, and personal cook are not important. I'm done with her already!
I am glad she corrected this but she split the health insurance but forgot to split the tuition and extra cirriculars.. they should have been included in the calculations
When you decide to have children your whole lifestyle changes. If you aren’t ready to make sacrifices don’t have kids 😒 I used to go out to eat all the time, but feeding my toddler organic food is more important to me than my hibachi. I need a new pair of tennis shoes, but guess what, my toddler outgrew her shoes. 😒
I am curious why the tuition she pays wasn’t taken into account when determining what she pays? I thought it was part of the calculation in some of the other cases
Yea makes no sense, it wasn't ordered that he help pay for the children expenses. He just got $1500 a month and no responsibility to the kids. Smh. Nomatter who makes more the should both be held accountable for the children.
Don't forget private school is optional and I'm sure when they were originally divorced that was brought up. At the end of the day private schools are a form of luxury which means she chose that option for her kids! It amazes me that women are complaining about this when men have been lambasted by the child support system for so long! How would you like it if the father chose to send his kid to Harvard and sends a bill to the ex saying you owe half but she makes minimum wage!
It is laughable that someone making more than double is complaining about money to someone making much less. If she works As her attitude is,she must be An horrible attorney.
new subscriber, awesome show.... also learning things too... 💯 people always say family court is a mess for guys and one sided but from ur show looks to me like if u have ur things in order, ull be just fine............. maybe
I currently live in Ontario Canada, with the current child support system, its based on monthly income that doesn't take into account regular monthly expenses a normal person has. Unfortunately my current amount is rendering me homeless. I currently live out of my vehicle and my work truck. Justice system is not flawless.
I agree she’s paying all of the children’s tuition and she still gots to pay this fool when they share equal custody? However if she’s an attorney she should Know the parent who makes more pays the child support so that didn’t make sense. Yeah this is not a fair hearing, this Judge got too much attitude but she is funny.
I’m curious if you can do a video explaining the insurance for child...especially when the child is on Medicaid (I thought that was free). I have been binge watching all weekend I LOVE you Vonda B. 🧡🧡
Mom was ordered to pay him child support to maintain the level of lifestyle (that she has created for the kids when they are with her) at his place. So their experiences when with mom and dad are similar.
Hey Judge Vonda B. I am a new subscriber. RU-vid just recommended your channel to me; I don’t know why now all of a sudden when I watch a lot of other court shows on here. But anyway, I don’t know if this is just a show you made up for RU-vid, but I really love it and I think it would be interesting if this was a syndicated court show on television. Like Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court, you guys talk about the same thing, but in different ways and I think a lot more people would honestly enjoy, just like Paternity Court, if it was a televised show.
Thank you Judge Vonda. She made 100K more than Michael and wanted him to pay. Vonda is cracking down on these greedy women. It is a shame the way some women use the system.
My brother's ex pulled this crap. He was giving her $100 a week in child support. Then the goddamn state got involved. They wrote him a letter which was a summons to court. He talked to the ex, asking her to back him up that their daughter's needs are being met. She said sure. On the court day they were asked if the state needs to be involved. He said no, she said yes. After turning in his paystubs, he was ordered to pay $250 a month. The ex got greedy, expecting $500+ a month in Child Support so she was P-I-S-S-E-D with that court ordered amount. Funny how it was too. She.had no money for milk, diapers and such but she has money for tattoos and going out with friends. She also talked alot of trash when she'd call him saying the check never arrived and needed money for the stuff the kid needs, only to get pissed when my brother showed up with milk, diapers and food.
