Child Support and the State of Florida

March-August 08'. The Child Support system here in Florida is run by 2 state agencies, the Dept. of Revenue and Child Support Enforcement. When I got divorced the agreement was that I would pay the child support directly to my EX. The 1st payment due 2 weeks after the finalization of the divorce. To cover myself in regard to payment this what I do. When I get paid, I get the $377.67 and go to Amscot to get a money order for said amount. I then make a paper copy of the money order and a electronic copy on my computer and then deliver then payment to my ex. This went on for months but then I started to get notices from the Dept. of Revenue saying I was $3300 + behind in Child Support when I never missed a payment. I have all my receipts and copies. I went to the Dept. of Revenue and Child Support Enforcement to prove that I have been making payment as per our agreement. I showed the agreement to the counselors at the Dept. of Revenue time after time. The people at Child Support Enforcement where more receptive than the pricks at the Dept. of Revenue. They didn't care that I had receipts. They demanded payment and I told them to kiss my ass and take me to court. They continued to send out notices and I asked my EX to go down to the Dept. of Revenue and tell them that I have been paying the Child Support. She did that but at the same time told them that I didn't pay her in the time we were separated, which is true but I gave the kids the money cause they needed more than she did. She was pissed over that one. But that didn't help either. Notices continued to come and I continued to show proof of payment. I am extremely surprised they didn't garnish my wages. I went down there several times trying to straighten this out but they weren't interested. So at some point a hearing is going to be set and the fight is on again. So at this point I go down to the Child Support Enforcement office at the county building and pay with cash, check or credit card. The secretary there is hot. All I can say is She has a nice Butt for a white girl. I like big butts. She is the reason I go to the office to pay to see her walk back and forth from her desk to the back to get change. What a site to see. Well I went to the Dept. of Revenue and was informed that a hearing date was granted to resolve this issue with Child Support. The date was set for Oct 15, 2008. Well lets get to Oct 08' to finish this post. On the day of the hearing I got dressed up to look good for the hearing to show respect. I showed up a typical 30 minutes early and Angela showed up just in time to go in. I came prepared with all my receipts again. We sat down in the hearing office and began with an oath of truth. The lawyer from the state began saying I owe $3395.00 in back Child Support and the judge said Why do you owe so much and I replied I don't owe a dime cause I've been paying Angela directly as per the divorce agreement and I showed the judge the section which states that the Support is paid directly to the EX-wife. That is what I did and have not missed a payment. I asked the judge if she had the 4 copies of the receipts I provided to the Dept. of Revenue. She (the Judge) said No I don't. I said that's fine cause I have my receipts. I gave them to the judge and she did the math and showed that not only have I paid but over paid and they gave a credit of $377.67 which accounts to 1 payment. My EX-wife then said what about the time between the signing of the agreement and the finalization of the divorce which is approximately $1500.00 in the rearages. I had a felling she was going to do this so I researched this and if there is no amendment to the divorce agreement she is not entitled to the money. The lawyer from the state stated that I owe $1500.00 for that time period and I said to the lawyer if there was amendment to the agreement that states that I owe any back Child Support. The judge looked at the lawyer and asked again is there an amendment to the agreement and the lawyer stated "NO". The judge looked directly at my wife and said "You are not entitled to the money". My EX-wife jaw hit the ground. The judge told her you should have gotten a better lawyer who knew what they were doing. The judge looked at me and said "How did you know about the amendment clause, I replied "Research of family law procedures". She said "Good Job, I glad someone does their homework". I asked the judge are we just about done and she said yes I have a few papers to sign and then you can leave. I asked a question of the Judge, Why is it that I make all my required payments do I get treated this way? She replied That "You can be found and have a job" I said "That's great". 5 minutes later I'm walking out leaving my EX complaining in the hearing room. She was pissed off to no end. She had the nerve to call that afternoon and complain about the hearing, so I told her "Do what you think is right". So, whom ever is reading this post especially MEN do your research if you don't have a lawyer and even then do your research. This one is for the Men who get screwed in this state.