I have a complicated question...

[Riddil]

Wow... just.... wow...

There's just no good answer in there. It's a mess.

About your story... there's two things I could think about his ex. Either now that she's married her new hubby helped her get past all the anger and rage, and now she's becoming human, and realizes that their daughter NEEDS to know her daddy.

Oooooor, after a few years, she realizes that with all the unpaid child-support she could be in for a HUGE pay-day.

And yeah, if it goes the worst way for you guys, it's likely he'll owe not only the full amount (somewhere around $25K), but they will also likely hit him with penalties for delinquency, and ALSO they are likely to "adjust for inflation", to up the rate even higher. In the end you could walk out of that courtroom owing $35K or more.

Phew.

Anyhow, last bit of advice... I really do hope you get some good advice. But in the future, for anything that may go to court, I recommend against posting anything about it on the internet. You never know what a clever lawyer or a spiteful ex can find and use against you.