Technically you are still his wife, now if you are going into his account and retrieving your monthly $400 then you are just adhering to the agreement, but you need to take your agreement to your local Child Support Enforcement Agency.
If you did not access his accounts without permission, then I would not worry about him pressing charges against you.
If your spouse refused to pay support I would suggest you contact Child Support Enforcement and ask them to seek child support on your behalf. Their website is www.ncchildsupport.com
Helena M. Nevicosi
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My ex and I have been living apart for almost two years. We have a signed and witnessed separation agreement, but if it is not notarized (which it isn’t), will it mean anything? In the agreement, he is to pay $400/month in support until MY son graduates from high school in 2008. He has not made support payments in 15 months, but has, on occasion, paid a bill or two on our behalf, usually by giving me checking account info to pay the bills online. He is now saying he is going to have me arrested for “stealing” from him. Is he in a position to get me in trouble, even though he GAVE me the info to pay the bills? If he proceeds, am I in a position to sue him for the back support payments he owes, due to the status of our separation agreement?
heather mcdonald