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[quote=Anonymous]Ask for a continuance.

My brother did this because he didn’t have money for a lawyer. He was ordered to pay $1,200/month child support plus 1/2 of child’s daycare costs, which amounted to $700. He also only got 1 weekend per month visitation because his ex and the child moved to PA, which he allowed due to ex’s job moving. He works in the restaurant industry. Those numbers were based off when he had a job in DC. When they went through the divorce and custody hearing, he was working at a restaurant in VA. A lawyer regular of his who found out that he represented himself pointed out all the different things a lawyer could have done to change his outcome. The lawyer took on his case pro bono and they headed back to court. Child support was adjusted down to meet his current salary. He still pays 1/2 of daycare costs. But the biggest change was that bc she had to move for her job and my brother allowed it, his ex has to transport their child to VA two weekends per month plus 1 month during the summer. [/quote]

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