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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This week - 
1 - if you need food, find out when food banks in your area pass out food and plan to go to their next distribution.

2 - start calling around for lower cost childcare arrangements - will your child qualify for head start?

3 - there are jobs for virtual assistants and other work from home type jobs that are legit. Look into these and apply. They are not ideal but they are something

4 - reach out to your friend and let her know that you are really  truly struggling. Ask if she can take the kids for a couple hours this week just so that you can a short break.

5 - reach out to your family, yes it sucks to do so, and I get where you are coming from bc we are the same kind of family but if any of my siblings ever called me and said they truly needed money, I would give them whatever I could.

[b]And in terms of CS, I don't think you are going to get that much more. I have a salary comparable to a GS-13 and if your DH moves back to the DC area, $1050 is going to be a significant portion of his check. Keep in mind he will have to find a place to live and this will be a place that your kids will visit at so you want it to be in a decent neighborhood. [/b]

If you are truly still overwhelmed in a month, move back overseas and live with your DH. Get a job and start saving money. Plan to separate upon his job returning to the US.[/quote]

If you run a calculator with a GS 13 salary you get at least double that payment, and even more so depending on health insurance amounts, and childcare costs.  A man with 2 children should expect that a large portion of his check will go to support his kids.  Having a decent place for his kids to live most of the time, is going to take priority over a location they only visit once in a while.

OP, I don't know which agency your DH is with, but I'd contact whatever office provides family services at that agency (e.g. FLO if he's with State), because getting the child support order fixed to match state guidelines should be your first priority. [/quote]

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