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File# 597402 Docket# F-08413-16/20E CSMS# BX96657N1 Isaac Father Cristina Mother I’m fortunate enough to have 2 beautiful children who are bright and curious for knowledge. I get to spend every other weekend with them and 2 times a week we attempt to do homework and get a drink from 711 after. Since I live in East Northport and the children live in Port Washington, I do not get to spend a lot of time with them due to distance. The 45 mins each way was a struggle but after 8 years its become life. Thankfully the my home still holds me and the kids comfortably during their visits. I have not had the best of relationships with the mother of my children. I came to the courts to protect my kids. I filed for custody to provide safety for the kids and to gain legal rights as Cristina was controlling my time with the kids unfairly and making decisions that were not in the best interests of my kids in the past. Unfortunately, I was laid off Oct. 16. I filed the motion to adjust on nov.7 and the arrears were not forgiven by Cristina due to selfishness and anger towards myself. She has never cared about the relationship between me and the kids and has done less to facilitate it by refusing to pick or drop off the children ever other week. Telling me to “take it to court” since 2 years after we appeared in your court. Thankfully I started work on Dec. 16 in Syosset which is closer to the kids then my last job in Hauppauge! Gaining me time to spend with them and less on gas. My car is old, and I have lost time with my kids because of it. Cristina has not provided help or assistance during those times without a car. Cristina has lied to the courts repeatedly to take advantage of me with child care costs. I agree with the $660 biweekly as support. But I believe my 11 yo son does not need child care as his grandmother has been living with him for 4 years or more. Before that it was an aunt. Each time cristina claims to pay 200 a week for child care to them while other family members live rent free. I think it’s unfair that this happened and continues to occur as each time the family members were the ones she claimed to pay since 2020. My salary is less then before at 75k or $2,177.80 after taxes in my new job. I will have to cut expensise to survive especially when medical insurance kick in starting march at $400 a month. During my unemployment I kept up with the 2 times a week visits but couldn’t take the kids on the weekends since the extra food expense to feed and gas to pick and drop off both ways was too much to afford with only 189.00 a week in unemployment benefits. Cristina received $252 a week during that time. Starting with my next paycheck, cristina will get $660.66 child support + $55 child care + $409 arrears for a total of $1227 every check. Currently bi-weekly I make 2,177.80 after taxes. That leaves me with $950.80 till my next pay check. Monthly I will take home, at the current child support/care responsibility, is $1,901.6. Support will take over 50% of my take home pay and I can not live on that. Rent is $1450 after the latest increase. Gas is $400 monthly at least. Car insurance is $250 a month. Not counting food I fall short in my budget