Deadbeat Dad $10k+ Behind In Child Support, “can’t Work,” Lives In Luxury With Mommy While I Raise Our Disabled Child Alone… What Now?

I’m beyond done being nice about this.

My child’s father is over $10,000 behind in child support and somehow still manages to contribute absolutely nothing—financially or physically. No job, no effort, no consistency. Just excuses.

And before anyone assumes he’s struggling—he’s not.

He lives in a million-dollar house with his wealthy mother, doesn’t pay bills, doesn’t support his child, and somehow thinks showing up once in a blue moon (and canceling half the time) counts as parenting.

Meanwhile, I’m over here raising our disabled child completely on my own.

That means appointments, therapies, emotional support, financial strain—all of it. Alone. Every single day.

So let me get this straight:

He gets to sit comfortably, fully supported, with zero responsibility…

while I carry 100% of the load for a child who needs more care than most?

Make that make sense.

At this point, it feels like the system just lets people like him exist with no consequences as long as they claim they “don’t have a job.”

So I’m asking:

• What actually happens to someone who just refuses to work and racks up child support debt? • Can the court do anything when unemployment is clearly a choice? • Does the fact that my child is disabled make any difference legally? • Has anyone successfully forced accountability in a situation like this, or is it just a joke? 

Because right now, it feels like I’m busting my ass to raise a child who deserves the world, while his father plays dependent in someone else’s house and calls it a life.

I’m not asking for luxury. I’m asking for him to do the bare minimum as a parent.

And apparently, even that is too much.

Location: Texas