Are You Behind on Bills, Child Support, or Court Costs?
Are You Behind on Bills, Child Support, or Court Costs?
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When finances fall apart, everything else starts to follow: child support, visitation, court compliance, and even your relationship with your child.
When finances fall apart, everything else starts to follow: child support, visitation, court compliance, and even your relationship with your child.
Financial stability is family stability.
Financial stability is family stability.
Mending Our Mistakes helps parents understand money, child support, budgeting, credit, and income planning so they can stay compliant, present, and connected to their children.
Mending Our Mistakes helps parents understand money, child support, budgeting, credit, and income planning so they can stay compliant, present, and connected to their children.
Missing payments doesn't just affect your credit.
Missing payments doesn't just affect your credit.
It can affect your custody, your visitation, and your freedom.
It can affect your custody, your visitation, and your freedom.
Managing your money is managing your future.
Managing your money is managing your future.
For more information, you can click one of the options below:
For more information, you can click one of the options below:
What We Help With
What We Help With
Budgeting in Real Life: Learn how to build a budget around irregular income, changing expenses, transportation needs, court costs, and child support obligations.
Child Support & Financial Planning: Understand how child support fits into your overall financial picture and how to document changes before problems become bigger.
Credit & Debt Awareness: Learn how to read a credit report, identify debt priorities, avoid harmful financial traps, and begin repairing credit over time.
Income Stability: Build a plan around employment, training, consistent income, and the steps needed to keep moving toward stability.
Why This Matters
Why This Matters
FINANCIAL STABILITY IS PART OF PROTECTING YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CHILD.
FINANCIAL STABILITY IS PART OF PROTECTING YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CHILD.
Financial instability is one of the leading reasons parents fall behind on:
Child support
Court requirements
Transportation to visits
Housing and employment stability
When those things collapse, the system responds with enforcement instead of support.
We work to change that by helping you stabilize before things get worse.
Who This Is For
Who This Is For
This program is for parents who are trying to rebuild financial stability while navigating child support, court requirements, employment barriers, transportation challenges, or family separation.
We support parents who need practical help understanding where their money is going, what obligations they need to meet, and how to create a realistic plan for moving forward.
Our Financial Stability Toolkit gives parents simple worksheets and planning tools to help organize income, expenses, child support, transportation costs, debt, and next steps.
Our Financial Stability Toolkit gives parents simple worksheets and planning tools to help organize income, expenses, child support, transportation costs, debt, and next steps.
The kit includes all of the resources listed below:
The kit includes all of the resources listed below:
Income & Expense Worksheet
Income & Expense Worksheet
A simple way to see exactly what money is coming in and where it’s going. This helps you understand your starting point and identify what needs to change.
Child Support Payment Tracker
Child Support Payment Tracker
A record of payments made, missed, or adjusted over time. Helps you stay organized, document your efforts, and avoid confusion or disputes.
Monthly Budget Planner
Monthly Budget Planner
A step-by-step tool to plan your monthly bills, child support, and everyday expenses. Built to help you stay on track—even with changing or irregular income.
Court & Transportation Cost Planner
Court & Transportation Cost Planner
Helps you prepare for expenses related to court dates, travel, and visitation. Reduces last-minute stress by planning ahead for required costs.
Debt Priority Worksheet
Debt Priority Worksheet
Organizes your debts so you can focus on what matters most first. Helps you avoid falling further behind while making steady progress.
Stability Goal Planner
Stability Goal Planner
Breaks big goals into small, realistic steps. Helps you focus on income, housing, transportation, and compliance so you can build long-term stability.
Answers to Commonly Asked Questions:
Answers to Commonly Asked Questions:
Question No. 1: Is this only for mothers?
Question No. 1: Is this only for mothers?
No, Mending Our Mistakes supports mothers and fathers who are working to rebuild stability and remain connected to their children.
Question No. 2: Do I have to be behind on child support to get help?
Question No. 2: Do I have to be behind on child support to get help?
No. You can reach out before things get worse. Early support can help prevent larger legal and financial problems.
Question No. 3: Is this legal advice?
Question No. 3: Is this legal advice?
No. We provide support, education, navigation, and referrals. We do not replace an attorney.
Question No. 4: Can you help me lower my child support?
Question No. 4: Can you help me lower my child support?
We cannot change a court order, but we can help you understand your situation, organize documents, and connect with appropriate legal resources when available.
Question No. 5: Is there a cost?
Question No. 5: Is there a cost?
Some resources may be free, while certain classes or services may have a small fee. Contact us for current options.
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