Because the state didn’t get their cut. That’s what that was all about. Child Support is a scam.

Even with receipts? That just shows you it's not about taking care of the child, it's about paying the state.

I've never seen a black man with so much success in court in my life...

Smh that’s crazy. Child support is used as a weapon instead of actual support for the child 🤦🏽‍♂️. That’s crazy

That Eddie Curry story is disgusting. That woman is straight evil bruh, and the court system is even more evil.

The same shit happened for me this year. My BM took me to CS and I was keeping my son more than her and paying for everything. They wanted me to pay 675 a month. She then tried to get them to bump it up to 960 a month. She didn’t know I filed a custody complaint on her because she was keeping my son from me for almost a year while this was going on. The judge gave me 50/50 legal and physical custody and my payment is only 300 a month now😂

Men who are going through this should save this part of the interview in their archives. This is so informative.

What a disgusting system we exist in. Funny story (Depends on your sense of humor) ... When I petitioned for full custody of my son, who was already living with me, I received a call from his mother FLIPPING OUT after she was served. One of the first things she said was "Do you realize I can take 17% of your check now??". It's crazy.. Even when everything was in my favor, she knew that the system worked against me and assumed because she was the mom she would win. Needless to say I won in the courts and my boy is with me. 💪🏽💪🏽

Gilbert the king of finesse. He finessed the Wizards, he finessed the court system…I would pay him to be my advisor.

I have never seen a man smile before about child support in my entire life like Gilbert Arenas 😂.

Arenas is a civilian expert in child support. The incentive to spend time with the children is lower support. Listen carefully to how he describes the entire process. He is very knowledgeable, and everything he said was completely accurate.

My friend since middle school pretty much paid the mother of his son’s bills and she still took him to court for more. The judge told her in front of the entire court room that she was a fool and ordered my boy to pay less than half of what she was getting from him.

Listen up Dads. The more custody you get of your child the less your child support will be. Always try to get 50/50! Trust me. Us Dad really need to work together against these evil Mothers!!!

Nothing good comes from greed.

Gilbert understands the game.. He needs to teach a Master Class for Athletes

This is actually an educational video. Thank you. Remember greed is a deadly sin.

I got off child support last month! God is good. I put myself on child support at 17 when I enlisted in the Army even though her and I were cordial I could never risk back pay.

The look on Gloria face wen she see this interview 😂😂😂😂😂😂

So let me get this straight. You can literally be behind 18 years in child support and owe over $1 million but you can only be ahead 1.5 child support payments depending on where you are 🤔. Sounds like a SYSTEM to me. PRISON SYSTEM

100 percent true here in Florida too. I was giving cash, money orders, buying clothes and shoes, food etc. The mother of my kids said I gave NOTHING to the judge.... Judge said, those were gifts sir 😮

It is just sad that child support is not used for the children. Most people are not refusing to take care of their kids but still end up in child support. Shit is sad out here

The Justice system needs to do better. This is so wrong.

44k a month? This is insane. Again, this is why I always say that no athlete should have children until their careers are over.

The fact Child support system refuses to allow the father to "front load" payments in advance demonstrates the system is all about keeping him on the hook for as long as possible. They will not allow him to make advanced payments it's all about POWER & CONTROL..oh yes, $$$$ also, imagine a system that rejects you from paying off your debt in full so it can make more $$$ off the interest.

Eddy Curry : "But Your Honor I Paid Her A Million Dollars, I Have Receipts" Judge : "It Doesn't Count" T.V. Commercial : "On This Episode Of The First 48"

Child support is another form of alimony! A lot of these women aren't taking care of their children they're taking care of mom , dad , siblings buying high end vehicles clothes etc.....

Gil needs his own child support consulting segment or a firm

Yeah they should just stop calling it child support and call it FINACIAL assault bc if it was really about the child the court would logically just say alright sir you’ve taken care of the child. They don’t even check to see what is done with this money once it’s sent.

Words of advice. Stopping having all of these kids.

$44K a month is over half a million dollars a year. How greedy can you be? sh!t I know dudes that have 4 or 5 kids and are paying like $300 a month for all the kids.

Gilbert arenas isn’t ur average dude he’s super smart and it shows on and off the court ..he does things his ways ..it’s admirable

Happened to a friend of mine who played for the Broncos. Exact same thing. She knew exactly what she was doing because her father was an attorney.

With the Eddie curry situation I feel like it’s OK to tell The judge SMD without repercussion.

Yea I went through the same thing if your child support is high fight your custody battle first then go back an lower your child support

Does Vlad not realize that we see his viewpoint in the other interviews he does? He will always bring up similar points such as his view on Kanye paying child support, Kyrie situation. Do us a favor and save our time rehashing your points and simply ask your guests their opinions, we aint tryna hear you repeat the same thing vlad.

Perfect example of how greed can burn you.

Child support is a business for the States and the US Government. I paid my child support off. And I decided to move away to the Dominican Republic because I don't want to deal with child support again. I was tired of the hassle of dating women in America too. Live your best life and every day like it's your last.

Man, this has been one of the best Vlad videos I've seen. Learned so much about the system in 14 minutes.

My 15 year old out of the blue said to me, ' Mommy thank you for not putting my daddy on child support.' I don't know how she knew. I never discussed these matters with her.

That is absolutely true. They will say it’s a gift

Gilbert I one of my favorite interviewers on here man 😂 I swear

Same thing happen to me I didn’t fully read my child support order I just wanted to get out the courtroom and I had already been paying my bm because me and her had a agreement, but outta nowhere she wanted that agreement in writing. I continued to pay her directly like I was already doing 5 years go by and I’m back in school so I ask her for an temporary adjustment and she wasn’t trying to work with me. At this point I go to DCS trying to get the adjustment and the Support Officer who I’ve never spoke with told me I was ordered to pay through the state and on record I’ve never paid a dime 😮 luckily for me I was able to show direct transfers from my bank account to my bms noted as (CS) and my child Support Officer accepted them as payment 😅 Its a cruel game but it happens never take anybody’s word and read your paperwork! On the other hand my bm was getting state services without claiming my support as income and they quickly cut those services and she found herself in some mess at that point I couldn’t help her like she couldn’t help me when I needed the adjustment 😅

Thanks Gil and Vlad i learned alot about these 304's today😎😎

I respect him for spitting game and showing us how it goes

Vlad needs to put out a compilation video of just the people he is interviewing talking about women,divorce and child support.

One of the best interviews I’ve seen and story that benefited both parents and eliminated abuse of the system

I just got put on child support last week. I damn near cried Glad

I knew about those detail with that Eddie Curry case because a guy I knew would give his mother the child support money and she would write the check for it to the mother because he didn't have a checking account. The BM said he didn't pay and he brought in the checks from his mother to the BM and the court said none of that counted because it came from his mother and not him and the checks didn't have child support on the checks. So guys if you ain't paying through the state, make sure you write the check or money order yourself and make sure you put child support in the memo section. Dude lost 18 months of payments.

Exactly what judge mathis said...it all was a gift

I paid the state disbursement unit of my state. Never EVER give money to your ex directly, especially if you have an order. WRITE CHILD SUPPORT ON YOUR CHECKS/MONEY ORDERS before your case becomes official in the meantime.

This is a real issue and I feel like Gil is a real one.

Vlad seemed angry that his child support is reduced to $7,100.

Can’t the irs go after her for claiming millions as a gift and not reporting it?

How can vlad say 5k per child is good then tell aries spears kanye should pay 200k bc that's his kids?

Also, as men, we should start choosing better who we decide to have kids with. Also, if we do have the money, we should fight to gain full custody.

The only advice I can give for my brothers on child support is keep your finances private. Keep your raises and promotions to yourself. Even when it comes to your kids the less they know the better because they report back everything they see and hear. It's difficult but try not to pay more than your court order because you will not get credit for it and the state will offer your child's mother an opportunity to raise your child support every 3 years especially when your income increases. If you can afford it please get an attorney to represent you because although you may have to pay $500 -$1,000 for them to represent you they can express to the judge your debt to income ratio and save you thousands long term. Wear a suit to court and be respectful to the judge. Keep in mind that child support is a business for the state and they have to meet a quota by putting you on. Child support is not a typical lawsuit where you can actually win. The odds are stacked against you. I've been on for 8 years and have a court date next month. I have 2.5 years to go and I will finally be finished. Please remember that nobody is honest about their income so if you can get your paycheck electronically save it to a PDF and play with those numbers a bit. Last but not least, if you have multiple sources of income no need to list them all. List your primary and keep the others private. It's the state you're dealing with and they don't have the capacity to check with your employer or the IRS to verify your income so they rely on you to provide the information. Be smart about your career moves, if you know it's been 3 years and a modification is coming don't accept any promotions or raises until after your court hearing. I know the women here will get mad at me but it's about self preservation.

I tried to pay extra on my child support as well in Virginia. Just as Gil said, they just send the extras back 🤷🏾‍♂️

Damn Eddy Curry. Feel for you Bro!

This was SO interesting!!! Listening from a real Father's pov

lmfao Gil the ultimate finesser salute

I like this very good information

Haha! I felt that last part" You're the king of this shit".with the laugh😂👑

I used to pay a landlord some years ago by the cash app and Zelle, but I always made sure to put this is for rent whenever I sent it. One time, when he passed, his son tried to say I nevr paid shit and used his parents to try to take me to court. I literally pulled out my phone and showed them the records . I said well your honor. Here's 3 years' worth of Zelle and Cash app records." Then the judge said so do you currently have a lease young man I said yes. He said well when it's over I suggest you leave asp.

When I was a kid, if I asked my dad for $80 for cleats, he would write a check and put child support on it. My mom never put him on child support but he covered himself. Idk if he was wrong or right , but it is what it is.

Gil is what you call a GOOD, SOLID MAN!

Gotta give this man his credit he ain’t stupid.

I think I'll pass on having kids and getting married. That way, I'll avoid this bs. The best offense is to play defense. In today's time, the only way to truly win the game is to not play it at all. 💪🏾

It just happened to work out for Gil.. most people don’t get off that easy 😂

He need to start his own business of helping fathers cuz so many of us have been screwed and a lot of us don't understand how that system all works I've been trying to educate my sons on keeping documents and track of everything cuz these systems will f*** the hell out of you as a father and a few mothers on the minority end

Keep in mind that if you were temporarily unemployed, it not only accumulates but once you start working again, once the child turns 18, you can still be on the hook to pay off the arrears before you returned to work. It depends on your state, check your state's laws.

Hearing rich people talk about child support is so wild to me. Like damn you have to pay someone 20 bands a month. With $240,000 a year is crazy. She wouldnt even have to work

He’s a good father. Willing to pay more money for more time with his kids. Respect. 🔥

Gilbert a wild boy 😂😂😂

man to another man your My hero gil your win is a thousand silent wins to the rest of us 😢 😂

Child Support biggest scam of all time. & Women like the ones who went after Eddy are the definition of Evil. I have no words for that.

One of the best scorers in NBA history.

Dollar Gil knows how to secure the bag 💰

Hate it or love it, Glad a monster with them flashbacks. He can have a conversation where all his answers are flashbacks lol

This beat is amazing!!!! Where can I find it?

💯 They don’t talk about the shit do. We do it.

I never agreed with how Laura handled this. She’s the poster child of don’t let this happen to you 😂. When it comes to the courts stop playing games with them. If a judge sees that one parent is constantly filing motions, that’s when they hit you. My ex did that and his support would go up every time. One judge was so pissed at him for trying to reduce again, that he went through every previous request and told him how much he would have increased his support if he reviewed the case.

At the end he started to regret talking about his ex. She gonna be back in court like he laughing at me at court.

You can't Knocc the Hustle 💯. It's a strong game they play. You gotta play to

good vid, vlad

As a childless single young guy, hearing these stories scare me man.

Lawyers got involved And $1 Million is STILL NOT enough

This is an excellent pod cast.. Check your states things are no joke they will put you through the hoops.

Jesus this clip put a knot in my stomach child support is some wicked stuff

If people in general would hold women accountable like the judge did in his case. They’d be more humble

Oh a way lower level I know a dude that owned a clothing store in my hood this happened to he got hit with a six figure bill after paying her support w/o using the courts 🤦🏾‍♂️

His judge was was rare!

This depends on the state. In some states, even if you document as child support but it's not going through the state (meaning you are paying directly to the recipient) then it can still be considered a gift. I know -- and as a result of trying to do the right things about 12 years ago, I had funds attached (thank goodness I had it) and taken. I always tell my brothers, go through the state. It's just easier and always, always lawyer-up. Even it you love your kid to pieces. Even if you are "cool" with the baby's mother. Go through the state - get the credit and lawyer-up.

From $ 44,000 to $ 7,100 ? Damn that chic was definitely pissed..

Any gift over 10K is taxable I would definitely call the IRS she may be put in jail for tax evasion

He’s right I tried to pay off early and they said no smh

This is actually very helpful. I’ve just entered the child support world recently.

I hope the league’s in America make it mandatory for its players to take child support classes.

A lot of these stories are sad that people are using their children for financial gain.

Gilbert arenas my boi 🙏🏻🙌🏻

Gilbert should teach more on this. Make money helping athletes save money with child support.