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<|user|>
i broke up with a woman a couple of years ago and she's been hassling me ever since. her new boyfriend earns a lot of money; they are not married so thanks to our brilliant legal system i have to pay alimony and child support.  it's obviously not fair and i'm falling behind in my payments. can you suggest some ways i can get around this?
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If your alimony and child support obligations are based on a court order, you should talk to an experienced family law attorney to discuss options for reducing your payments or modifying the order. Depending on the state where you live, you may be able to get a hearing to reduce or terminate your payments if there has been a substantial change in circumstances, like a substantial increase in income or decrease in needs.