Your story is a bit unclear, and it is hard to see why you have waited over 7 years to seek legal assistance with it. If you cannot get anywhere witht he D.A.'s office, and the facts are that (1) yoiu have at all times had actual custody of the kids; (2) the other parent never obtained welfare for support of the children [it is very difficult to see how your mother fits into this situation]; and (3) there is not a court order stating that you should have been paying child upport all these years that you did not take the time to change, then a qualified family law specialist can probably unwind this in family court, get an order stating that no arrears exist, and get the D.A. to accept it.
First step is to assemble ALL your paperwork, from the original divorce and from all D.A. interactions, and see qualified coiunsel to sort it out and analyze it.
Answered on Oct 30th, 2014 at 7:51 AM