However, in Texas a child less than 1 yr old does not count.  

If part of the income is child support, I want to see a bank statement showing it is actually being paid.  

Most of the collections are due to a medical issue they had with a child a couple years back.

Her 5 year old child was pretty wild and fairly defiant but she seemed well put together and professional.

Grown-ups expect them, and will often offer something in return to the party they have offended, in whatever way that may be.But, for someone to expect to be able to offend someone in whatever way, without any consequence, is immature at best.It's right and proper to expect grown ups to act like grown ups, and to honor their grown up contracts and grown up consequences for breaking those contracts.Expecting less, is to treat someone like a child, and to consider yourself their disrespected parental doormat.

That extra $1000 per month could become child support very quickly. 

Some small child will walk in the open gate, climb up on the platform and fall in the pool and drown.

My wife and child are the reason I made this decision.

However, it may just be a matter of waiting until spousal or child support kicks in, which can go through the courts surprisingly fast in some cases.    

Just that they were child abuse.