Child Support Questions California?

Question

Hello I have a few questions.
First off I was ordered to pay child support of $188 every 2 weeks, That has been being taken out of my paychecks, That was understandable (the first check that was all that was deducted from my net pay.) Then on my second check (2 weeks later) They took out $188, Plus now they take out an extra $18 for dental and $77 for medical benifits. My job has insurance, at that rate. A total of $284 each check now. I make $10 /hr. work 35-40 hours a week and after taxes that will leave me with $800 a month. My rent is $600, Bills $150 and i owe $8,000 on a credit card with a minimun payment of $230 a month. My car ins. Is $50 a month, Thats a Total of $1030 of bills I am required to pay. Im -230 a month to pay my bills, and thats if i dont eat or spend any money on gas or anything else.

Well my other question, If im paying $200 a month on medical insurance for the child, I pay that on top of the ordered child support payments?

This is all being taken out of my check so i have no say in it. But i read somewhere that if im providing insurance at a cost my child support payments are lower. ?

And What does Disposable Mean? It says on the papers i have my disposable income is $658 for each pay period. Is disposable income the net income after taxes? Or my income left after i pay bills and rent?

I do not see the child at all. I want nothing to do with her mother last time i saw her she tryed to burn down my house, When she filied the paper work I think she said I made a little more then i do, and she makes less then she does. Now i hear she got a new job making 35k a year, Also Im getting married next month and have a new child on the way, will that affect my payments at all if i have a new family to support?

Thank you for any help you may be able to offer

Answer 1

you are complaining about the cost of children and YOUR HAVING ANOTHER ONE?!!

its not easy on anyone involved; you, your new wife, your ex, your child(ren), and now your new one. 35-40 hrs per week??!! what?

you pay what? 400? 600? 900?

ok, lets see...
rent; 1000
electric 300
food 400-600
diapers 75-150 per month (fluctuates when baby is sick or teething)
heat 300
phone/cable 100
auto; (for doctors, dentists, take to school when they miss the bus, pick up when sick, pick up medicines, get food) 200
clothing/shoes/boots 200-400 every 2 to 3 months (seasonal and they grow)

that doesnt even include daycare, school supplies, hair cuts, class trips, class pictures, over the counter medicines, prescriptions, laundry det, dish det, cleaners, soap, shampoo, toothpaste, christmas, easter, tooth fairy, birthdays, etc. and sooo much more.

--the medical insurance you pay for monthly is FAR cheaper then paying for it out of pocket, even if it was split 70/30 or 60/40. one medicine for a child easily runs $75-$120. Be greatful you have insurance, 47 million americans dont.
--the cleanings for dental are $130, so your saving money with your dental/medical plans. i want your insurance!!
--the child support ordered today is not based upon one set amount per child (as done years ago), but rather is based upon BOTH parents incomes. if a parent doesnt work, they calculate an income for them (most states).
--35-40hrs a week of work isnt enough for yourself let alone a new family. get more hours, like the rest of america does.
--second job would help too.
--the amount of child support you pay doesnt pay much, so stop whining. you will see how much kids really cost when you have the new baby... kids are expensive.

--i go through 1 gallon of milk a day in our house; thats $3.50 per day x's 30... almost $100 a month in milk, and thats JUST MILK.

--again, its not easy on anyone involved. hardship is an understatement, but we all do the best we can.
-money saving; change all light bulbs to those engery saving bulbs. they are expensive but they dropped my electric bill by 30 a month.

install a hot water heater timer; they cost about $60, but it cut my electric almost in half (with it turned off all night, switches on for a few hours in the morning, off all day, then on again at dinner time, then off again all night).

pack lunch. i save $40-75 a week just by this one simple act.

no newspapers, no magazines, no extras. once a month we treat to buy a pizza, and its a big event in our house.

suk it up like the rest of us out here and stop whining. be greatful your kids are healthy and taken care of. it could be worse.

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Answer 2

You would want to seek legal counsel also. 1. She can file, but it's up to the court to decide if she deserves the support. Since she is not with the child, I highly doubt it. 2. If she is the custodial parent AND has the child 50% of the time, she would be able to collect an amount based on a very complex formula designed by the state. Since she currently is not excercising her right to joint custody, she may not be able to collect anything. 3. Yes, all she would need to do is call the appropriate agency, and ask about support. For some reason, the courts and many state agencies seem to assume mother is the custodial parent. 4. Not necessarily. Its a civil matter. Criminal would only come up if she harmed the child, or, it was she that had the order to pay support and hasn't. 5. The agency will not make the determination, the court will. 6. If there is a joint custody agreement, then they already have the information. Especially your SSN. With that, the state can locate you, if needed. 7. It depends on the childs age. Minors from about 10 years up can have a say. The court may respect their wishes, and may not. The courts recognize that one parent may be able to more easily influence a child than the other. I have been there also.

Answer 3

When the court figured your child support payment amount, they did a worksheet. All they did was plug in some figures YOU provided them with and let the software do the rest.

Whether or not you actually SEE the child has NOTHING to do with the amount of support you pay. Two separate issues.

Insurance is also a separate issue from support monies.

Disposable income is what's left after bills.

And no, getting married and having another child will not affect your current payments.

IMHO, you seem to be whining and looking for someone on here to say, "oh you poor thing."

You're not going to get it. You're complaining about the MONETARY COST of supporting your (wait, in caps) YOUR child when you ought to be bemoaning how there isn't enough time in the day to spend with YOUR child.

When you and your next wife divorce, I hope you'll have grown up a lot and gotten your priorities straight.

Answer 4

ok, you have a cupple of options.First contact the father rights in your area regarding seeing your child if you want to also request that you are able to provide medical for your child.You can file a hard ship with the courts after your secound child is born and typicaly the court will give you a bigger credit if your marred to the mother of your 2 baby.You could contact your credit card company and negoshate a pay off to help get rid of that bill you are only paying600 n something for rent in ca thats cheep.I moved to mo to reduce my houseing cost by half but thats a drastic change.You also have the option to sing over your parentail rights if theirs anouther father who would like to adopt the child (momshubby)Let me say your child support is low for the state of ca its typicaly arround 900.00 a month.I suggest you try realy hard to up your income with a better job or education to inprove your earning ablity.10.00 an hr in ca nots much espechaliy with a growing family.Also look into un traceable income such as selling on e/bay or news paper adds as well as swap meets I know it sounds nuts but your looking for help and working under the table is an option too.What ever you do dont stop paying that will make it worse and could cause you jail time loss of dr lic and job as well as rune your credit.

Answer 5

"The child" you so nonchalantly refer to is YOUR son/daughter. Your child support payments barely cover a week's worth of food. Get real. If you didn't want a child, you should have used birth control or practiced abstinence.I recommend you choose the latter in the future now that you have gotten someone else pregnant. I also hope she is able to withstand being a single mother. You seem to enjoy leaving without thinking of who you've brought into this world.

Answer 6

Were you ordered to have insurance for the Child? If you were then Yes they can Add the child to the Insurance. It's that way in most states.

Answer 7

you can go to court and present all your income statement to the court and all your expenses etc...But I am really concerned about the child, the way I am reading this is you don't want anything to do with her because of the mother????????? I really feel for your child.! That is really sad........!