I make a little over $100k in salary; my ex makes $46k. Currently. I'm paying $15k/year. She claims my daughter on her taxes. All I do is pay, tax, child support. Despite the salary, there's next to nothing left. We live in Southern Calif.
2007-03-17 08:11:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Have you tried asking this in the Law & Ethics section? It isn't really a tax question. You might get more meat on the answers there, if you're lucky. I do a few tax returns that contain alimony and child support payments and my feeling is that you're paying the going rate, based on your income and hers.
2007-03-17 08:25:23 · answer #1 · answered by skip 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well... I have no experience in this area (thankfully!), but I do find it interesting how many people automatically ask about the child support first (and ignore the other potential black holes in their budgets.) Do you REALLY think you can raise a child on $15,000 a year (particuarly in an over-inflated market like southern California)?
Leaving that aside for a moment, I do wonder if you've been doing your own taxes or having someone do them for you? I have no expertise in this area, but I presume that you've ASKED if this is the correct way taxes should be calculated? If so, then it's just the way it is. You'll have to find somewhere else to cut. (You had a child and you have a responsibility. Deal with it.)
2007-03-17 15:22:24 · answer #2 · answered by ISOintelligentlife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most states use charts that take into account the income of each of the parents, the number of children, and sometimes other financial obligations that the two parents have, to arrive at an amount to be paid by the non-custodial parent. If that formula was used, then you're non likely to get it changed. For your income, that amount is probably not out of line.
2007-03-17 15:26:28 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would take it back to Child Support Office to see if there's something you can do about your support. If not, then see if she will allow you to claim your daughter everyother year. With my husband, he does not get to claim his 2 sons, and that aggravates him.
2007-03-17 15:46:41 · answer #4 · answered by johnathansmum 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pay as much as the court ordered.
2007-03-17 15:18:22 · answer #5 · answered by Akbar B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pay what the judge ordered. If you feel the situation (your job or her job) has changed and you want your case re-evaluated you can.
2007-03-17 15:20:24 · answer #6 · answered by rabies1979 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
100,000 - 15,000 = next to nothing left.
If you could do math I would suggest getting a better job or budgeting your money better.
2007-03-17 15:18:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got off cheap.
2007-03-17 15:19:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋