child support ....?

Question

i had a baby with my ex-boyfriend and he got custody of my son,I have ben paying child support to the courts in NJ.I met this guy and a year later i married him.I didn't tell the courts that i got married.If the find out or if i tell them will they make me pay more child support becuase my husband makes good money? My child support case is in Trenton,NJ and I live here in lexington,TN Please i need to know. I can't find any information about it on the web. Thanks so much for your help.

Answer 1

What you need to do is contact an attorney to find out. I wonder why you dont have custody of your child? Maybe you should try to get custody back, since you are married now.

Answer 2

The support is for you and should not include your new husband's income or any member you reside with.
But this may affect your case becasue now it means your own expense go down therefore you'll have more money avaliable to give up for child support. The way support is calculate is by your gross income, then minus your living expenses.

The guideline calculation depends on:

How much money the parents earn or can earn,
How much other income each parent receives,
How many children these parents have together,
How much time each parent spends with their children,
The actual tax filing status of each parent,
Support of children from other relationships,
Health insurance expenses,
Mandatory union dues,
Mandatory retirement contributions,
The cost of sharing daycare and uninsured health-care costs, and

And the court may ask for your Income tax Return - so if you file married together. then it make the income as a whole for the courts to decide.

The best thing to do is talk to a Family Law Attorney. There are centers with free help and advices, you can find them posted at your local family court or search on web.

But if you ever consider fighting for custody of your child - of course, under positive circumstances that you are well situated - then you will have a stronger cause becasue you are the mother.

Answer 3

I would check with a lawyer for the state that your child is in. If you have been working full-time all along and continue to do so, they only take your income. Under normal conditions, they do not take the spouse's income into consideration because the child isn't his responsibility. If you are hiding income, self-employed with irregular income or do not work full-time, then it may come into play. I've included a link specific for New Jersey below. Hope it helps.

My Mom has a co-worker who pays child support for a stepchild. It was the first case I ever heard of, but involves a handicapped child.

Answer 4

It does not matter what you husband makes unless he has adopted your child which I doubt since you are not the custodial parent. The child support is your obligation not his. By the same token, if the two of you were to have another child that would also have no bearing on the amount of child support you would still be required to pay as "first in time is first in line." Your martial status has no bearing on your obligation to your child. If your earnings go up it is possible that your child support obligation would increase as well but your ex would have to petition the court to even make that happen. Good luck to you.

Answer 5

Your child support should not change. So long you are paying your c/s on time and don't shoot you mouth off about how you got it going on you should do well. I do hope you are getting visitation.
Avoid the common mistake of trying to make your new husband huff and puff at your your child's dad. Keep them separate for a while

Answer 6

Child support is based on the amount the non custodial parent earns not their spouse. As the child support is not your husbands obligation.

Answer 7

Normally only your income is used to compute child support. You can go online and look up your state's laws through the state child support enforcement agency.

Answer 8

My husband has a child from a previous marriege and he is now married to me. He pays the same amount. It makes no difference what ur husband makes, you will not have to pay more.

Answer 9

here in NJ, as in all the states, they go by BOTH parents incomes, not roomates, boyfriends, or new spouses.

but all states also have a 'cost of living' increase every 2-4 years, (depending upon what state it is), so your support may go up anyway.

here in NJ, they will take custody from whoever, so that the NJ child does not leave the state (as is common in most states today... you even need a court order to move to another state with the child).

here are some links; just click on the state you want and fill it in/look for the subject you want (such as child support, visitation, custody for the laws).

CHILD SUPPORT CALCULATOR
http://www.alllaw.com/calculators/childsupport/

ABANDONMENT (NO SHOW PARENTS)
http://www.alllaw.com/articles/family/

NOT ALL PARENTS LOVE THEIR CHILDREN
And "RATIONAL LIES"
http://www.alllaw.com/articles/family/child_custody/article7.asp

FREE LEGAL HELP IN YOUR STATE
(just click on your state to find contact info)
http://www.lawhelp.org/

LAWS
http://www.divorcehq.com/spprtgroups.html
http://www.divorceinfo.com/statebystate.htm
http://www.divorcenet.com/states
http://www.divorcesource.com/
http://www.divorcesource.com/info/deadbeat/deadbeat.shtml
http://www.divorcecentral.com/
http://family.findlaw.com/
http://family.findlaw.com/child-support/unpaid-support/support-orders-enforcement.html
http://www.divorcehq.com/deadbeat.html
http://www.divorceinfo.com/
http://www.divorceinanutshell.com/
http://www.lawchek.com/Library1/_books/domestic/qanda/childsupp.htm
http://family.findlaw.com/child-support/support-laws/state-child-/
http://www.supportguidelines.com/resources.html
http://www.supportguidelines.com/links.html
http://www.supportguidelines.com/laypersons.html
http://www.supportguidelines.com/articles/news.html
http://family.findlaw.com/child-support/support-basics/
http://www.spiesonline.net/deadbeat.shtml
http://www.childsupport-aces.org/index2.html

STATS
http://www.childsupport-aces.org/acesstatistics.html

FINDING DEADBEATS
(and background cks to find them)
http://www.usarecordssearch.com/
http://deadbeatsnitch.com/
http://www.wantedposters.com/skiptrace.htm
http://find.intelius.com/search-name.php?ReportType=1&
http://omnitrace.com/Missing-Persons-Search.html?OVRAW=deadbeat&OVKEY=deadbeat&OVMTC=standard
http://www.discreetdata.com/index.html
http://www.identitycrawler.net/people_search.html
http://www.peoplefinders.com
http://zabasearch.com/
http://www.crimcheck.com/personalreports.htm
http://www.easybackgroundchecks.com/
http://www.abika.com/
http://www.freeprf.com/
http://www.efindoutthetruth.com/
http://www.netsleuth.com/
http://netonlineinvestigators.com/index.asp
http://www.backgroundcheckgateway.com/
http://www.backgroundcheckgateway.com/locate-people.html


FED AGENCIES
http://www.ncsea.org/
http://www.nfja.org/index.shtml
http://www.naag.org/issues/issue-consumer.php

REGIONAL FEDERAL CHILD SUPPORT OFFICES
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/oro/regions/acf_regions.html

FACTS AND REGIONAL FEDERAL CS OFFICE INFO
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/fct/fct4.htm
http://www.divorcesource.com/WI/ARTICLES/beaulier11.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/opa/fact_sheets/cse_factsheet.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/index.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/faq.html
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/fop/passport.htm
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/fop/fop.htm
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/faq/faq.htm
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/extinf.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/grants/grants_cse.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/index.html
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region2/index.html
http://www.fms.treas.gov/faq/offsets_childsupport.html
http://www.govbenefits.gov/govbenefits_en.portal
http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/
http://www.fedworld.gov/gov-links.html
http://fatherhood.hhs.gov/pfs92/ch3.htm

SSI AND CHILD SUPPORT
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/policybriefs/pb2004-02.html
http://www.ssa.gov/notices/supplemental-security-income/
http://family.findlaw.com/

FIND YOUR REPS
http://www.usa.gov/
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml
http://www.nga.org
http://www.naag.org/attorneys_general.php
http://judiciary.senate.gov/

CHILD SUPPORT LIEN NETWORK
(some states work with them)
http://www.childsupportliens.com/

COLLECTORS
http://www.supportkids.com/
http://www.supportcollectors.com/faq.php
http://www.deadbeatdadfinders.com/
http://www.deadbeatdadfinders.com/links.html
http://www.childsupport-aces.org/index2.html
http://www.divorcesource.com/info/deadbeat/deadbeat.shtml

TAX INFO
http://www.taxsites.com/index.htm
http://www.divorceinfo.com/taxes.htm
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc354.html
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc422.html
http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq4-5.html
http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html
http://www.irs.gov/advocate/index.html
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p525/index.html

http://www.fms.treas.gov/faq/offsets_childsupport.html
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p504/ar02.html#d0e563
http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/14/pf/taxes/do_not_miss_tax_breaks/index.htm?postversion=2007021411

REPORT DEADBEATS
WORKING UNDER THE TABLE
(in writing, to your local and federal IRS offices)
http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html
http://www.irs.gov/compliance/enforcement/article/0,,id=106778,00.html

SEX OFFENDERS
http://www.mapsexoffenders.com/
http://www.scanusa.com/
http://www.nsopr.gov/
http://www.familywatchdog.us/Default.asp

Answer 10

I do not know why you do not ask a lawyer for an hours worth of advice for a few hundred dollars.