I talked to a notary the other day about sitautions that may occur in the future. Some how we stumbled to childsupport. My Hubby pays $200.00 while he is in college and I know it will go up when he becomes a teacher.
The notary told me that if the mother of my stepchild wants she can actually combine both of our(My hubby and my) accounts and I will have to pay her as well.
Not in a seperate check or anything. Just both of our money combined. I am totally against it. I didn't have a baby with her my hubby did.
And do you guys thing it's fair???
2007-04-16 08:55:16 · 17 answers · asked by stepmom of 1 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
My answer is assuming you live in the US. If you do not, ignore it. If the mother tries to do this and gets away with it, consult an attorney. It is not only wrong, it is fraud. The amount of child support owed from one parent to another is based soley on the income of the other biological parent, not any other person he/she may enter into a relationship with. And as for it going up when he gets out of school and begins working, that is also up to the courts. If she attempts to demand a higher rate of pay after he graduates without an official court order, your husband is under no legal responsibility to pay the extra until an order is signed by the presiding judge.
2007-04-16 09:08:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Somehow I don't think that you can be made to pay for his child. If you were a man and had sex with her making this child then yes, you should pay. But honestly I think that is a bit rediculous. I think your notary may have made a mistake. They just go by the man's income, not the whole families income. I could be wrong, but that just sounds outrageous.
2007-04-16 09:02:01 · answer #2 · answered by angeleyes818 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is rediculous. Don't believe that for a second. Shame on that notary, what does she know? You cannot be help accountable for your husbands child support ever. No one is respondible for it but him, the father. Period. I am married to a man that pays child support and I am not in any way responsible. Sure, if your husband and you are both bringing in money for the family, then, yes, you are paying that money out of your familys pocket basicly. But it probably gets deducted from his paycheck, and it goes out before he ever has the check in hand. The only way she can get your money is to get your tax refund if he is behind. If you file jointly and he is in arrears, the whole refund is sent to collection. You can prevent that by filing married, filing separetly, and injured spouse. So relax, they cant take money from you for his child support, ever.
2007-04-16 09:08:44 · answer #3 · answered by My two cents 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They should only consider the income of the biological father.
A notary public is not knowledgeable about marriage and family law so I would not take his/her statements as 100% reliable.
It is a pain, but these are the types of headaches you bring upon yourself when marrying a man with baggage.
2007-04-16 09:02:39 · answer #4 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually it is true in some states. I know because my uncle's GF didn't want to marry him because then they would count her income too. So they just didn't get married... Not sure where you live, but they live in Texas.... And no I don't think it is fair.... I definitely wouldn't mention it to her though, she might not even know she can do that.... Good Luck, and I hope she is not the type of women who would do that...
2007-04-16 09:05:30 · answer #5 · answered by ME 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband pays childsupport, and our incomes aren't combined for the total...nor can it be, as I am not a parent to his children, you need to consult a lawyer on this one, cause i'm fairly certain that cant include your income.
2007-04-16 09:15:45 · answer #6 · answered by Atheism itself is your best shot at heaven !! 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In my state of Idaho, the only income that is considered is the biological parents'. I don't know if that varies from state to state, but I know that my stepdad's income wasn't used in calculating what my mom received from my dad.
2007-04-16 08:59:54 · answer #7 · answered by Heather Y 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was always told that even if you are married they can only take into consideration his income, however, if she does feel that that ins't enough she can march in their and request he pay more, without a court date or anything-my bf's ex did that when she found out i was pg.
I would look into it a little more, and safeguard what is yours just in case-maybe put things in your name instead of both or his.
2007-04-16 09:13:56 · answer #8 · answered by emery_sage 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would look up the law in your state. I do not think the notary is correct.
2007-04-16 09:05:12 · answer #9 · answered by Tami C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know who you were talking to, but she is wrong.
She might be a notary, but she's obviously not an attorney.
I wouldn't worry about this for another second. It is completely false.
2007-04-16 09:03:18 · answer #10 · answered by jennifer74781 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋