At the time the child support order was issued he was not married, nor living with anyone and he makes pretty good money. He and his ex were not married, they had just lived together for some time, so there were no other orders issued at the time. Now we have a child and are getting married this saturday. His child support is WAY HIGH, more than our mortgage and electric bill combined and we're having a hard time making ends meet. I am wondering if anyone out there, espically in Ohio (which is where we live) has had experience with this same situation.
Thanks and God Bless!!
2007-05-15 05:21:27 · 5 answers · asked by Cassandra K 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I don't think you deserve any nasty comments from your question. But you shouldn't have to worry when you get married that your support will be raised because your income does not count. Your child will give you some credit off his income (about 10%), but they will figure that he takes home more money with a dependent so his income will look like it is more. When calculated at a single person tax with no dependents, his income looks less. So it would be a gamble to try to modify your child support because you have a new child. The best way to lower it is to have parenting time for more than 126 overnights a year (I think that is the number), then he gets 50% off his support for the whole year (at least in Michigan). That is hard to do but it makes it nice to have more time with the other child and be more involved in his/her life as well as saving money on child support.
2007-05-15 05:34:58 · answer #1 · answered by Tink 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
His child support does not in any way affect you. That is the attitude of the court system. Unfortunately, his child support will remain the same, unless his income or bills drasticly change. When you get married, in fact, chances are that the child support will go up, based on the fact that the courts will only deem him liable for half of your household's bills.
I know this isn't the answer you wanted to hear, but it's as honest and sincere as I can be.
2007-05-15 05:32:20 · answer #2 · answered by Christi_79 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
NO AS LONG AS HIS INCOME STAYS THE SAME THE SUPPORT STAYS THE SAME.
2007-05-15 05:26:41 · answer #3 · answered by strike_eagle29 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sorry. He made 'em. He supports them.
2007-05-15 05:24:45 · answer #4 · answered by mar m 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
No, it will not IF you keep your finances separate.
2007-05-15 05:24:15 · answer #5 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋