Will getting married affect my husbands child support that he pays to his ex?

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Will getting married affect my husbands child support that he pays to his ex?
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!!

Answer 1

Hi Cassandra,

One thing he can do is to get a hearing to try and reduce the amount he is paying now...he'll need to bring proof of income and anything that would show you two are having a hard time making ends meet...if you do get a reduction, it probably won't be too much but it might help a little...also, it shouldn't matter that he and his ex only lived together, and getting married to you shouldn't make the amount go up or down...Hope this helps!

Answer 2

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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.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

No. The child support was ordered no matter what for a specific period of time . Now your income, if any, cannot be factored into what he pays either. Your upcoming marriage wont effect his support payment. The courts dont care how much a financial burden it puts on people just as long as it gets paid. You can always petition the court for a remodification hearing on support but seriously doubt if itll do any good unless mom has come into a good deal of money herself and no longer needs the huge amount from dad. The huge amount, the unaccountability of support money and the financial burden placed o dads and his new families is the outcry of many child support paying groups in the world today. Sorry, wish I had a better answer for you but not at this time. Wish you all the best in your upcoming marriage.

Answer 5

The child support (at least in this state, which isn't Ohio) is based on your husband's income and his ex's income. Unfortunately, you getting married does not affect the support order one way or the other. If he has evidence that SHE is making more money - or if he is making less money than when the order was entered - you could probably get it reviewed and modified by the Court. But if nothing has changed income-wise, you probably will have a hard time getting it changed.

Sorry. :(

Answer 6

In the state of Washington, I know specifically, being married does not affect child support. I pay support to my ex-husband and the state collects the income information about his new spouse, but does not include it in the formula. I do know that after two years (in Washington) you are allowed to review the child support order for modification.

Answer 7

It really depends on the state. My friends who married men with kids in TN and TX had their income factored into what their husbands could pay in child support but if they had kids that was also taken into consideration because if you two are supporting x number of kids the court normally won't take so much money from you because you also have to be able to support your family. Really you need to consult an attorney or request a family court hearing ASAP.

Answer 8

As soon as you two get married, have your husband contact child services to alert them that he now has responsibilities of you and a another child. However, this could work in a disadvantage because if you work, your income becomes his income and vice verse. She may actually end up getting more money if you make a decent living. But if you don't work or have limited income, then he's assuming responsibility for your and your child, they will lower her payments accordingly. If they don't, get a good lawyer because typically children's services tend to side with the custodial parent (usually the mother) . Good luck.

Answer 9

From my experience in Michigan, your child with your husband does affect his child support because he gets credit for that child, but after they figure he gets a bigger tax credit for the child AND you (because he is not overtaxed as a single person anymore, which makes his take home pay less when single) it will show he takes home more and even after the credit for your child together, his support will not change much. With how luck goes, he will probably pay more because you have a child together because he takes more home with a dependent. It sucks but it happened to us.

Good luck. I feel for ya.

Answer 10

NOPE...as long as his income remained the same then the child support will remain the same...his getting married and having ANOTHER child are irrelevant...be prepared this will last until the child is 18...quite possibly u will need to work to help support this new family---responsibility DOES NOT END to his first child just because he is having a 2nd child