Child support?

Question

Well my fiencee and i live in mn and he is currently paying 436 a month for his other child. We have a 2 yr old that the county doesnt know about. Do u think the payments will go down if we were to inform the county?

Answer 1

No you and your child are generally not factored in.

If boy friend is paying directly to the mother of child make sure your boy friend has documented every penny he has given her.

I CAN NOT STRESS ENOUGH:
DOCUMENT ~ DOCUMENT ~ DOCUMENT
WHO
WHAT
WHEN
WHERE
WHY
DATE
TIME

PROOF such as cancelled check, money order receipts & stub.

If you pay by check in the memo make a VERY detailed list of what the money is for.

Keep copies of checks, receipts of anything purchased.

Good record of all payments.

Make payments on time.

Do not give cash if you do then go get a money order and document on it and the money order receipt a detailed message what it is for.

If boy friend is paying directly to child support enforcement they will have a print out of all received payments BUT STILL KEEP YOUR OWN RECORDS cause they can make mistakes.

Here is a web site that can be helpful to you.
It is for incarcerated folks so don't get upset that I gave it to you. It has good info.

http://www.fcnetwork.org/library/p3child...

Be careful trying to modifiy to a lower child support payment because many times they do not lower it but make it higher.

Child Support Enforcement can not do anything to your fiance if he is making his payments on time every month. But if he is every late they will become his worse enemy.

Answer 2

I'm not sure what the laws and rules are for child support (whether in MN or the state I'm in), but I do think it's PER CHILD. Since your fiance isn't paying child support on the 2yo cause he's with you, the state may not recognize that.

Try to find out what your options are (do some online research) before taking it to court.

Answer 3

Most states determine child support by a percentage (usually the same is used for all) and the number of dependents usually doesn't change that. However, he should still inform the courts of the fact he has another child just in case.

Answer 4

It did for my bro-in-law, but I'm uncertain w/ MN laws. My sister became prego before my bro in law went to court w/ his ex, and once the pregnancy was noted, the family law master decreased my bro-in-law's monthly payments, although I'm not certain how much, due to the need of raising his new family properly. However, this was before the wedding so I am uncertain if my sister's income was brought into factor. It's worth a shot, unless the fear of increase in support is too great for you... I'd never be so lucky as to receive that much per child -I am supposed to get a mere $400/month for 2, but he is so deep in arrearages, I may never get reimbursed for raising my kids single-handedly, solely on my income...

Answer 5

No. The other child will not suddenly start eating less and needing fewer clothes because you have a child.
If that were the case, he could have 3 more children with you and never have to pay a dime for support. 5 or 6 more, and the other child would have to start paying him! Doesn't work that way!

Answer 6

Nope. They won't go down at all. In fact, they will probably go UP. The court looks down on people trying to reduce child support payments.

Answer 7

No, not for the other child. Only if there is a change in the husbands income.

Answer 8

You can ALWAYS got o court for a support reduction, don't let people tell you can't. Whether you get a reduction or not is up to the court.

Answer 9

It may go up, it really depends on the situation and your finance's income and other factors. Maybe you should speak with a lawyer.

Answer 10

yep... time to revisit the parenting plan and the child support order.