Can someone explain to me if the NY child support laws are applied statewide, or are they county by county, or are they just applied at the whims of the judges and SCU workers? For example: One man loses his job and asks for a reduction in his payments. This is granted. Another man loses his job, asks the same thing, and is told no, to have his wife pay the support. A woman asks for an increase in her payments after 5 years of receiving the same amount and is told no. Another woman recieves an automatic increase each year without even asking for it. Can someone help? I would love to hear from current or former SCU workers especially.
2007-10-01 06:21:02 · 2 answers · asked by fnd40 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
They are state governed but yes...there is room for Judges discretion. There is always circumstance as well:
1) The man who is denied his reduction request. A common tactic for payors sometimes is to leave their job, or get themselves fired for a reduction. It never works. We have one client who was an engineer making 70,000.00 plus who quit and got a job at McDonalds to try and screw his wife around.
2) The woman who gets the automatic increase. Tis is likely in the support order and therefore enforceable.
2007-10-01 06:58:58 · answer #1 · answered by elysialaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the reason most States are going to a payment schedule that is used for the initial Child Support. It removes the judges bias, either way. Subsequent court hearings can change the judgement.
2007-10-01 06:27:09 · answer #2 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋