2007-11-06 13:23:48 · 11 answers · asked by red dogg 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
It all depends on the laws of your state.
Personally, I think you need to worry about making up what you owe to your children first before you worry about how to lower the amount. That money is for your child/children, so you are only cheating them.
2007-11-06 13:27:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Depends on where you live. In Pa every 3 years a letter is sent out to both party's to either raise or lower the amount. At that point you can contest the amount you pay, only after giving good reason if she doesn't object then the court will lower it. If she says no and wants more they again go by what you make what she makes and divide by 1/3 and that is what you will pay a year.
There are emergency issues that happen you can file to lower it, but they only postpone the payments not lower them.
What ever you do don't get a lower paying job because that will in no way lower your payments. They go by your highest earning potential not what you make now. If at the time you went to court and was making 12.00 /hr and you lost your job and now make 9.00 they will still go by the 12.00/hr.
My only recommendation is to suck it up get a higher paying job or another p/t job and pay it, cause it will never go away, unless you get back with her then they might, or they might want the back support to pay for the assistance if she was on it....the state wants there money they will get it.
2007-11-06 22:11:20 · answer #2 · answered by thebaked 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can go back to court and ask to have the original order modified. You can go to your court house....see if the have a court facilitator, and they do the paperwork or free. When you go file them, you can ask for a free waiver,and fill out the app. Depending how much you make and your bills, you can file them for free. Every city is different. My husband owed over 53,000.00, no that is not an error. He wasn't served right took it back to court, and they dropped it. He had been paying so much money and they were taking his tax returns. I came along and told him to go back to court and have this modified. They discovered he wasn't served they just dropped off the papers and left. He wasn't living in the place they served him. He didn't respond so they started attaching his wages. I started dating him, he told me this and I took action. All of it was dropped, he only had to pay 200.00 a month. The kid turned 18 a year later. He had all that taken off his record, and now we on a brand new house. You have to investigate, there are lots of people at the court house that can give you information.Hope this helps.
2007-11-06 21:35:58 · answer #3 · answered by Godsgirl 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can if you are in financial hardship, the best thing to do is call the child support agency and just find out where you stand. My husband was in the same position and it all turned out for the best but beware its a mountain of paperwork !
2007-11-06 21:38:08 · answer #4 · answered by Kirilee T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your income has changed you can have it reviewed. What you already owe still stands.
2007-11-06 21:52:55 · answer #5 · answered by kim h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not likely, unless you can show you have a medical condition that prevents you from working full time , or you are receiving disabilty payments or unemployment.
2007-11-06 21:28:39 · answer #6 · answered by hiba 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have proof of a new income, and have been paying ya
2007-11-06 21:59:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on your income, IF they do, it will lower it from that day, but not your arrearage.. its even something you can't file bankruptcy on.
2007-11-06 21:28:46 · answer #8 · answered by faireyes221 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is based on your income...if you have a loss in income yes...
2007-11-06 21:27:41 · answer #9 · answered by fuzeber 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its based on how much money you make
2007-11-06 21:32:53 · answer #10 · answered by alliewv30 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋