What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pa
Ok well here's my dillema. I just went through a custody only battle with the mother of my son. We came to a 50/50 agreement, with father seeing fathers day, mother on mothers day, split holidays, blah, blah.... well since income tax is coming around we had been talking about filing every other year. Now comes the problem. I was more than willing to file every other year, when i told her i am filing this year you can file next. I got are you going to give me a portion of it? Obviously that would not fit our arangement. So i got a domestic relations hearing notice friday. Now my question is, how can i have primary physical custody and have to pay her support? I make barely $1600 a month, she doesn't work and lives with her fiance who makes 2-3 times more than me at a minimal guestimate. Now i have read the equal standard of living arguement, which would make sense. But the fact that the standard is lower on my end, what are the odds that i have to pay her? I have read some pa laws online that state new spouses/live-in-lovers incomes are considered in some cases. Basically i feel that this whole case is ridiculous and is obviously out of spite since i wouldn't give her part of my claimed year. Please save the hatred for the support things because i already heard it, and would just like to get facts and only facts. With the holidays i am in a bind with no way to get a decent lawyer, and public defenders don't do much but sit there and look ugly. So any legal advice, or where to find pa laws or codes on this matter woud be very helpful. Thank you in advance, and i hope your holidays are better than mine.
Ok well here's my dillema. I just went through a custody only battle with the mother of my son. We came to a 50/50 agreement, with father seeing fathers day, mother on mothers day, split holidays, blah, blah.... well since income tax is coming around we had been talking about filing every other year. Now comes the problem. I was more than willing to file every other year, when i told her i am filing this year you can file next. I got are you going to give me a portion of it? Obviously that would not fit our arangement. So i got a domestic relations hearing notice friday. Now my question is, how can i have primary physical custody and have to pay her support? I make barely $1600 a month, she doesn't work and lives with her fiance who makes 2-3 times more than me at a minimal guestimate. Now i have read the equal standard of living arguement, which would make sense. But the fact that the standard is lower on my end, what are the odds that i have to pay her? I have read some pa laws online that state new spouses/live-in-lovers incomes are considered in some cases. Basically i feel that this whole case is ridiculous and is obviously out of spite since i wouldn't give her part of my claimed year. Please save the hatred for the support things because i already heard it, and would just like to get facts and only facts. With the holidays i am in a bind with no way to get a decent lawyer, and public defenders don't do much but sit there and look ugly. So any legal advice, or where to find pa laws or codes on this matter woud be very helpful. Thank you in advance, and i hope your holidays are better than mine.