Child Star

[newuser12]

What is the name of your state? NY

Question:

Let's say you have a husband who has a child from a previous relationship and the two of you have a child together as well.

If the child you and your husband have together is a child star and gets a good paycheck is the BM (baby's mother) of the other child entitled to receive any of that money? What if dad becomes the child's 'manager' but continues his 'day job'? Is his share of management fees liable to be part of child support calculations?

Thank you!

 

[outragedMOM]

What is the name of your state? NY

Question:

Let's say you have a husband who has a child from a previous relationship and the two of you have a child together as well.

If the child you and your husband have together is a child star and gets a good paycheck is the BM (baby's mother) of the other child entitled to receive any of that money? What if dad becomes the child's 'manager' but continues his 'day job'? Is his share of management fees liable to be part of child support calculations?
Thank you!

No the mother of the other child can not receive any of your childs earnings.

Yes, if your husband is being paid money as her manager, yes that is calculated into child support as wages along with his day job wages.

 

[BelizeBreeze]

Yes, the child's income is part of the mix in determining child support, along with any monies your husband would earn representing the child.

 

[abstract99]

Belize, I think that this child here is the child of OP and her husband. The other child is from her husbands ex.

 

[CJane]

Yes, the child's income is part of the mix in determining child support, along with any monies your husband would earn representing the child.

Why would the income of the child be factored in to support his/her half sibling?

 

[nextwife]

Similar to the California "Coogan Law," named after child star Jackie Coogan, the New York law requires that 15% of all child performers' earnings be set aside until the age of majority (18 years of age), protecting the earnings of the minor. On the education front, employers must provide a teacher, who is either New York State certified or has credentials recognized by the State, to any child performer who cannot attend school due to his or her employment (when a teacher is provided, the performers will not be marked absent from school while working). Parents will be responsible for getting work permits from the Department of Labor for their children, renewable after six months. Employers will apply to the Labor Department for certificates of eligibility to employ a child, which lasts three years. The law takes effect on March 28, 2004.

http://www.actorsequity.org/TheatreNews/coogans_11-20-2003.html

 

[MrsK]

Seems like if dad is manager, the income can be figured for child support. Why doesnt Mom do the managing so the money is safe?

 

[nextwife]

Seems like if dad is manager, the income can be figured for child support. Why doesnt Mom do the managing so the money is safe?

That's what I was wondering! Why wouldn't Mom want to do the managing and then invest kiddo's earnings for their college and adult years?

 

[CJane]

Seems like if dad is manager, the income can be figured for child support. Why doesnt Mom do the managing so the money is safe?

Dad's income could, yes. But not the income of the child.

I'm wondering why dad doesn't just manage the child's affairs without designating himself as an employee of the child. All of that is irrelevant though... I still don't get why BB has said that the child's income would be figured into a support calculation for a sibling.

 

[BelizeBreeze]

Dad's income could, yes. But not the income of the child.

I'm wondering why dad doesn't just manage the child's affairs without designating himself as an employee of the child. All of that is irrelevant though... I still don't get why BB has said that the child's income would be figured into a support calculation for a sibling.

the statute says 'combined available income' of the family

 

[CJane]

the statute says 'combined available income' of the family

Ahhhhh... now that does make a difference, doesn't it?

 

[BelizeBreeze]

S 240. Custody and child support; orders of protection. 1.
(f) The court shall calculate the basic child support obligation, and
the non-custodial parent`s pro rata share of the basic child support
obligation. Unless the court finds that the non-custodial parents`s
pro-rata share of the basic child support obligation is unjust or
inappropriate, which finding shall be based upon consideration of the
following factors:
(1) The financial resources of the custodial and non-custodial parent,
and those of the child;

 

[nextwife]

Yeah, Jr doesn't get to actually apply his lawn mowing money to his own college education, now he's supposed to report it to CSE!

Gee, I sure never got to share in money my sibs went out and earned on their own from their own efforts.

 

[nextwife]

I would presume that income set-asides mandated under the Coogan Law cannot be counted?

 

[BelizeBreeze]

Yeah, Jr doesn't get to actually apply his lawn mowing money to his own college education, now he's supposed to report it to CSE!

Gee, I sure never got to share in money my sibs went out and earned on their own from their own efforts.

I did. When I needed extra money I just beat the crap out of them and took it.