Child support when 1 child lives with each parent

[tromba55]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio

I have 2 kids. They have been living with their mother since a divorce in 2005 and I have been paying child support (original settlement was in state of Florida). In a couple of months, one daughter will be living with me while the other will remain with their mother.

So my question is: What happens to child support when each parent has one child? Do I stop paying half? Do I stop paying all since we are each covering expenses for one child?

May not be relevant, but their mother earns at least twice as much as I do.

I realize this would have to go to court to be changed, but I just want to know what the likely outcome would be.

 

[justalayman]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio

I have 2 kids. They have been living with their mother since a divorce in 2005 and I have been paying child support (original settlement was in state of Florida). In a couple of months, one daughter will be living with me while the other will remain with their mother.

So my question is: What happens to child support when each parent has one child? Do I stop paying half? Do I stop paying all since we are each covering expenses for one child?

May not be relevant, but their mother earns at least twice as much as I do.

I realize this would have to go to court to be changed, but I just want to know what the likely outcome would be.

You don't do anything until a court says you do something differently.


since support is based on various factors, including the income differences between the parents, without running your situation through a calculator, it is not possible to determine what anybody's obligation would be.

and you need to move jurisdiction to Ohio from Florida. Until it has been relinquished in Florida, they retain jurisdiction.

 

[single317dad]

Where do the mother and children live now?

And, yes, it absolutely must go to court to be changed. Don't change anything on your own; that's a recipe for trouble down the road.