More Info: Does getting married change anything in CA?
What is the name of your state? CA
Person A is obligated to pay child support. Person A has paid, on time, every month for 6 years. Person A's spouse is now getting married. Does getting married remove the obligation for child support (as it does with spousal support)?
Sorry folks... seems a little clerical error confused some and provoked caustic reactions from others. I think I have the answer, but let me clarify the situation anyway in the hopes that is motivates a few to share some "free advice"...
I recently married a lady that was divorced for many years. (I was divorced 2 years and my kids are grown and long gone). The divorce settlement called for her (not him...seems most threads in here are about men's obligation to pay child support...not this tale) to pay spousal support for seveal years and child support. The spousal support has since ended. The child support continues. They have always shared custody 50/50. He is getting married. Explain again why it is necessary, 6 years after a divorce, for child support to continue when it is being paid to an able bodied man who could (but chooses not to) work? There is no question about the child being cared for. Ex lives with his mom in a very nice place. He drives a nicer car (mom bought it for him) than we do. I gather it is not the fact that he is getting married that should affect the child support... it is the change in his financial circumstances. ie he is being taken care of by mom...and apparently there is a lady out there that finds it attractive enough to marry him... and move into his mom's house. Anyway... your comments and opinions most welcome. Blast away...;-)
What is the name of your state? CA
Person A is obligated to pay child support. Person A has paid, on time, every month for 6 years. Person A's spouse is now getting married. Does getting married remove the obligation for child support (as it does with spousal support)?
Sorry folks... seems a little clerical error confused some and provoked caustic reactions from others. I think I have the answer, but let me clarify the situation anyway in the hopes that is motivates a few to share some "free advice"...
I recently married a lady that was divorced for many years. (I was divorced 2 years and my kids are grown and long gone). The divorce settlement called for her (not him...seems most threads in here are about men's obligation to pay child support...not this tale) to pay spousal support for seveal years and child support. The spousal support has since ended. The child support continues. They have always shared custody 50/50. He is getting married. Explain again why it is necessary, 6 years after a divorce, for child support to continue when it is being paid to an able bodied man who could (but chooses not to) work? There is no question about the child being cared for. Ex lives with his mom in a very nice place. He drives a nicer car (mom bought it for him) than we do. I gather it is not the fact that he is getting married that should affect the child support... it is the change in his financial circumstances. ie he is being taken care of by mom...and apparently there is a lady out there that finds it attractive enough to marry him... and move into his mom's house. Anyway... your comments and opinions most welcome. Blast away...;-)
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