critterperson
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What is the name of your state?Illinois
Okay this may seem pretty simple to all of you but I have a question...
On the 9th of August I had my child support trial (I am the Cp)...The NCP's attorney was arguing that only his tax return should be used to determine his income (tons of write offs no reciepts and gross income listed for his business as $18,709)
When the NCP took the stand My attorney asked him how much he made per hour...he said $60 per hour and then she asked him how many hours he worked per week...He answered 50 hours... The judge (I thought he was going to break his neck because he looked at my ex so fast) even asked him the questions again, and my ex confirmed to the judge the 50 hours per week @ $60 per hour. Will the judge make his decision based on his testimony or his attorney's argument or both??? The dollar amount his attorney used (from his taxes for 2005)would mean that at $60 per hour my ex would have only worked 6 hours a week... yet he testified to 50 hours...I thought his attorney's head was going to pop off when my ex said 50 hours per week @ $60 per hour and then his attorney turned bright red when the judge asked him again and he confirmed it...
His attorney did stand up and say "you don't really get paid for all 50 hours do you?" and my ex said no, but his attorney never asked him how many hours he did get paid for...I do have to say that my attorney sucked! but does his testimony trump the fact that my attorney sucked?
Okay this may seem pretty simple to all of you but I have a question...
On the 9th of August I had my child support trial (I am the Cp)...The NCP's attorney was arguing that only his tax return should be used to determine his income (tons of write offs no reciepts and gross income listed for his business as $18,709)
When the NCP took the stand My attorney asked him how much he made per hour...he said $60 per hour and then she asked him how many hours he worked per week...He answered 50 hours... The judge (I thought he was going to break his neck because he looked at my ex so fast) even asked him the questions again, and my ex confirmed to the judge the 50 hours per week @ $60 per hour. Will the judge make his decision based on his testimony or his attorney's argument or both??? The dollar amount his attorney used (from his taxes for 2005)would mean that at $60 per hour my ex would have only worked 6 hours a week... yet he testified to 50 hours...I thought his attorney's head was going to pop off when my ex said 50 hours per week @ $60 per hour and then his attorney turned bright red when the judge asked him again and he confirmed it...
His attorney did stand up and say "you don't really get paid for all 50 hours do you?" and my ex said no, but his attorney never asked him how many hours he did get paid for...I do have to say that my attorney sucked! but does his testimony trump the fact that my attorney sucked?
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