Child support intentionally quiting job to raise payments

[lopan122]

Ohio. Hello i have a question about child support. I have been divorced for about 7 years and i pay child support for my 1 child. My question is her mother yesterday told me she was planning on intentionally quitting her job and then filing for a review of child support payments so that her income shows up as 0 to force me to pay more and then get a new job after. Can she do this?

 

[LdiJ]

Ohio. Hello i have a question about child support. I have been divorced for about 7 years and i pay child support for my 1 child. My question is her mother yesterday told me she was planning on intentionally quitting her job and then filing for a review of child support payments so that her income shows up as 0 to force me to pay more and then get a new job after. Can she do this?

Not and get away with it, if you challenge it. That would be a voluntary reduction in income. You could get the judge to impute her income at the previous level. However, that doesn't automatically mean that you will not end up paying more child support if she files for a modification. If your support order has not changed in 7 years and your income has, then child support could change...up or down.

 

[lopan122]

The thing is she has had many jobs since the decree, about 8 or so. she repeatedly quits or gets fired, at least 2 times at daycares from complaints from parents about her mistreatment of children.. My income has gone up roughly 20% from raises, much less if OT is counted

 

[LdiJ]

The thing is she has had many jobs since the decree, about 8 or so. she repeatedly quits or gets fired, at least 2 times at daycares from complaints from parents about her mistreatment of children.. My income has gone up roughly 20% from raises, much less if OT is counted

Then its possible that your child support is going to increase, proportional to your income. Its still however, possible to impute an income to her...you might just have to average her most recent earnings, but you are still likely facing an increase.

 

[Ohiogal]

The thing is she has had many jobs since the decree, about 8 or so. she repeatedly quits or gets fired, at least 2 times at daycares from complaints from parents about her mistreatment of children.. My income has gone up roughly 20% from raises, much less if OT is counted

OT is counted. Her quitting will not help her. Has the cost of daycare for your child changed? If she is fired for mistreating children and you have evidence of that, why haven't you filed for custody of your child?

 

[lopan122]

cause it was hearsay from what other workers at the daycares said to me when i went to pick her up and found she was fired and she didnt tell me. She gets free or heavily reduced daycare costs from what she told me through the gov.

 

[single317dad]

If my ex threatened to quit her job to increase my support payment, I would direct her to this website:

http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/5101:12-45-10

Then I would tell her to Google "ohio imputing income".

End transmission. Radio silence. Let her stew in it. If she still files to modify, so be it.

 

[Zigner]

If my ex threatened to quit her job to increase my support payment, I would direct her to this website:

In this case, the ex has threatened nothing - the butt-insky mother of ex is stirring things up.

 

[lopan122]

just realized thats how it looks the way i wrote it. by "her mother" i meant my ex wife not my ex wifes mother

 

[Zigner]

just realized thats how it looks the way i wrote it. by "her mother" i meant my ex wife not my ex wifes mother

Ahh, that does make a difference - thanks for clarifying