child support questions

I live in PA. My partner's ex-girlfriend
is suing for child support. They had no
previous court order and were never
married. He has made regular child support
payments adding up to almost twice their
verbally agreed amount (whenever she's asked
for money he gives it to her. At least he
did in the past) We have documented proof
of all payments.

My questions: does the extra funds he's
given her have any bearing at all on
future payments to be determined by the
court? Also, he and I live together but
are not yet legally married. Does my
income have any impact on the support
amount?

Finally, once the amount is set by the
court, is there any legal reason for him
to give her extra money just because she
wants it?
thanks!

Your fiance will need to go to court and get a proper child support order in place. The court will take many things into consideration, including how much he's paid, his monthly income, etc. You both should keep the receipts of all that he's paid to his ex in the past.

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[LegalBeagle]

With the few details you have given, no, your income will not be used.