What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? FL
Hello,
I am attempting to determine which financial affidavit form to use for a child support hearing in Florida.
I recently, in August 2015, received a pay wage increase, placing my income above $50,000/year. If I add the income I made in the first part of the year with what I will make in the second, my annual income will be lower than $50,000. If I only count my wage in the second part of the year, and considered it as an annual wage, it would be higher than the $50,000 threshold.
Which financial affidavit form should I then use, long (above $50,000) or short (below $50,000) ?
I have another question. I am not looking for judgement or moralization, but for what is in my interest.
For the past four years, I have been sending money for two children (five and seven) to the mother, on agreement between us, without any court involved. Now, apparently as a condition for the mother to received continued State benefits, the State and her are suing me for child support.
If I am sued for what I perceive to be an excessive amount, I may consider leaving the country. If the amount of child support I am ordered to pay precludes my capacity to accrue capital and savings and to better and construct my life, I may find moving away to be a more viable option. I may decide to return to my home country in western Europe, while of course continuing to help financially, as I have always done, for my children and to maintain a relationship with them.
Moving away from them would of course be painful. However the only reason I have remained living where I do is to stay close to them, sacrificing my own desire to return, my happiness, and my hopes for them.
In this perspective, what would be my best strategy at the next court hearing determining initial child support ?
In the original Court request for a financial affidavit, I submitted my income according to my pre-wage increase salary. Now for the coming hearing, I would need to submit a new financial affidavit with the 10% wage increase. Would it be in my interest to not show up to the court hearing, and to perhaps be determined a child support calculation on my pre-increase wage ?
Thank you for reading.
Hello,
I am attempting to determine which financial affidavit form to use for a child support hearing in Florida.
I recently, in August 2015, received a pay wage increase, placing my income above $50,000/year. If I add the income I made in the first part of the year with what I will make in the second, my annual income will be lower than $50,000. If I only count my wage in the second part of the year, and considered it as an annual wage, it would be higher than the $50,000 threshold.
Which financial affidavit form should I then use, long (above $50,000) or short (below $50,000) ?
I have another question. I am not looking for judgement or moralization, but for what is in my interest.
For the past four years, I have been sending money for two children (five and seven) to the mother, on agreement between us, without any court involved. Now, apparently as a condition for the mother to received continued State benefits, the State and her are suing me for child support.
If I am sued for what I perceive to be an excessive amount, I may consider leaving the country. If the amount of child support I am ordered to pay precludes my capacity to accrue capital and savings and to better and construct my life, I may find moving away to be a more viable option. I may decide to return to my home country in western Europe, while of course continuing to help financially, as I have always done, for my children and to maintain a relationship with them.
Moving away from them would of course be painful. However the only reason I have remained living where I do is to stay close to them, sacrificing my own desire to return, my happiness, and my hopes for them.
In this perspective, what would be my best strategy at the next court hearing determining initial child support ?
In the original Court request for a financial affidavit, I submitted my income according to my pre-wage increase salary. Now for the coming hearing, I would need to submit a new financial affidavit with the 10% wage increase. Would it be in my interest to not show up to the court hearing, and to perhaps be determined a child support calculation on my pre-increase wage ?
Thank you for reading.
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