Child support, what happens if my Ex files for welfare

[Proserpina]

How do you come to this conclusion? I have stated many times that parenting is SPLIT! Are you trying to tell me that because she has him in the morning that is greater than having him at nights? I obviously would be the one taking him to school activities, parent teacher conf, doctors... Starting to seem a little biased in here.

Sigh. If we're biased, the bias is pro-child.

We're not pro-Mom, or pro-Dad. We're not anti-Mom, or anti-Dad.

Pro-child.

 

[CSO286]

How do you come to this conclusion? I have stated many times that parenting is SPLIT! Are you trying to tell me that because she has him in the morning that is greater than having him at nights? I obviously would be the one taking him to school activities, parent teacher conf, doctors... Starting to seem a little biased in here.

Because you said that you "parent during the night". Inference is that Mom parents during the day. You know, the majority of Junior's wakeful hours?

That is what lead me to "ass"ume that Mom is the primary caretaker.

 

[Newlydivmomto4]

You make "close to six figures" yet only pay 500 a month in child support?

 

[Proserpina]

You make "close to six figures" yet only pay 500 a month in child support?

That's a most excellent question...

 

[Patrick2013]

That's a most excellent question...

That is what the CO Child support worksheet says, the one the have on their website for me to use and file with the court. I pay for the medical, child care, and extraordinary expenses that she has agreed to which is his mutual funds that I make quarterly deposits into.

I listed it as an even split with custody, so this is what it says. Even though it clearly states who will have the child over night, which will be me the majority as her shift ends past his bed time.

 

[ecmst12]

Even with 50-50 even split, if one parent makes a lot more, that parent is going to end up paying some child support in most cases. If mom is on state aid, you will DEFINITELY be paying state guideline child support - most of it TO the state, paying them back for what they are paying to help support your children.

 

[CSO286]

Sigh. If we're biased, the bias is pro-child.

We're not pro-Mom, or pro-Dad. We're not anti-Mom, or anti-Dad.

Pro-child.

And I'm **************..



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Pro-serpina!!!!!

 

[Proserpina]

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Pro-serpina!!!!!

LOL! Clever

 

[Patrick2013]

Even with 50-50 even split, if one parent makes a lot more, that parent is going to end up paying some child support in most cases. If mom is on state aid, you will DEFINITELY be paying state guideline child support - most of it TO the state, paying them back for what they are paying to help support your children.

Thank you, could you help clarify that for me some more, so I am assume that this means the extraordinary expense would be removed, which isn’t a biggy. So that brings my total liability from the calculator up to 550 a month. Would that also drop the medical and day care fees too that provide a deduction from the total amount owed? Let’s say it does, that brings it to about 575.

Now if she files for welfare, would they also be adding on what the state is paying to her? So say they give her 500 a month, does that raise my total to 1075 a month?

 

[ecmst12]

I don't believe the state would have your obligation raised over guideline no matter how much they are giving her each month.

If she qualifies for cash aid, then the kids will most likely be able to get Medicaid. Any expenses on top of that would be minimal.

 

[CSO286]

LOL! Clever

Oh, come on.
Even I knew it was lame.


But I was just so bored....

 

[single317dad]

If the people of the State of Colorado could weigh in here, a majority would probably probably encourage dad to pursue primary custody to make the entire welfare issue moot.

j/s

 

[Proserpina]

If the people of the State of Colorado could weigh in here, a majority would probably probably encourage dad to pursue primary custody to make the entire welfare issue moot.

j/s

I'm not so sure about that.

I doubt there are many seniors and/or Coloradoans..ians..people from Colorado who would advise going for primary custody simply for financial reasons.

 

[LdiJ]

I'm not so sure about that.

I doubt there are many seniors and/or Coloradoans..ians..people from Colorado who would advise going for primary custody simply for financial reasons.

We see this so often...people who equate the best interest of a child with the person who can provide the child more in terms of worldly goods. Its really sad... and a real indicator that these people don't see children as "people". As people with their own emotions and feelings and sense of security.

Thank the lord for the US Constitution that forces the system to truly act in the best interest of children, not in the best interest of their parent's wallets.

 

[Silverplum]

If the calculator is telling Patrick that he would owe Mom in the $500-600/month range with the salary he claims, either the calculator is lying to Patrick or Patrick is lying to the calculator.