a few quick questions

[capric0rn]

What is the name of your state? AL

1 -- Me & my fiance are getting married in September. He currently does not have health insurance (he is self employed), his ex carries the insurance on their 2 daughters. I have heard that I could get them added onto my insurance, but I wasn't sure if I could since they would just be my stepchildren. Anyone know anything about this?

2 -- We have been told that he is paying an incorrect amount in cs. The way his business works is have a salary of X amt per wk, but at times they clear more then that too. (Whenever they finish a job he draws a certain amt from that job) His cs payments were calculated from a previous years Gross Salary, but this is not necessarily what he will make again. A friend had told us that he should file for it to only be based upon his "salary" instead of the extra he may or may not get in a given year.
It's not that he cares to pay cs, but the amount he is paying can be a bit difficult during times when he doesn't clear as much money. How much they get to work depends on the weather and due to several rainy days a few mos ago - they didn't finish a job so it was tough to make his payment for the next month. That's when a friend brought up the fact that he could probably have it reduced due to that is not "set income."
Any ideas on this would be appreciated.

 

[Zephyr]

What is the name of your state? AL

1 -- Me & my fiance are getting married in September. He currently does not have health insurance (he is self employed), his ex carries the insurance on their 2 daughters. I have heard that I could get them added onto my insurance, but I wasn't sure if I could since they would just be my stepchildren. Anyone know anything about this?


it may depend on your employer and the policy you have- ask your employer for the answer they WILL know


2 -- We have been told that he is paying an incorrect amount in cs. The way his business works is have a salary of X amt per wk, but at times they clear more then that too. (Whenever they finish a job he draws a certain amt from that job) His cs payments were calculated from a previous years Gross Salary, but this is not necessarily what he will make again. A friend had told us that he should file for it to only be based upon his "salary" instead of the extra he may or may not get in a given year.
It's not that he cares to pay cs, but the amount he is paying can be a bit difficult during times when he doesn't clear as much money. How much they get to work depends on the weather and due to several rainy days a few mos ago - they didn't finish a job so it was tough to make his payment for the next month. That's when a friend brought up the fact that he could probably have it reduced due to that is not "set income."
Any ideas on this would be appreciated.

that is why it is based on an annual salary- because over the course of a year it may go up or down, he should be able to have it recalculated every two to three years

 

[ceara19]

What is the name of your state? AL

1 -- Me & my fiance are getting married in September. He currently does not have health insurance (he is self employed), his ex carries the insurance on their 2 daughters. I have heard that I could get them added onto my insurance, but I wasn't sure if I could since they would just be my stepchildren. Anyone know anything about this?

2 -- We have been told that he is paying an incorrect amount in cs. The way his business works is have a salary of X amt per wk, but at times they clear more then that too. (Whenever they finish a job he draws a certain amt from that job) His cs payments were calculated from a previous years Gross Salary, but this is not necessarily what he will make again. A friend had told us that he should file for it to only be based upon his "salary" instead of the extra he may or may not get in a given year.
It's not that he cares to pay cs, but the amount he is paying can be a bit difficult during times when he doesn't clear as much money. How much they get to work depends on the weather and due to several rainy days a few mos ago - they didn't finish a job so it was tough to make his payment for the next month. That's when a friend brought up the fact that he could probably have it reduced due to that is not "set income."
Any ideas on this would be appreciated.

Whenever he is making more money then average, he needs to pay part of the upcoming support in advance or put some of the money back to cover the CS during slower times of the year.

 

[thefid]

1 -- Check with your insurance company. My guess is that you can add them once you are legally married.
2 -- Many states allow the judge to use bonuses, overtime and any other income that they find out about. It is usually based on one 40 hour job, but it is not limited to that. One possibility is to take an average over two or three years and recalculate it, but you cannot pay based on month to month, (unless you can get the ex to agree to it, yea... don't count on it).