Child Care Subsidy

[hvyhttr]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Indiana

Here is my scenario. My ex and I have daycare expenses split based on income. She pays me her portion of that expense through court ordered support and I write a check to the daycare every month for the full amount.

Her job is now offering a child care subsidy that is paid directly to the care facility, lowering our out-of-pocket cost for daycare. So, the check I write to the school is less now. Her support payment is the same because the change is not enough to allow modification in court.

She thinks I should be writing her a check each month for the full amount of the subsidy since it is her job's benefit. And my portion of daycare expense should be based on what the cost would be without her subsidy. That does not fly with me. Am I correct in thinking it is based on actual cost, not potential cost of care.

I told her I would give back her percentage of what we are saving with her subsidy. Am I correct in this logic?

David in Indiana

 

[Concerned33]

i'd tell her to pound sand. if it costs $500 a month for daycare, and she gets a benefit through her job that will pay $400 a month, I would think it would be treated as a "discount" sorta thing... and you would each then have to pay $50 for the remainign balance. I could be wrong.... but common sense tells me thats the way it should go. I would not pay a penny more than your are ordered to until a judge tells you otherwise. but thats just me...

 

[hvyhttr]

In addition to her trying to cheat the kids like this...she is also trying to say her military housing allowance and food allowance should not be considered in her gross pay for support calculations...