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hgrego115

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I am from Florida. My fiance is planning on taking her ex-husband back to court for child support. Currently both have shared custody. Both have her an equal amount of time due to their work schedules. The court ordered him to pay $500.00 a year for school clothes in the final divorce. This was agreed upon by her,however; it is too much of a burden without weekly child support. Will she have to seek a modification in child custody before seeking guidline child support? Will she need to ask the court to make her the primary caregiver and make visitation by state guidlines so that she can get child support? Will the court rule that they have her an equal amount of time therefore no child support is needed beyond the $500.00 a year?
 


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morning_angel

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hgrego115 said:
I am from Florida. My fiance is planning on taking her ex-husband back to court for child support. Currently both have shared custody. Both have her an equal amount of time due to their work schedules. The court ordered him to pay $500.00 a year for school clothes in the final divorce. This was agreed upon by her,however; it is too much of a burden without weekly child support. Will she have to seek a modification in child custody before seeking guidline child support? Will she need to ask the court to make her the primary caregiver and make visitation by state guidlines so that she can get child support? Will the court rule that they have her an equal amount of time therefore no child support is needed beyond the $500.00 a year?
The court has <i>already</I> made its decision on child support, that none is needed beyond the $500 for school clothes due to the equal split in custody. If there has been a significant change in circumstances, your fiance can file for a modification, however, if there has not been a change in cirmustances, a change in the order for support is unlikely. Same with a change in the visitation/custody arrangements. The court is unlikely to alter a visitation/custody agreement just so that your fiance can get more money out of the father.

Remember, if she is intent upon asking the court to make her primary caregiver and visitation by state guidelines, the father may pursue the same venue. Will your fiance be satisfied to have the father given full custody and she receive visitation?

Good Luck!
 

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