Raising child support

[sunny186]

What is the name of your state? Georgia

It has been 7 years since my 10 yr child support has been increased. It is court ordered that his dad gives me a copy of his W2 every year. His dad has failed to do so every year. I have custody of my child. His father lives in North Carolina. I need to know what state I would have to file in to get this increase. Also, I am remarried and need to know if my husbands income will be figured in as well. I am not working at the time. I have another child 7 months old I stay home with.

 

[CJane]

Your husband's income will most likely NOT be taken into account, and neither will the fact that you have another child. You most likely CAN expect that the judge will assign an income to YOU whether you're working or not in order to assess child support that your ex will owe.

 

[LdiJ]

Your husband's income will most likely NOT be taken into account, and neither will the fact that you have another child. You most likely CAN expect that the judge will assign an income to YOU whether you're working or not in order to assess child support that your ex will owe.

And to answer your other question...go down to your local CS agency and talk to them about it. They can handle the increase for you even if the other state has jursidiction. They would act as a go between in that case.

 

[betterthanher]

What is the name of your state? Georgia

It has been 7 years since my 10 yr child support has been increased. It is court ordered that his dad gives me a copy of his W2 every year. His dad has failed to do so every year. I have custody of my child. His father lives in North Carolina. I need to know what state I would have to file in to get this increase. Also, I am remarried and need to know if my husbands income will be figured in as well. I am not working at the time. I have another child 7 months old I stay home with.

Why aren't you working? Do you have a college degree/education? How long have you been unemployed? Who's paying the bills -- including your portion of child support? These are just some of the factors that will be taken into account. You are making your spouse's income vulnerable.

 

[LdiJ]

Why aren't you working? Do you have a college degree/education? How long have you been unemployed? Who's paying the bills -- including your portion of child support? These are just some of the factors that will be taken into account. You are making your spouse's income vulnerable.

Her husband's income isn't vulnerable. She will simply be imputed an income based on either minimum wage or what she could be earning.

 

[Whyte Noise]

She won't be imputed an income at all if Georgia is who has jurisdiction over child support issues.

Georgia is a state that bases the child support amount on a percentge of the NCP's gross income ONLY, the CP's income doesn't play into the equation at all. It won't become an income shares state until July 1, 2006.

sunny186, in order to know where to file, you need to know who issued the order. If it was Georgia, you file there. If it was North Carolina, you file there.

 

[betterthanher]

Her husband's income isn't vulnerable. She will simply be imputed an income based on either minimum wage or what she could be earning.

You know there are cases where the spouse's income of the unemployed parent can be used. That is why I said it is vulnerable, depending on the situation.