Right now i'm afforded the opportunity to deploy overseas in combat areas as a civilian contractor. This won't always be the case as the company i'm working with was just outbid on the contract. I might not have a job with this company in the next two years. It's all uncertain. I'm currently working 84 hous a week with bonuses that project me uptwards to $200,000 a year. This same job stateside is $70,000 a year.
I'm just not trying to get caught at $200,000 a year when if I won't be holding the same position. I also don't want to find myself in a position where I need to be overseas risking my life to maintain what price she wants to get me at.
As I explained before, child support is fluid and is designed to be modified if income significantly changes. If you return stateside and no longer make 200k per year you can file for a modification and get child support adjusted based on your actual income. As long as you do not voluntarily reduce your income child support will get changed. In this instance, returning stateside would not be considered a voluntary reduction.
Also, child support, if done properly is based on a state guideline calculation. Its not what "she wants" or you want either, its based on what the state calculates it should be. This is why I have suggested that you google a child support calculator for your area and run the numbers.
My desire is not to avoid paying anything to her. If there were a way where I could get custody of my son I wouldn't want any payment from her. Back in april through july she was saying I owe her $3k a month for alimony and child support. It came out to be that she wanted 85% of my salary before taxes.
This isn't a job that i'll enjoy having longevity in. Going to school is the better option.
However going to school rather than working is a voluntary reduction in income so you are quite likely to get imputed a higher income and have to pay more than you are paying now.
Again, stop negotiating child support. Have your attorney use the state guideline calculation and stick with that. It can be modified if things change in the future.