Unemployed and Broke: How Can I Lower My Child Support?

How Can I Lower My Child Support? Cordell & Cordell AttorneysBy Missouri Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyers

As we all know, the economy has been in a slump. Many people have lost their jobs or seen their paycheck and hours cut.

Clients always want to know how much child support might be.

Most clients are horrified at how high child support can be even with their lowered income during these depressed economic times. Many wonder how they can survive paying child support with not much left over for all of their bills.

It can be especially galling when the other parent seems to be buying new things all of the time. If this becomes a larger issue, ask your attorney about a Motion for Accounting of Child Support by the Custodial Parent.

So how can you lower your child support when your income decreases?

In most states, child support is governed by statute and calculated using a set standard of guidelines and formulas.

Typically, these calculations are based on gross income of the parties and take into account if either party has other children, daycare expenses, health care expenses and a percentage credit for custody time, among other things.

Family courts are governed by the standard that everything needs to be in the child’s best interests. The child needs to have certain essentials, such as a home, utilities, and medical care. If the custodial parent cannot provide for these needs by themselves, the other parent needs to pay child support to ensure these needs are met.

Cordell & Cordell understands the concerns men face during divorce.

How Much Should You Be Paying?

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If you have trouble paying child support, do not wait! Consider these options:

Motion to Reduce Child Support: If you cannot pay the current amount, consider filing a motion to reduce it. The standards and procedural requirements vary by state, but, in general, parents who genuinely cannot afford to pay (e.g., have lost a job or have significant student debt) will receive a reduced amount or a long-term payment plan. Contact a mens divorce attorney in your area for information about the rules applicable to you.

Three Year Support Review: By federal law since 1996, states receiving federal assistance must review child support orders every three years. Support payors and payees have a “one time pass” every three years to ask the court to review their current child support order. All they need to do is send a letter to the court to request it. Contact the court or child support administrator for your case to find out how your jurisdiction conducts the reviews.

How is gross income determined with changing salaries or even with job changes? 

Judges tend to look at the last three years of earned income. And yes, judges can take your overtime into account. If your overtime is not guaranteed, get a letter in writing from your supervisor. This can help your case.

Judges tend to look at a parent who has had the same job over the last several years, even with changing incomes, to be proceeding forward or up, in their career.

Judges generally will review your newest income level and use that number on the chart.  They can also look at the last three years of income if the numbers are very different.

If you have changed jobs, and you make less than you made three years ago, the judge will take those numbers and average them out. This number will then be used as gross income.

When to modify child support

Many divorced dads ask me if they can change their child support after only a few months, but usually a modification won’t be granted until at least 6 months have passed since the final order.

So, as a practical matter, motions filed within 6 months of your divorce are suspect at best. In fact, in some states the burden of proof is expressly greater if you file a motion to modify within one year of divorce.

There has to be a change in circumstances that would lead a judge to believe that child support be lowered.

What is a significant change of circumstance?

  • The child is no longer entitled to child support;
  • Verified permanent medical disability of either parent;
  • Court ordered custody change;
  • Change in daycare or medical insurance; or
  • Significant change in income in either parent’s income

A growing trend in many states is for parents to opt for no child support exchanged between the two of them. One parent pays for daycare, and the other covers health insurance. Getting to this agreement is sometimes a matter of necessity.

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66 comments on “Unemployed and Broke: How Can I Lower My Child Support?

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    I just had an initial court date for child support in Charles County Maryland. I have just been ordered to pay child support in the amount of $690.00 per month. I am currently unemployed and have been for some time, aside for side jobs, persistently been trying to gain full-time employment. Is there anything I can do to lower this amount. Also, the Mother of my son denies visitation of my son outside of her home. She demands to be present at all times and do not allow me to take my son to my home or my family’s homes, how can I get set visitation without her supervision?

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    My brother I believe is overpaying for child support. He now has moved back in with my parents because he cannot afford to live on his own. He has five children. His first divorce he has two children from he had custody but had to go to joint custody because he was in the Army and in Iraq and couldn’t be with the kids at all times. He now is out of the army and is not making much money. His weekly gross income is from 900.00 to 1000.00 on a good week and that is before everything is taken out. He pays the insurance on all his kids. He pays 110 a week in child support to his first ex-wife. Although he has his two girls everyweekend, all summer long and on any school breaks. When I add this up he has the kids more than she does he has them 184 overnight visits to her 181. He also pays for school expenses when they arise he pay for any sports as well. He has two kids with his second wife who he is paying 156 a week to. He has one kid with his last wife who he pays 80 a week to they are not divorced yet but seperated and not getting back together. He just doesn’t have the extra money to file for divorce. He also doesn’t ever get to claim any of the kids on his taxes. He isn’t behind on any child support either. He also pays 170 out a week for family insurance for the kids and himself through work. So by the time everything is taken out of his check he is lucky to have 100.00 dollars to his name. If he didn’t work with my father so he can ride back and forth to work he would not be able to afford to put gas in his car. The ex-wifes keep on taking him back to court and try to get more money out of him. The judges all seem to not care and are always siding with the mothers. The amount of money he has left over goes to the kids when he has them on the weekends to feed them. He has nothing left. Is a lot of this his fault for not keeping it in his pants yes but he was married each time and was cheated on and left then they want to be paid. His first ex-wife took 20,000 from him while he was over seas in Iraq and bought her dad a harley with it. It just seems like the justice system is so swayed in the females direction. He lives in Muncie Indiana he obviously cannot afford a lawyer to navigate this. How does he petition the court for a reduction in child support fees. Any help would be appreciated. Also his first wife works as well and never paid him child support when he had full custody and she was on drugs for the first few years of the kids lives. Please contact dromeawa@gmail.com

    I don’t have any insight or pointers on this. I just wanted to say that I 100% agree with this matter. It seems like all courts side with the mothers unless they are proven beyond a reasonable doubt unable to be mothers. It all seems like a murder trial. Us men are guilty until proven innocent and women get all the glory. Men are the true minority in this country and women are praised as wonderful people. I have known plenty of women that have their children but shouldn’t. They rely on child support and even one I know relies on child support and disability. Though she is not truly disabled, shes just a great actor/ manipulator. Women burned their bras for equal rights. What can men do to come together for the same rights as women in the eyes of the sexually biased court system? So frustrating. We as men need to fight back against this discrimination and escape this entrapment!!

    I think this is changing, slowly but surely. As more men are willing and wanting to step up and have an active role in raising their children. But, I think that most of the child support policies were created at a time when women weren’t really working, were traditionally stay at home moms, and could not have survived without the child support. In many of those cases, do you think women who had been out of work for 15 years were really likely to be able to get into a predominantly male workforce at all, even less making enough money to survive?

    I think this has less to do with actually siding with mothers and more with following traditional gender roles and societal norms. Consider this: if a woman has custody during the week and she cannot make enough to pay for day care for the child, how can she work? Obviously, she could work on weekends, but the minimal hours and type of jobs that have weekend work would not give her enough money to be able to start paying childcare or to change her income enough to no longer need child support.

    Granted, I believe things should be equal, but I have seen a great change recently. My mother got full custody of me, but my father was an addict. He also never paid his child support. My spouse’s father on the other hand had equal custody (a 50/50 split) but he still paid child support. I see more and more split custody arrangements and think we will continue to see a decrease in child support as women are able to get equal wages to men. Unfortunately, the currently don’t, and it hurts everyone in the end.

    My brother I believe is overpaying for child support. He now has moved back in with my parents because he cannot afford to live on his own. He has five children. His first divorce he has two children from he had custody but had to go to joint custody because he was in the Army and in Iraq and couldn’t be with the kids at all times. He now is out of the army and is not making much money. His weekly gross income is from 900.00 to 1000.00 on a good week and that is before everything is taken out. He pays the insurance on all his kids. He pays 110 a week in child support to his first ex-wife. Although he has his two girls everyweekend, all summer long and on any school breaks. When I add this up he has the kids more than she does he has them 184 overnight visits to her 181. He also pays for school expenses when they arise he pay for any sports as well. He has two kids with his second wife who he is paying 156 a week to. He has one kid with his last wife who he pays 80 a week to they are not divorced yet but seperated and not getting back together. He just doesn’t have the extra money to file for divorce. He also doesn’t ever get to claim any of the kids on his taxes. He isn’t behind on any child support either. He also pays 170 out a week for family insurance for the kids and himself through work. So by the time everything is taken out of his check he is lucky to have 100.00 dollars to his name. If he didn’t work with my father so he can ride back and forth to work he would not be able to afford to put gas in his car. The ex-wifes keep on taking him back to court and try to get more money out of him. The judges all seem to not care and are always siding with the mothers. The amount of money he has left over goes to the kids when he has them on the weekends to feed them. He has nothing left. Is a lot of this his fault for not keeping it in his pants yes but he was married each time and was cheated on and left then they want to be paid. His first ex-wife took 20,000 from him while he was over seas in Iraq and bought her dad a harley with it. It just seems like the justice system is so swayed in the females direction. He lives in Muncie Indiana he obviously cannot afford a lawyer to navigate this. How does he petition the court for a reduction in child support fees. Any help would be appreciated. Also his first wife works as well and never paid him child support when he had full custody and she was on drugs for the first few years of the kids lives. Please help.

    I am trying to determine which state to file for motion to lower child support. I was divorced in Virginia, venue moved to Kansas and now child lives in Missouri.
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    I am 67 years old, paying over $ 2000 monthly support. Recently I retrained an attorney to file for modification of spousal support to zero based on a significant change in circumstances. The hearing date is a few days from now, here in California.

    I am injured, can no longer work and surviving on $2454 monthly social security. Additionally my 46 years’ worth of retirement is to be divided where when gets 6 times what I get. With all the paperwork, it turns out she has almost 9 times the amount of retirement funds I will get … for numbers, she will have $600,00 and I $68,000. I do feel very good about our case and we will see how it turns out.

    In any event, should you attempt a reduction in spousal support based on whatever justification, be prepared for a vicious personal attack in court. I and my attorney have responded in a way that completely avoids any viciousness and or personal attacks/slurs. The ex spouses attack is based on non-provable or usubstantiated and what I know are untrue points, whereas my response is backed up with present facts and figures and rock solid supporting documentation. Most importantly, try to avoid “feeling sorry for the ex”.

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    An amazing testimony on a spell caster who brought my wife back to me.. My name is james i live in Australia,and I`m happily married to a lovely and caring wife,with two kids A very big problem occurred in my family seven months ago,between me and my wife so terrible that she took the case to court for a divorce she said that she never wanted to stay with me again,and that she did not love me anymore So she packed out of my house and made me and my children passed through severe pain. I tried all my possible means to get her back,after much begging,but all to no avail and she confirmed it that she has made her decision,and she never wanted to see me again. So on one evening,as i was coming back from work,i met an old friend of mine who asked of my wife So i explained every thing to her,so she told me that the only way i can get my wife back,is to visit a spell caster,because it has really worked for her too So i never believed in spell,but i had no other choice,than to follow her advice. Then she gave me the email address of the spell caster whom she visited.{emobeifospellcastertemple@gmail.com }. So the next morning,i sent a mail to the address she gave to me,and the spell caster assured me that i will get my wife back the next day what an amazing statement!! I never believed,so he spoke with me,and told me everything that i need to do. Then the next morning, So surprisingly, my wife who did not call me for the past seven {5}months,gave me a call to inform me that she was coming back So Amazing!! So that was how she came back that same day,with lots of love and joy,and she apologized for her mistake,and for the pain she caused me and my children. Then from that day,our relationship was now stronger than how it were before,by the help of a spell caster . So, i will advice you out there to kindly visit the same website {emobeifospellcastertemple@gmail.com},if you are in any condition like this,or you have any problem related to “bringing your ex back. So thanks to the Emobeifospellcastertemple for bringing back my wife,and brought great joy to my family once again.{emobeifospellcastertemple@gmail.com}
    Thanks…

    A GOOD SPELL CASTER DR UKAKA

    My Name is Miss Mandy Divanna .I will love to share my testimony to all the
    people in the forum cos i never thought i will have my girlfriend back and
    she means so much to me..The girl i want to get marry to left me 4 weeks to
    our weeding for another man..,When i called her she never picked my
    calls,She deleted me on her Facebook and she changed her Facebook status
    from married to Single…when i went to her place of work she told her boss
    she never want to see me..i lost my job as a result of this cos i cant get
    myself anymore,my life was upside down and everything did not go smooth
    with my life…I tried all i could do to have her back to all did not work
    out until i met a Man when i Travel to Africa to execute some business have
    been developing some years back..I told him my problem and all have passed
    through in getting her back and how i lost my job…he told me he gonna
    help me…i don’t believe that in the first place.but he swore he will help
    me out and he told me the reason why my girlfriend left me and also told me
    some hidden secrets.i was amazed when i heard that from him..he said he
    will cast a spell for me and i will see the results in the next couple of
    days..then i travel back to US the following day and i called him when i
    got home and he said he’s busy casting those spells and he has bought all
    the materials needed for the spells,he said am gonna see positive results
    in the next 2 days that is Thursday…My girlfriend called me at exactly
    12:35pm on Thursday and apologies for all she had done ..she said,she never
    knew what she’s doing and her sudden behavior was not intentional and she
    promised not to do that again.it was like am dreaming when i heard that
    from her and when we ended the call,i called the man and told him my wife
    called and he said i haven’t seen anything yet… he said i will also get
    my job back in 2 days time..and when its Sunday,they called me at my place
    of work that i should resume working on Monday and they gonna compensate me
    for the time limit have spent at home without working..My life is back into
    shape,i have my girlfriend back and we are happily married now with kids
    and i have my job back too,This man is really powerful..if we have up to 20
    people like him in the world,the world would have been a better place..he
    has also helped many of my friends to solve many problems and they are all
    happy now..Am posting this to the forum for anybody that is interested in
    meeting the man for help.you can mail him on this e-mail;
    freedomlovespell@hotmail.com i cant give out his number cos he told me he don’t
    want to be disturbed by many people across the world..he said his email is
    okay and he’ will replied to any emails asap..hope he helped u out
    too..good luck his email;freedomlovespell@hotmail.com

    dr.idibia brought back my ex lover
    Thanks once again the great Dr Idibia I am sarah lewis I want to share my testimony to every one here about what this great man did for me I was married for more than six years know child with this, my heart has been trouble so I don’t know what to do. And I have gone from one place to another still I did not found the solution of my problems on till one day in my office when a friend of mine came for a visit so I have been hiding this for every body not to share this problems to any one so when I see the situation on ground now my husband is about getting another woman, I try my best to share this with a friend so she advise me to contact this great man for a spell so I was not my self of telling her my problems so I ask her what we it take me? She said it we not take much time just three days it we be done then I look up and down were we I start from now? She insist for me to try him then I ask her for his contact she gave to me his number and his email address his number +2348103508204 and here is the email {greatidibiaspelltemple30@gmail} so I called him first before I email him to know if his is the write person so he cast the spell and am so happy with my husband with two kids with this, the man is great and his spell casting is real thanks to my friend may God almighty bless you all from sarah lewis

    THANKS TO SHAKES SPEAR AS THEY BROUGHT MY EX BACK TO ME
    DR SHAKES SPEAR is like a father to the fatherless.. I never believed these will really make a change in my marriage, and I never have it in my thought that I could ever been with my husband Mr Andrew after divorcing and ending our 33years marriage…. My life was upset I never knew where to start from when my husband broke up with me…..My name is Wills Andrew from Poland but got married and live in Chicago USA, shakesspear23@yahoo.com is the right email address to contact for an urgent help in getting your lover back…. My husband and I have been together for 33years before he divorced me and i was so upset because i thought i have lost my marriage forever… i did all i could to please for my husband to bring me back home but all to be in vain.. i had to travel away from my state because i was not having anywhere to stay because my home was not conducive for me to stay because my husband want me out of th house, i travel to a friend of mine in California, one night, when i was searching on a good spell caster results that help in bringing back lost lover’s and husband’s, i found an interesting story that was shared by Santana Valdez From Texas Huston, about a good spell caster called DR SHAKES SPEAR, and how he helped her in getting her husban back home, and i decided to put a try in contacting him… he replied me back.. i thought at first these was just normal and he told me that i was going to get back my husband after a period of 28hours i still doubted him…. But today as i am sharing these good news is for me to express my experience to all the whole universe that these is a good spell caster that helps in bringing back lost lovers and he is (shakesspear23@yahoo.com) I am happily with my husband and my 3 kids, TARRY, WENDY, JEFF… great DR SHAKES SPEAR i thank you for helping me to get my family back…. his email address is (shakesspear23@yahoo.com)

    LOST LOVER IS BACK NOW:shakesspear23@yahoo.com
    My Name is QUEEN.I will love to share my testimony to all the people in the forum cos i never thought i will have my girlfriend back and she means so much to me..The girl i want to get marry to left me 4 weeks to our wedding for another man..,When i called her she never picked my calls,She deleted me on her facebook and she changed her facebook status from married to Single…when i went to her to her place of work she told her boss she never want to see me..I lost my job as a result of this cos i cant get myself anymore,my life was upside down and everything did not go smooth with my life…I tried all i could do to have her back to all did not work out until i met a Man when i Travel to Africa to execute some business have been developing some years back..I told him my problem and all have passed through in getting her back and how i lost my job…he told me he gonna help me…i don’t believe that in the first place.but he swore he will help me out and he told me the reason why my girlfriend left me and also told me some hidden secrets.i was amazed when i heard that from him..he said he will cast a spell for me and i will see the results in the next couple of days..then i travel back to US the following day and i called him when i got home and he said he’s busy casting those spells and he has bought all the materials needed for the spells,he said am gonna see positive results in the next 2 days that is Thursday…My girlfriend called me at exactly 12:35pm on Thursday and apologies for all she had done ..she said,she never knew what she’s doing and her sudden behavior was not intentional and she promised not to do that again.it was like am dreaming when i heard that from her and when we ended the call,i called the man and told him my wife called and he said i haven’t seen anything yet… he said i will also get my job back in 3 days time..and when its Sunday,they called me at my place of work that i should resume working on Monday and they gonna compensate me for the time limit have spent at home without working..My life is back into shape,i have my girlfriend back and we are happily married now with kids and i have my job back too.This man is really powerful..if we have up to 20 people like him in the world,the world would have been a better place..he has also helped many of my friends to solve many problems and they are all happy now..Am posting this to the forum for anybody that is interested in meeting the man for help.you can mail him to shakesspear23@yahoo.com I cant give out his number cos he told me he don’t want to be disturbed by many people across the world..he said his email is okay and he’ will replied to any emails asap..hope he helped u out too..good luck:shakesspear23@yahoo.com.ONCE AGAIN HIS EMAIL ADDRESS IS: shakesspear23@yahoo.com

    AM SO HAPPY TO HAVE MY EX BACK TO ME FOR CHRISTMAS
    My Name is ADAEZE..I never believed in Love Spells or Magics until I met this special spell caster when i went to Africa to Execute some business..He is really powerful..My wife divorce me with no reason for almost 4 years and i tried all i could to have her back cos i really love her so much but all my effort did not work out.. we met at our early age at the college and we both have feelings for each other and we got married happily for 5 years with no kid and she woke up one morning and she told me she’s going on a divorce..i thought it was a joke and when she came back from work she tender to me a divorce letter and she packed all her loads from my house..i ran mad and i tried all i could to have her back but all did not work out..i was lonely for almost 4 years…So when i told the spell caster what happened he said he will help me and he asked for her full name and her picture..i gave him that..At first i was skeptical but i gave it a try cos h ave tried so many spell casters and there is no solution…so when he finished with the readings,he got back to me that she’s with a man and that man is the reason why she left me…The spell caster said he will help me with a spell that will surely bring her back.but i never believe all this…he told me i will see a positive result within 3 days..3 days later,she called me herself and came to me apologizing and she told me she will come back to me..I cant believe this,it was like a dream cos i never believe this will work out after trying many spell casters and there is no solution..The spell caster is so powerful and after that he helped me with a pregnancy spell and my wife got pregnant a month later..we are now happy been together again and with lovely kid..This spell caster has really changed my life and i will forever thankful to him..he has helped many friends too with similar problem too and they are happy and thankful to him..This man is indeed the most powerful spell caster have ever experienced in life..Am Posting this to the Forum in case there is anyone who has similar problem and still looking for a way out..you can reach him here: shakesspear23@yahoo.com…… CONTACT THIS POWERFUL SPELL CASTER TODAY VIA EMAIL:shakesspear23@yahoo.com..

    HOW MY MARRIAGE WAS BEEN RESTORED BACK TO ME
    My name is Gladys Wholers, am from England, what a wonderful and a straight forward spell caster that has brought back joy and happiness into my life after i saw a post on how he helped a lady called Cassandra,i decided to contact him for help when i told this God sent man DR SHAKES SPEAR on how my lover left me for 2 years without calling nor texting me,When i shared this my sad experience with DR SHAKES SPEAR he said everything would be okay within 2 days i was like am i sure what this man is saying is real,So i decided to give a try and i what even surprised me the most at first i was also thinking he was a scam i taught he was like other spell caster who come online to add pain to peoples pain not knowing there feelings but to make money,But this great man DR SHAKES SPEAR is never like that his own is for good and make people to be happy with the one they love,Am just so happy,Even before the 3 days i just got a call from a man who has left me for 2 years saying he his sorry and that he wants me back to his life i was so happy,He invited me for a dinner which i meant him there and we bought talked and he said he wants to prove that he would never leave me for any other lady he engaged me and also make me had access to all his account am so happy all thanks goes to this great man DR SHAKES SPEAR a man who has brought back joy to my life,Please friends that needs help i would advice and swear that DR SHAKES SPEAR is the right man and not those fake ones who are online to make money and not to help here is DR SHAKES SPEAR “his private email: shakesspear23@yahoo.com

    Overcharged in a big way.
    Missouri child support is charging me over 600% of my monthly income for child support. What can I do? (It is literally over 6 times what I make.)

    this is the best spell caster in the world
    My name james i want to give thanks and i will always give thanks to Dr ogboni who brought back my love that has left me for 6years within 48hours, i have said about this last week but i promised to always tell people about this every week end so that those that did not read about it last will read about it this week, i have been looking for how to get this boy back to my life because i love this boy with the whole of my heart, i could not replace him with any body,one day i was watching my television when i saw a lady giving thanks to Dr igbalu and telling the world how he helped her i was so shocked i could not believe it because i never taught that there are powers that can bring back lost love, then that was how i decided to contact him too because i do really need my love back,when i contacted him i told him everything and he told me not to worry that my love will surely be back to my arms within 48hours at first i could not believe because i was thinking how could somebody that has gone for 6years come back within 48 hours,so then i decided to watch and see,unbelievable within the next 48hours i got a call from unknown number so i decided to pick the call the next thing i could hear was my loves voice he was pleading and begging me on the phone that i should forgive him that i should forget all that have happened that he did not know what came over him,he promised not to leave for any reason, that he was really sorry for what he did,i was so surprised because i never believed that this could happen,so that was how i accepted his apology and the next morning he came to my house and still pleading for me to forgive him i told him that everything is okay that i have forgiven him, that was how we started again and now we are married, i promised to say this testimony in radio station, commenting this testimony is still okay but before this month runs out i promise to say this in radio station and i will,sir thank you very much.World please am begging you people to try and thank this man for me,or if you need his help here is his email address:ogbonispelitemple@hotmail.com , you can still contact me through my email to know more about him.this is my email adress:ogbonispelitemple@hotmail.com.

    Name:faith

    Country USA

    my testimony
    Me and my boy friend was been separated for a long period of time, I came across different spell casters and they were all unable to bring back my lover. I was so sad and almost gave up on him, when i met a spell caster called Dr.Grant, who helped me get my lover back. Ever since then i have been so happy and couldnt believe it would happen. He also helped me with success spell, I have been living happily with my lover now and will be getting married soon. Here is his email address grantingheartdesiresspell@gmail.com to contact him if you need his help

    The job I am working for you have to work nights at least once and for a year. I made a lot more money and it wasn’t my choice to do so. My ex wife found out soem how much I made and took me bavk to court. I pay 800 in child support and 300 insurance. I also have my son two days a week and every other weekend. I haven’t worked nights in two years and I don’t make what I did make amymore. I can’t even afford to pay my bills or buy him clothes for my house. I currently just had another child as well. I need adivce on what to do or who to talk to. I’m sinking. Should I make my girlfriend file on me to maybe reduce the other a little?????

    I am in need of surgery on my back and the doctor won’t release me cause of my condition. Now I lost my house back in child support 377.67$ a week I pay pluse I pay medical on children I tryed to get it reduced and the ex hits me with a pfa. Wtf is wrong with this world n government.

    lowering child support payments
    I have3 children with my ex husband and two with my fiance right now. The first three were with their father and he got them put on foster care cause his new wife abused them. I’m required by law to pay 500$ but I have no job due to my new baby and grieving from the lost of her twin. I cannot afford 500$. What can I do to get it lowered, also first payment is due July 1st. I also live in Florida and the state of Kansas is whom is requesting child support. Please help

    Most mothers have no morals
    I agree with a lot of the above & feel the pain. Here in my state, the Child Support Division here is not on the father’s side at all. To top it off, the mothers have no morals about doing what, they know it’s wrong, they do to the fathers & the system let’s them get away with it. I recently filed to have my support modified, get it lowered, do to a substantial change in employment. I get a letter back from them, almost 2 months later, stating I do not qualify for a modification. “The state requirement is that a support change of at least 25% was not met”. And trying to reach them on the phone is next to impossible. I wonder if they even worry about answering the phone calls from the fathers. I found out it’s not stated on their website, documents, etc., that I could find in public view of this 25% figure. Even worse is the Child Support Division does NOT force both parties to submit employment information to properly calculate the support obligations. I submitted my financial information but she did not and Child Support used my state minimum wage (here it’s $7.25 hr.) amount for the calculation. The other state, local & county assistance programs here, share information with each other to investigate claims. Why can’t Child Support be the same way? I know for a fact she has been working for at least 7 months & I’ve been unemployed now for one. I say us fathers that are trying to do the right thing should band together to get our local & state laws changed, amended, modified or what ever it takes to keep the mothers from abusing the system ever again.

    Advice Please
    Child Support was set using Florida guidelines. My company left the state of Florida, and ex-wife agreed to reduced amt of support based on unemployment amount replacing previous salary amt, again, using Florida guidelines. Reduction was 168.00 per month for my 22 months of unemployment. This was an agreement between the two of us, as the payments are made directly to her from me. On the last check, she wrote “in arrears” in the memo section. Can she go back for the “outstanding amount” at this point ? I’m still unemployed, by the way, but unemployment checks have ended. Child support is ending in 3 months as well as child graduates high school.

    I live in one state, child lives in another state and there is a 3rd state trying to collect. i have made contact with both states and neither one of them will work with me and it has gotten to where i am being charged twice for the same child

    Talking about working the system
    My response is to Bill Clay. You bet the exes know how to work the system. Most of the employees at the Friend of The court are women. My ex has a college degree but works part time as a waitress to collect more support. The system is against men. Better believe it!

    Child support reduction
    I understand the frustration that many are writting about. Especially as a payer in child support of $1150.00 per month here in the state of Texas. I changed jobs from working as a shift worker to straight day job. This meant of course, that i would not be seeing a lot of overtime. I argued my case before the judge and even brought my supervisor along to state the fact that overtime would be significantly reduced. All of this was to no avail. The judge increased my child support payment and I told him that he would be sending me into financial hardship. So here I am now just looking into forclosure and possibly bankruptcy. But hey! At least my ex-wife is now remarried and hasn’t worked for the past two years. But who can blame her, as she found out how to work the system.

    In reading your child support and having it increased I get your dilema, my husband is dealing with the same problem. These court systems are ridiculous. My husband has to pay now $670.00 Bi-weekly and they have incorrect info on how much he makes and this ex person of his is a lunatic and she doesn’t deserve to actually be a mother in my opinion, but I am just the wife which doesn’t matter in the court system and we have 2 children together but because he had his first child with her of course it doesn’t matter that we have kids together they tend to take out so much more than they should, when they say gross its not on the gross but the net income and no consideration is given to what bills we pay and gas and tolls, etc. and what other stuff we have to pay it doesn’t matter so unfortunately there is nothing to do because the courts is pretty much for the woman and I really wish they would take more consideration into everything but that won’t happen anytime in this century.

    Back Child Support Advice
    I was current in all child support up until I was medically discharged from my job in 2007. I quickly fell behind in finances and child support. My ex wife makes a very good living 100K+. I contacted the child support office in my state(KY), and was told that I could not get my case reviewed, because I was in arrears. I was in arrears because I lost my job. This has now caused me to be behind 30K+ in support.

    I could not afford an attorney at the time to help with my situation, so it just got worse over time. It just seems because I was unlucky enough to be hurt and lose job, that I was just put into an impossible situation.

    This seems very wrong, but nobody in the child support office seemed to care, and meanwhile my balance just increased to impossible amounts. I am at a loss of what to do.

    Child Support Modification
    @BradSmith….a) No, you cannot reduce the child support to your children because you are having another child. In determining child support, children born prior to the child at issue are considered, but children born after the child at issue are not considered.

    b) Yes, you can attempt to modify your current divorce decree. Custody terms are binding, but they are not set in stone; it is possible to have them changed. In most states, the court order for a change is called a “modification.” Technically, you can pursue a modification at any time after the last order.

    But remember that the party seeking the change (the “movant”) generally must show that a “substantial change of circumstances” has occurred since the entry of the original order. It appears based on the limited facts provided that there has been a substantial change in the amount of time you have with your children that a modification could be in order. To learn more about modifications, please visit the Cordell & Cordell modification page: http://www.cordellcordell.com/modification-of-decrees

    New Child
    I have joint Legal Custody and my ex-wife has full Physical Custody of my two boys, aged 2 and 6. I have them 43% of the nights. I have since remarried and have a child due in a couple weeks. It has been two years since the divorce was final. Can I a) Reduce the Child Support due to the birth of the new baby, and b) Change to joint physical custody to get credit for the time I spend with them as part of the change of circumstance?

    Advice needed
    Hello. I am currently in a dilemma and in need of advice on what to do. When I initially agreed to the divorce, my ex-wife immediately wanted to file custody paperwork. We have “shared joint” custody, and my son is with me a considerable amount of time. (every weekend beginning on Thursday) Because my ex-wife works from home, I felt it logical that she be the primary; however, because she is the primary, I am obligated to pay child support. When the calculation was performed, it did not put into account her salary. Is this correct?

    Missouri child support laws
    @Jeff….If you have trouble paying child support, do not wait! Consider these options:

    Motion to Reduce Child Support: If you cannot pay the current amount, consider filing a motion to reduce it. The standards and procedural requirements vary by state, but, in general, parents who genuinely cannot afford to pay (e.g., have lost a job or have significant student debt) will receive a reduced amount or a long-term payment plan. Contact an attorney in your area for information about the rules applicable to you.

    Three Year Support Review: By federal law since 1996, states receiving federal assistance must review child support orders every three years. Support payors and payees have a “one time pass” every three years to ask the court to review their current child support order. All they need to do is send a letter to the court to request it. Contact the court or child support administrator for your case to find out how your jurisdiction conducts the reviews.

    If you cannot afford an attorney, contact the State to see if they can help them change their child support amount before committing to litigation that can be costly and extended. Or contact the Missouri Bar Association for help locating low- or no-cost legal services near you.

    Child support must be paid until a child emancipates. This may not occur until the age of 21 so long as the child attends a school of post-secondary education and follows specific requirements as set forth in Section 452.340. In some cases where a child is physically or mentally incapacitated, the court may extend a support obligation past the age of 21.

    Missouri Child Support Laws: http://www.dadsdivorce.com/component/content/article/313/

    Lowering child support due to illness.
    I have an 18 yr. old daughter in MO. I reside in the UP of MI. I am 42 yrs. old and suffering from congestive heart failure. My income for last year was $16K gross, $3K after taxes. My child support payment is about $440 mo. My doctors have certified me as 100% disabled but I have not signed up for Social Security disability. I try to earn as much money as possible by doing whatever I can – however, I cannot pay the current monthly amount. Am I eligible to apply for a reduction and who do I contact? Also, the State of MO has never advised me that I must pay beyond the age of 18. Should’t the State be obligated to tell you of the child support requirements. I assumed that at age 18 I was through with my obligation, as that is the case in most states. Can you please tell me where to go for help – I cannot afford an attorney.

    Ms.
    My boyfriend is on disability and has 2 children he is paying more than half of his income to support. One is over 18, but that is for arrears. The other child that a supposed dna test says is his, DHS is unable to locate. This party got his back pay from when he got his disability. What can be done to modify his child support and rectify the situation with the other child since they cannot be located?

    Divorce decree modification
    @Antonio…Modification of Divorce Decrees

    It’s not unusual for ex-spouses to want to change a prior decree respecting issues of custody and support. A party seeking to modify his decree must show a substantial and continuing change of circumstances. Those circumstances may include dramatic changes in income, relocation to another state, or problems relating to the proper care of his minor children.

    Cordell & Cordell will ensure that, to the extent possible, our clients’ goals are achieved in light of the new circumstances while preserving those rights provided for in prior decrees.

    Change of Circumstances and Modification

    Custody terms are binding, but they are not set in stone; it is possible to have them changed. In most states, the court order for a change is called a “modification.” Technically, you can pursue a modification at any time after the last order.

    But remember that the party seeking the change (the “movant”) generally must show that a “substantial change of circumstances” has occurred since the entry of the original order.

    Even if the court agrees that a modification is in order, it will not approve one without a substantial change. It would make no sense to permit one or both parties to subject the judicial system, the other party, or the children to a repetition of the first trial without evidence of significant new developments.

    So, as a practical matter, motions filed within six months of your divorce are suspect at best. In fact, in some states the burden of proof is expressly greater if you file a motion to modify within one year of divorce.

    Preparing for Modification

    Once a reasonable amount of time has passed, virtually all issues relating to your children, both custodial and financial, are subject to modification. The court must have a means of dealing with changes in circumstances.

    Your behavior during the waiting period will be crucial to your chances for modification. Essentially, you should strive to be a model father, taking active, helpful interest in all aspects of rearing your children. If you are late with support payments or skip designated time with your children, you will damage your cause. Let your past actions make the case for future modifications.

    Justifying Modification

    Your model behavior will greatly enhance your case for modification. This is especially true if the mother of your children has not held herself to such high standards.

    Bear in mind that your good behavior should include a sincere attempt to resolve any dispute or grievance amicably by correspondence, if possible, so you have a written record. Do not plunge into court with comparatively minor or premature complaints. The courts’ sympathies may lie on the other side of the courtroom if you otherwise appear to be reactionary.

    If the amicable approach hasn’t worked, then a petition to modify may well be in order. In fact, unless an overriding health or safety issue exists, pause only long enough to ensure that a solid record of the violations exists. With this evidence in hand, you can make a strong case for modification.

    family Court
    I’m currently paying 545 a month for one kid and health insurance I’ve been denied visitation since march 2011. My son is 4 in all I probably saw him no more than 100 times in 50 months. Im looking to get 50/50 legal and physical th-Sunday visitation weekly. I will carry health insurance , eye and dental and pay half of day care and of course no child support. is this obtainable?

    Lowering Child Support
    I have a a child with my ex-girlfriend. We had a court date and in the mean time I moved and didn’t get the papers of the court date. My ex was suppose to let me know when it was and never did, so therefore i missed my court date. At the time I didn’t have a job I had graduated from college 3 months before my court date. The judge set my child support at $891.00 a month, stating that i had a degree and should be making $22.00 an hour. I now have a job but i don’t make anywhere close to $22.00 an hour. My ex and I agree to me putting my daughter on my insurance and paying her daycare. If we come to this agreement and write it up what steps would i need to take to get everything changed. My child support was set in April. Would both of us have to pay for a lawyer to get everything changed to the agreement we have?

    SICK AND TIRED
    I am 46 yrs.old and I have 10 children one of the children is my stepchild but my responsibility to him was the same as a father.All children are older then 18 except one and he lives with me and my wife(mom).I pay child support on eight children it is wage assigned.My problem is,I can only have 55% of my pay deducted and I pay the difference which is no problem to do.About every six month I am called into court for contempt and each time my support has increased.Since my divorce in 1987 with my first wife has doubled my child support and I still pay support on seven children.And this child is 26 yrs.old and married with two children, everytime I go to court I have to pay attorney fees and loose to from work.Again paying is no problem but but the difference that I pay on one leaves me nothing for the other children or my own home.Oh I have an awesome wife who has help raise and provide an great life for all.Please give me some direction.

    Custody and Child Support Modification
    It’s not unusual for ex-spouses to want to change a prior decree respecting issues of custody and support. A party seeking to modify his decree must show a substantial and continuing change of circumstances. Those circumstances may include dramatic changes in income, relocation to another state, or problems relating to the proper care of his minor children.

    Cordell & Cordell will ensure that, to the extent possible, our clients’ goals are achieved in light of the new circumstances while preserving those rights provided for in prior decrees.

    Change of Circumstances and Modification

    Custody terms are binding, but they are not set in stone; it is possible to have them changed. In most states, the court order for a change is called a “modification.” Technically, you can pursue a modification at any time after the last order.

    But remember that the party seeking the change (the “movant”) generally must show that a “substantial change of circumstances” has occurred since the entry of the original order.

    Even if the court agrees that a modification is in order, it will not approve one without a substantial change. It would make no sense to permit one or both parties to subject the judicial system, the other party, or the children to a repetition of the first trial without evidence of significant new developments.

    So, as a practical matter, motions filed within six months of your divorce are suspect at best. In fact, in some states the burden of proof is expressly greater if you file a motion to modify within one year of divorce.

    Preparing for Modification

    Once a reasonable amount of time has passed, virtually all issues relating to your children, both custodial and financial, are subject to modification. The court must have a means of dealing with changes in circumstances.

    Your behavior during the waiting period will be crucial to your chances for modification. Essentially, you should strive to be a model father, taking active, helpful interest in all aspects of rearing your children. If you are late with support payments or skip designated time with your children, you will damage your cause. Let your past actions make the case for future modifications.

    Justifying Modification

    Your model behavior will greatly enhance your case for modification. This is especially true if the mother of your children has not held herself to such high standards.

    Bear in mind that your good behavior should include a sincere attempt to resolve any dispute or grievance amicably by correspondence, if possible, so you have a written record. Do not plunge into court with comparatively minor or premature complaints. The courts’ sympathies may lie on the other side of the courtroom if you otherwise appear to be reactionary.

    If the amicable approach hasn’t worked, then a petition to modify may well be in order. In fact, unless an overriding health or safety issue exists, pause only long enough to ensure that a solid record of the violations exists. With this evidence in hand, you can make a strong case for modification.

    CHild Support and Custody
    I am looking to get my Child support dropped and Joint Legal and Physical custody. I have my children 50% of the time just an agreement between me and her( what kind of documents can I get to show that?) We have never been to court, the child support was done threw the mail but I was young and dumb at the time and didn’t know what to do. I’ve strighten some things out in my life and I just want a fair situation and everything split right down the middle on paper so she can’t make all the decisions like she been doing?

    Modify Child Support
    I am unable to give you legal advice on divorce. I can give general divorce help for men, though, my knowledge is based on Missouri child support laws where I am licensed to practice.

    While I do not know all of the facts of your case, it appears that you may have sufficient grounds to seek a modification of your existing child support amount.

    In Missouri (where I practice), the provisions of any judgment respecting child support may be modified only upon a showing of changed circumstances so substantial and continuing as to make its terms unreasonable.

    In a proceeding for modifying child support, the court, in determining whether or not a substantial change in circumstances has occurred, considers all financial resources of both parties, including their respective incomes (if any) and expenses.

    In addition, a court considering a modification of child support also examines several other factors, including but not limited to, the financial needs of the child as well as their physical and educational needs, etc.

    If the monetary change in your salary is significant, then a court would certainly take that into consideration when determining an appropriate modification amount for your child support payments.

    In terms of the legal steps necessary to modify child support, I recommend that you consult a mens divorce attorney in your jurisdiction.

    Cordell & Cordell has offices located nationwide: http://www.cordellcordell.com/offices

    To arrange an initial consultation to discuss divorce rights for men with a Cordell & Cordell attorney, including Jennifer de Lyon Stralka, an associate attorney in the St. Louis office, contact Cordell & Cordell Law Firm.

    My daughter is eighteen and the mother got help from the state at sixteen. So I owe two years back support. I only saw her about four times in her life time. What can I expect.

    Don’t know what to do
    I was just resently layed off, I have two kids one of them I am paying child support for. I was told buy the unemployment office that I am only getting 535.00 every two weeks of that I pay 261.00 every two weeks witch leave’s me a mir 274.00. I don’t know what to do with me making just over 500 dallors a month I don’t know what to do, I berly have the money to make the rent I can’t pay bills or even do my part to help out with my other child can you help me?

    Child support
    My child support was set at a certain amount because I was not working. I still am not working but have been actively seeking a job. My unemployment was just cut by $140.00. I am in arreers because I have been cut off teporarily due to a mistake on unemployment part. I am not going to have any money left over after paying my bills. Is there any way to lower this? In addition my daughter will be 18 in February and my son was sent out of state by my ex to a resedential school. Meanwhile I have been paying a full year for him with no out of pocket expence from her.What can I do about this?

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