Lowering Child Support Without Court Approval If Unemployed

Question: I recently lost my job and am unemployed. Because of my drop in income I adjusted my child support payments a similar percentage in order to keep the ratio of income to child support the same. Can I unilaterally modify my child support payments if I lose my job?

Are Lottery Winnings Considered Income When Calculating Child Support?

Question: Can lottery winnings be considered income when calculating child support?

Do Tax Refunds Count As Income For Calculating Child Support?

Question: Are tax refund checks considered income when calculating child support?

Paying Child Support To Cohabiting Girlfriend Without An Order

Question: I now cohabit with my girlfriend who makes me pay child support to her for our child even though there is no child support order through the court. I feel that since we already split expenses like a normal couple living together that I shouldn’t have to pay her …

Can My Child Support Be Increased If My Ex Quit Her Job?

Question: My ex-wife wants to modify child support so I am paying more because she quit her job in order to go back to school. She also lives with her parents and does not pay rent so her expenses are minimal. Can my child support be increased because my ex-wife …

Motion To Modify Child Support Based On Income After Retirement

Question: How will my pension and retirement benefits affect my child support order? Is my government pension not allowed to be factored into child support? I have one child who will have reached the age of emancipation by the time I retire and another child who will turn 18 after …

Child Support Calculator: Military Allowance As Income

Question: I am in the military and pay child support. Should my Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) be counted as income for calculating child support? I would be receiving BAH regardless of whether I had dependents or was married.

Ex-Wife Violating Tax Filing Clause Of Our Divorce Decree

Question: My ex-wife has not filed a tax return in several years so she is also not reporting child support as income. We are supposed to exchange tax forms, but I have a difficult time handing my filings over to her when she is not following the same terms of …

Dividing Cash Accounts If One Spouse Contributed More

Question: I made the majority of the income in our marriage, roughly about 75% of the total. We are agreeing to split all property of value 50/50, but I am concerned with splitting our cash accounts evenly since I was the primary financial contributor. So would our cash accounts also …

Modifying Child Support If Parenting Time Is Evenly Split

Question: Our parenting time schedules and our incomes have not changed since the time our divorce decree was entered. At the time of the divorce, even though we had an even amount of parenting time, I was ordered to pay child support because my income was higher. Is there a …