What can I do to ensure my wage garnishment matches the modified child support order?

Question: My child support was modified and reduced by a substantial amount a couple months ago to reflect a change in my state’s law. Yet I recently received another income withholding order for the original child support amount, not the recently modified amount. What can I do to ensure my …

How can I prove my ex-wife’s income if she is self-employed?

Question: My ex-wife is claiming she is starting to receive income from a new business venture she started with her new partner but provided no documentation of her income or the existence of the business. First, does the court actually trust unfounded statements like this? Second, how can I confirm …

Will my child support increase if my ex is unemployed?

Question: My ex and I have four kids and we share joint physical custody. I do not currently pay child support, though I cover medical costs and some extracurricular expenses. She is recently unemployed and now wants me to pay child support. Will her request be approved? If she wants …

Modification of child support

Question: My sister and her child’s father agreed to a child support plan below what the court ordered because the father’s income has dropped. My sister would now like to re-open the support issue and obtain the full amount she should be receiving. Is this possible? Also, if she applied …

Can she get half of my pension even if it’s the only income I have?

Question: My question has to do with alimony and marital property division. My wife is seeking half of my pension in our divorce. It is the only income I receive due to my disability. Is she entitled to half of my retirement benefits even though it’s the only income I …

How much will my child support obligation decrease if I’m unemployed?

Question: I pay child support and currently my only income is unemployment benefits. What proof does the court need to modify my child support payments to reflect my unemployment status? How much will my child support obligation decrease?

What if the amount of child support being garnished is still not enough?

Question: My child support is collected through garnishment of my wages. However the amount being garnished is not the full amount of the child support owed because I do not make enough money. Can my wife come after me for contempt even though my wages are being garnished the maximum …

Wage garnishment when I’ve never missed a support payment?

Question: My divorce decree states that if I am more than 45 days late with my monthly child support payment then my wages are subject to garnishment. My ex-wife claims my wages can still be garnished to ensure payment even though I have never been late with a child support …

Do I pay child support for a child already receiving disability payments?

Cordell & Cordell attorney Andrea Miller

Question: My minor child is disabled and receives disability benefits. Will I be required to pay child support if he is already receiving support from the government?

Breaking Down Child Support

By Molly Murphy Regardless of your fight to gain custody of your children, child support will be an issue in your case. You will either be paying it or receiving it. Courts have little discretion in setting the amount of child support to be paid. This is because, as a …