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 …

Paying For Childcare If Ex-Wife Is Unemployed And Can Watch The Kids

Question: I am required to pay a percentage of work-related childcare expenses for my children per my divorce decree. My child attends the after-school program at his school that I pay for even though my ex-wife is not currently working and available to watch him. If she is not working …

Are Car Payments Deducted From Child Support And Alimony Orders?

Question: If my unemployed wife is awarded one of the cars in our divorce and I pay for that car, will that payment amount be deducted from any possible alimony or child support orders?

How To Impute Income To Unemployed Party

Question: Recently, the court determined that my ex-wife is underemployed and imputed her previous income to her for a child support modification motion she had entered. Now, I have moved, changed jobs, and am attempting to modify the child support between myself and my ex-wife independently. What should I use …

What Events Would Constitute An Alimony Modification?

Question: During my divorce, the economy tanked and my assets in the business were severely diminished even though alimony was based on my income when my business was thriving.. After a few years of unemployment, I finally had to settle for a position that pays half of what I was …

What Situations Qualify For A Child Support Modification?

Question: Due to my ex-wife’s voluntary unemployment and the fact that I was fired, I would like to modify my child support and ask for a temporary deviance to $0 per week until such time when either party makes 20% more than the other. Our expenses and amount of parenting …

Child Support Modification If The Judge Thinks You Caused Your Unemployment

Question: I tried to modify child support after I lost my job, but the judge denied it saying I lost my job based on my own conduct, which is untrue because I’m collecting unemployment. I then tried another child support modification based on the fact that my health insurance increased …

Negotiating Child Support Payments In Your Divorce Settlement

Question: I would like to know how to handle child support calculations while I am currently unemployed during our divorce settlement negotiations. My soon-to-be-ex-wife thinks my child support payments should be based off my high-paying job that I was fired from several months ago. However, I am currently collecting unemployment …

Child Support: Will Courts Force Your Ex-Wife To Get A Job?

Question: My child support question is about forcing my ex-wife to get a job. I pay her above the state-ordered child support amount because I feel bad for her. But I am fed up that she refuses to look for work while I continue to pay her extra money even …

Modifying Child Support When Ex-Wife Is Unemployed

Question: My current child support agreement has me paying 75% of our children’s expenses. Now that my ex-wife is unemployed, she wants to file for a child support modification so I am responsible for all child support expenses. Will the courts impute income to her or can child support simply …