HUGE Child Support question, PLEASE HELP?

Larissa - posted on 06/21/2012

Thanks ladies! You've all been an immense help! I think we will try to go down the food stamp road, seems the quickest. Thanks!!

Penny - posted on 06/21/2012

As someone else says.. child support ranges from state to state. Go talk to someone in your state or where your support is and get it figured out. If hubby is paying medical care for the kids that should be accounted for as well.

Jennifer - posted on 06/21/2012

Child support is a huge issue - If you are paying daycare for a child that you share with him, then no, it is not included when calculating expenses for his child. But it should be reflected in your household expenses. In Texas, the non custodial parent (your husband) also pays for medical insurance as well as support. Child support regulations vary from state to state. You can always call the child support office and request a review of the support order, and request to go back before the judge if you feel that your income and expenses were not conveyed properly when the current support order was increased. Good luck - it took us almost a year to get my husband's ex before a judge to re-evaluate her support order.

Lesley - posted on 06/20/2012

the child support sheet is only for the child he is paying support for, not for your child. if he pays child care for that child then yes they should of had it in there but if its for a child you and him share together than no its not added in.

Rachel - posted on 06/15/2012

go to your local court house, and see if they have a self-help area. if not, look up the state code statutes for child support. it's gonna be a lot of jargon, but if you don't have a self help area or a court law library that can give you answers then the state codes can help. either way, you can always go back to court and ask for a new evaluation based on time spent with the child and expenses made in the household vs. the income of the household. good luck!

Laurie - posted on 06/13/2012

i have two suggestions, first apply for food stamps it helps a lot even if you only get a little it will help and they do take all of your bills into account including child support, daycare, and rent. my other suggestion is that you talk to your lawyer about getting the child support lowered (adding in daycare to your expenses) though i know that in the state of iowa they base it primarily on yearly income, so talk to your lawyer and see what they say.