Child Support

[maximmastiff]

I pay $608/month to my ex who makes $72k/year.  This figure includes her pay from her job, payment to her from her rental property & the child support that I pay her each & every month on time.  She is getting 17% of my pay & now wants more!  I have no problem paying the money if she needed it to survive - if it was truly needed to support our child but I, along with my new wife, provide for my daughter in the same fashion that my ex does AND we have her 50% of the time.  HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?!?!?!?!

[BrokeInTN]

What you pay is too much. Unfortunately there is no uniformity in child support. It is based on what "YOU CAN PAY". So if a Dad is making good money, those kids get more. If a Dad doesn't make good money, those kids don't get as much. It's wrong and it sucks! In your state, don't they offset your income with the ex-wife's income? If they didn't then, but they do now, you have a right to a review every 3 years. Just use caution....they could decide to hit you for more if you have received a cost of living raise or standard raise.

[kk68718]

I would check your state's child support services website and see if they have a support calculator that you can use.  The one for CA is mirror of the dissomaster software and was able to get within 2 dollars of the actual amount that I was supposed to receive.  For CA, the amount does not seem out of line if you are providing 25% of the custody.  I recommend doing the calculations first, because you might be shocked at what the court might order you to pay. 

[Merck]

If you have your child 50% of the time, you shouldn't be paying anything, and I wouldn't listen to anyone who says otherwise.

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