Re: Child Support

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First of all, your ex-wife does not receive support from
you. Your children receive the support & she is the
trusteee of those support payments.

Secondly, even though she quit her job, income can be
imputed to her (i.e. minimum wage).

Thirdly, any modification would be to reduce the amount you
pay for your children's support (not to pay her "nothing).

Fourthly, if you're thinking of using her new hubby's income
to reduce your obligations to support your children to zero,
that is not likely. The new husband has no obligation to
suport your children.

Fifthly: It is likely you're probably going to wind up
being ordered to increase your child supoprt payments to
support your children since the other parent's income is
zero (or some minimal imputed amount).

On 12/08/10, J. Miller wrote:
> My Ex-wife has recently quit her job and has gotten re-
> married. WE have shared custody 50/50 of our two kids and
I
> pay for all of the medical/dental benefits, to inlcude
> anything that is not covered by insurance. She still
> receives child support from me...I would like to modify
the
> child support to pay her nothing, as she clearly is
> comfortable enough to not feel the need to work anymore. I
> live in Virginia where we use a calulator to determine the
> amount of support. Any advice on what amount to use in
> order to calculate the support? I heard that I might be
> able to use the income amount from her new spouse, as she
> is no longer working. Any advice on that issue? Getting
> ready to go to mediation...any negotiating tactic advice?