Re: Child Support

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Most of what is posted below is accurate - except for one
part. I highly doubt the court would look at the mothers
income based on only mininum wage if she VOLUNTARILY quit her
job. If she collecting unemployment however, they will base
it off the unemployment amount she receives which would be
less. In cases where parents try to get around support
obligations by quitting jobs, the courts normally frown on
this and then base that parent's "income" at what it was from
prior earnings because that is what she CAN make.

On 12/15/10, sharwinston wrote:
> 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?