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Originally Posted by maxima87  I am familiar with the process. If his prior obligation is an expense, why isn't the mothers? Granted, she may receive support for the other child, but she also has HER share to pay for that child as well. |
Well if you think you should get to deduct what you pay out for that child then you should also have to include in YOUR income the income that you receive for that child.
So if you make 2000 a month and the other father pays 600 a month then you should have to declare you income as 2600 and then deduct whatever the child actually costs you per month as if it were a support payment.
You can't have it both ways, you can't get money for the child from its father and then not claim that as incoming money but then claim your outgoing money to support the child.
Its pretty cut and dry, I don't know why you don't understand it. Personally I think you should be held 50% responsible for the care of all of your children as he should be too, not him being 60 percent responsible and you 40 percent simply because you make less money. If a father couldn't pay his support, they would tell him "oh well, get a 2nd job" if you can't provide your 50% of the support then you too should get a second job or share custody so that you both break even.
Personally, unless your child has extra ordinary medical expenses or goes to a private school, I don't see how they see it takes $600 (don't know what you were awarded but for an example I will use $600) to raise a child. Crap, I didn't spend that much a month on BOTH of my kids and my kids had top of the line sh*t.