Ouestion
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pixiegirl
Cleopatra Jones
No, child support is based on the incomes of the two parents.
nachomama
All Up In Your Grill
They take your income and his income and come up with a figure that the would be the family monthly income if you two were still together. Then they determine the percentage of who actually makes (or contributes) more to determine what the child support will be.
BadGirl
I am so very blessed
Thank God.
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
I went through this last summer. According to my attorney, newly hired lawyers in the State's Attorney office are assigned to the child support division and the way out and up is to win cases. The only way to win is to bump the guys that actually pay.
Ladybug76
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In California, child care is in addition to child support. We paid child support + half of day care (when he was still in day care). Also, they did take my income into account. They calculated the total taxes paid (from both of our incomes), his ex-wife's income (she wasn't working, so they used minimum wage), and visitation (# of days) to come up with the child support amount.
It's nearly impossible to figure it out on your own. We saw our attorney about 5 years ago to see what our child support would be if we went back to court and we were looking at over $1000 a month (for one kid). We pay more than 1/2 that right now. Needless to say, we try to keep the peace.
Good luck, I know that can be stressful!
yankee44
New Member
MDTerps
Back in the saddle
sanchezf
Little ol' Me
This is kinda where we are at
We pay $1300.00 for 2 kids and all medical, dental and eye insurance there is no daycare due to kids stay with grandma, we also pay for extra odds and ends when asked (school stuff, pictures, soccer,etc) and she wants more ..
I'm trying to figure out what we should actually be paying ?
Ladybug76
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That's a great tool. I wish we had something like that. CA makes it so difficult to figure it out!
LusbyMom
You're a LOON :)
Here is the link to the link to the MD State Calculator Maryland Child Support Enforcement Program - MDHR
Only the parents income is counted. I do believe in rare cases if the parent voluntarily does not work they will take their spouses income into consideration.
Only the parents income is counted. I do believe in rare cases if the parent voluntarily does not work they will take their spouses income into consideration.
sanchezf
Little ol' Me
Ladybug76
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sanchezf
Little ol' Me
I hope it works out for you. It will be a happy day when I write the last check.
I know the feeling we have 7 years on one and 12 on the other
yankee44
New Member
I know the feeling we have 7 years on one and 12 on the other
Mine will be 18 in Oct, but she lives in NY so no matter what I have to pay till she is 21
sanchezf
Little ol' Me
yankee44
New Member
Nope not in New York.
The only thing that can stop it is if the child gets married.
Even have to pay if the child goes into the military (witch is my case)