Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

Question:

My ex-wife is claiming she is starting to receive income from a new business venture she started with her new partner but provided no documentation of her income or the existence of the business.

First, does the court actually trust unfounded statements like this? Second, how can I confirm her income and that she is part of the business?

By Molly Murphy

Regardless of your fight to gain custody of your children, child support will be an issue in your case. You will either be paying it or receiving it. Courts have little discretion in setting the amount of child support to be paid.

This is because, as a condition of receiving federal aid, the states are required to follow certain standards in their child support statutes. Although the exact procedures and details vary from state to state, there is a certain basic pattern no matter where you live.

Question:

I am the non-custodial parent and pay child support to my child's mother. My wages are being garnished and my income has recently slipped below poverty level. 

Will my child support case be closed and I won't have to pay anymore because my income is below poverty level?

Question:

When my ex wife and I divorced, I was ordered to pay 5% of my gross income as child support. My ex now makes substantially more money than me and I would like to either get my child support obligation terminated or reduced.

She says that the support order will not be modified because her government job doesn't require her to pay taxes, so I can't prove her income. Can I get a child support modification?

Question:

My ex-wife wants me to pay all of the children’s health insurance costs in addition to child support. That would be easily exceed 50% of my net income.

Can the total amount of child support and health insurance costs be more than half of my pay?