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My ex has filed a motion to reduce her child support obligation. The child support order is only 9 months old as is the divorce decree. Is it true that she just has to prove it to be in the best interest of the child as stated in the Kansas statutes?
This seems ridiculous that she has no incentive to get a raise because then her child support check would shrink. I'm wondering if her lack of a full time job is taken into consideration when child support is calculated? I feel incredibly stuck since I’m paying 25% of my net income.
The current child support requirement was agreed upon by both parties via a mediator eleven years ago. Based on their discussion with an attorney, his child support (based on the Indiana scale) will go up. Support laws are obviously made to benefit the mother. I can go into many reasons why this is not equitable, based on her behaviors, her lack of parenting time with the children, etc., but that's all irrelevant. How can we make this more equitable? Why is she allowed to continue to have a low salary and he continues to have an improving salary, yet he is the one penalized for this?
Attorney, Cordell & Cordell, P.C., Detroit office Note: This is Part 4 of a four-part series on child support. Click here to read Part 1, click here to read Part 2, and click here to read Part 3. Tips and Tricks for Maximizing Your Time and Your Wallet What are you to do when your children spend no time with you, yet you drain your wallet to support them? Unfortunately, attorneys hear stories like yours every day. Whether you cannot pay your current amount, you want your parenting time enforced, or both, here are some things you can do.
Attorney, Cordell & Cordell, P.C., Detroit office Note: This is Part 2 of a four-part series on child support. Click here to read Part 1. Enter the Child Support Guidelines To alleviate the federal welfare program, Congress enacted three Acts between 1984 and 1996 to change this amorphous landscape completely. Between 1970 and 1984, the federal government required states receiving appropriations under the program Aid for Dependent Child (AFDC) to establish child support enforcement agencies. These requirements became part of Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, and were informally referred to as “IV-D” agencies. The agencies were to enforce child support orders. However, the federal government left the details to the states.
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Question: My ex lives out of state with our son. She lives with her parents and barely works. In our divorce paperwork, I have to pay at a higher rate because her gross income is less than the federal poverty level. 
Question: My husband has joint custody (per divorce decree) of his 19 year old and 14 year old. The 19 year old recently started college. My husband went to his lawyer to adjust child support to account for the student going away for college. Instead, his child support requirement went UP. His ex-wife only makes $20,000 a year and her income literally has not changed since their divorce 11 years ago. She has chosen this income, as she continues to reduce her hours at her convenience. My husband's salary, however, has gone up over time, commensurate with cost of living, etc. 
By Jennifer M. Paine
