Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

Question:

We share joint physical custody almost 50/50, but my ex is listed as the primary custodial parent simply because she works from home.

Because she is listed as the primary parent, I am obligated to pay child support yet the child support calculations did not account for her salary. Is this correct?

Also, if we are splitting parenting time why is it that I am obligated to pay child support simply because of a technicality that we had to list one parent as "primary"?

Question:

Per our divorce decree and state child support laws, my child support payments end when our child reaches the age of 18 or when he graduates from high school, whichever occurs last.

My child has already reached 18 and has already finished his course work to complete high school, yet he doesn't actually participate in his high school graduation ceremony until this summer when the rest of his class graduates.

So should my child support terminate when he actually completes all of his course work or must I continue paying until this summer when he walks across the stage and physically is awarded his diploma?

Question:

Can the income of a second job after the divorce has been final be used for purposes of calculating child support?

Question:

I would like to know how to handle child support calculations while I am currently unemployed during our divorce settlement negotiations.

My soon-to-be-ex-wife thinks my child support payments should be based off my high-paying job that I was fired from several months ago. However, I am currently collecting unemployment as my only income.

My concern is I will not be able to return to that salary level even though my child support payments could be based off that income. How do I address this situation?

Also, does child support normally start after the execution of the marriage settlement agreement or after the divorce has been finalized?

Question:

Since the time my child support payments were calculated, I have lost my small business, most of my income, and my ex-wife has gotten a job, which she didn't have at the time of the divorce.

I am now being threatened with jail time because I can no longer afford paying child support.

Can I get child support modified given my drop in income and the fact that my ex-wife is now working?