Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

Question:

I am trying to modify my payments of child support arrears.

I do owe the money and intend to pay it back, but the amount being garnished is too high for me to survive on.

When trying to modify the child support amount, the child support enforcement unit said I am unable to modify the amount because my child is an adult and considered emancipated.

Is this true? How can I lower my monthly child support arrears obligation?

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:

I currently have two child support orders.

If I pay off one of the child support orders, will the other order automatically increase because I will have more net income?

Question:

My child support question deals with split custodial arrangements.

One child lives with me and our other child lives with my ex-wife. When using my state's child support calculator, it calculates payment for both of us.

How is child support calculated when there is a split custodial arrangement with one child living with mom while the other lives with dad?

Question:

Will the courts lower my child support if I voluntarily chose to accept a job with lower pay?

I would like to return to the profession I worked in prior to my marriage that I really enjoyed, but it would come at a substantial decrease in pay for at least a few years.

Would the divorce court be likely to adjust my child support amount to reflect the decreased income or would it be viewed as an elective decision to take a lesser paying job?