Is my child support payment accurate?
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Is my child support payment accurate?
First off, I send every penny to my children, but I don’t think my child support was calculated correctly. My child
support was calculated under RI laws. It uses the combined income of the biological parents to calculate the child
support payments. December 14, I graduated with my AS degree and I have been actively seeking employment
since. My child support was calculated under the assumption that I will have a full time job making 12 an hour. I am
a student at Eastern Florida State College and have no income. So why am I paying 500 a month?
Asked on March 17, 2018 under Family Law, Florida
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
You are saying that they have not be accurately calculated becuase you have had a change in circumstances having gone from working to a full time student? I think what you have done is what is needed to re-calculate but beware: if the change in circumstances was one you had control over then you may still be held to the calculation standard you were paying under. In other words, the court will not just recalculate becuase you decided to stop working. If you were fired, yes, possibly. But I would seek some help asap before your arrears builds up. I understand that you are in school trying to better yourself and move forward but you are still responsible for the support to the kids. The court may say you have to go at night and continue working during the day. Good luck.
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