Can child support be terminated or modified?
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Can child support be terminated or modified?
My fiance has been divorced for 5 years. He and his ex-wife have twin girls that are 7 years old. They have joint custody of them. He has them 4 days a week and the mother has them 3 days a week. Due to the ex-wife not having a good job and financial support, there was an agreement in the divorce settlement that he would pay her $300 a month for child support. 5 years have now passed and the ex-wife is in school and has a good job. He is still paying her and he has the children 4 days and she 3 days. Is there a way to get this amount of money modified or removed? How much would legal actions cost and how much time would need to be devoted to this in court?
Asked on October 16, 2011 under Family Law, Arkansas
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Listen what ever it costs you that is reasonable has to be better than him paying an unbalanced amount for the next 11 years until they are 18 at least. The court would not terminate the child support because he is still obligated to pay some portion we just have to figure out how much based upon Arkansas child support guidelines. But he can indeed bring a motion to modify the child support and to reduce it again base upon the child support guidelines. And now that she has a job too that income will be calculated in. You should get some legal help here to do this correctly. Good luck.
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