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41-50,
anonymous
writes:Okay I really need help on this one. Currently we(my husband and I) pay his ex $270 per month for child support for his one daughter. He has been making $5000 per month for the last 5 years and for those five years we have had 4 kids, moved into a 5 bedroom home, and pay a good amount of money for health insurance for our family. His ex went to court and got the child support re-evaluated and she could end up getting $1000 per month from us. She makes $2000 per month just on her own and lives with her parents(no rent!). We are scared out of our wits because that $1000 we can't afford. Every month after all the bills are paid and food is bought we only have $200 left over. We are going to court in a few days over it and my main argument is- She'll be making $3000 a month and pay for two people, we'll only be making $4000 and be paying for six people.- Does that seem proper at all. I would get a job, but all our kids are under school age and that means we would have to put them in daycare which would mean all the money I would make would end up going to that and we'd still end up short. An evening job is out of the question because a strong marrage can't thrive if you never see each other. Doesn't the judge have to take in account her income and our financial situation before making a judgment on child support payment? What can I do so we don't end up losing our house or more importantly our health insurance?
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reader, anonymous, writes (11 December 2008): You'll probably have to bite the bullet and pay up. She's entitled to 20% of his income. I went through the same thing and ended up having to get a second job just to keep my home. Then I got hauled back to court so she could get her share of that. It's been a strain on my family finances as well as my second marriage. In your case, it is particularly frustrating because your kids may end up suffering for a situation you had no part of. I wish you the best and hope you can find a solution that works for you.
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