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ashleigh
09-08-2006, 12:12 PM
My fiance pays child support and we are getting married soon, does my income have any effect on his child support? thanks

mommyof4
09-08-2006, 12:25 PM
My fiance pays child support and we are getting married soon, does my income have any effect on his child support? thanks
No, your income is not subject to consideration in regard to his child support amount. That said, if he is in arrears be sure that ALL financials are kept seperate. If you have a joint account or his tax refund is subject to interception, your money in the account and your portion of a joint return can be seized along with his.

stepmom33
09-17-2006, 08:03 PM
No, your income is not subject to consideration in regard to his child support amount. That said, if he is in arrears be sure that ALL financials are kept seperate. If you have a joint account or his tax refund is subject to interception, your money in the account and your portion of a joint return can be seized along with his.

No not in the state of PA but let it be known that it is not that way in all states. In Georgia for instance it is based on household income.

xena
09-18-2006, 04:19 PM
No not in the state of PA but let it be known that it is not that way in all states. In Georgia for instance it is based on household income.
I'm sorry, but that is totally incorrect. CS in Georgia has always been based on a percentage of the NCP's income. The law is changing (apparently goes into effect Jan 1 2007) to where both PARENTS' incomes will be used. But that is just the parents, no one else's incomes can be used.

It is possible though for a court to IMPUTE income to a NCP who is unemployed or underemployed, but that is not the same as using household income.

mommyof4
09-19-2006, 05:18 AM
No not in the state of PA but let it be known that it is not that way in all states. In Georgia for instance it is based on household income.
No, it's not. It is based on the legal parent's income.

stepmom33
09-20-2006, 01:57 AM
Sorry If I have incorrect info. My Aunt who is from Georgia originally has a set of twin from her first marriage. And they agreed on a cs amount out of court because my aunt did not feel it was fair to have it determined by both his and his current wifes income. I was just using info I got from her.

xena
09-20-2006, 08:07 AM
Sorry If I have incorrect info. My Aunt who is from Georgia originally has a set of twin from her first marriage. And they agreed on a cs amount out of court because my aunt did not feel it was fair to have it determined by both his and his current wifes income. I was just using info I got from her.
Wow, it sounds like your Aunt is a very nice person. She was given the wrong info though about how the CS is determined.
Basically in almost all states (except I think CA.) the parents' spouse's incomes cannot be used, even though some states (Ga. used to) do request the info in thier financial requests. For instance- in Florida a spouse's income doesn't have to be disclosed UNLESS the NCP is in arrears, then the court can request the info and then impute income to the NCP on that basis.

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