How Does a Second Family Factor Into Child Support Calculations
My question involves child support in the State of: NC
My husband and I were seperated (not thru court) for 2 years. Upon the decision to get back together his ex gf discovered she was pregnant.
When I run a basic support calculator for nc there are places to enter support, etc paid from previous marriages but it doesnt take into fact he has a wife and 2 kids at home. And even when I entered in 500$ paid to a previous marriage for child support it didnt change hardly any. It figures about 675, and I didnt even ask him for that much during our seperation bc of bill and finances.
I hear the "baby mama" who takes it out first gets the most. How does that work when we are married with his 2 kids?
He will have to dna test and enroll the child for insurance.
Is there an allowance for that?
He has no extra money to be honest so im wondering how much our children and family will suffer from out of wedlock support.
He probably makes 5k gross but we have so much coming out, including a third car payme t that insurance didnt cover the loss of.
Re: How Does a Second Family Factor Into Child Support Calculations
You need to look at the child support formula.
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Quoting Pre-existing support obligations and responsibility for other children
Current child support payments actually made by a parent under any pre-existing court order, separation agreement or voluntary support arrangement are deducted from the parent's gross income. Payments on arrearages are not deducted. The court may consider a voluntary support arrangement as a pre-existing child support obligation when the supporting parent has consistently paid child support for a reasonable and extended period of time. A pre-existing support order is one that is in effect at the time a child support order in the pending action is entered or modified, regardless of whether the child or children for whom support is being paid were born before or after the child or children for whom support is being determined. The fact that a parent pays child support for two or more families under two or more child support orders, separation agreements, or voluntary support arrangements may be considered as a factor warranting deviation from the child support guidelines. When establishing, reviewing, or modifying a child support order, the court shall consider during the same session of court if possible, all other requests to establish, review, or modify any other support order involving the same non-custodial parent.
Actual payments of alimony are not deducted from gross income but may be considered as a factor to vary from the final presumptive child support obligation.
A parent's financial responsibility (as determined below) for his or her natural or adopted children who currently reside with the parent (other than children for whom child support is being determined in the pending action) is deducted from the parent's gross income. Use of this deduction is appropriate when a child support order is entered or modified, but may not be the sole basis for modifying an existing order.
A parent's financial responsibility for his or her natural or adopted children who currently reside with the parent (other than children for whom child support is being determined in the pending action) is equal to the basic child support obligation for these children based on the parent's income.