Child Support

I am asking a lawyer, but in the meantime thought I'd ask here too.

My son is 14. Lived with me 100% the first 12 years. Dad paid CS but didn't really exercise his visitation.

Then BOOM all of a sudden, son wants to live with dad (right as we're moving to Michigan). so I let him.

We have not changed our custody agreement other than to drop dad's paying child support. We've verbally agreed I'd pay for health insurance and I am secretly putting money aside for him too.

Dad now is remarried and they own a corporation. They live in a $300000 house, but the mortgage is in wife's name only. So are cars, etc. They own several pcs of property together and he owns one alone, I think. I own nothing but my car and make $8 part time (been on unemployment for 6 months) and have been trying to find a job for a year and a half.

So my questions are:
Is the house considered one of his assets?
How about the corporation?
Since I work part time, will they say I'm capable of working full time and treat me like I make that much?
Does the first 12 years count for anything? He never did anything above and beyond his $262 per month. No medical bills, no insurance, no phone calls, no nothing. I'm worried now he'll drag me back, and I'll have to pay more child support than he ever did, plus insurance plus medical bills, plus all the plane tickets. As awful as it sounds, I'm afraid of getting screwed.
How are travel arrangements usually paid for?
For poverty (federal guidelines) do they look at your actual income, or do they look at your $ per hour and assume you work 40 hours? If I go by actual pay, I think I qualify for legal aid, but if they treat me like I make full time wages, I don't.

I'm very happy for my son and though it breaks my heart to have him down there I respect his wishes and am happy his dad is finally stepping up to the plate. I did 12 years, let him do some!

Any thoughts? thanks in advance. :?

Robin

BTW - I've agreed to share custody with his dad. I have no problem with that. He's supposed to pursue it but hasn't. I'm afraid to thinking they'll label me a deadbeat and so on.

Child support would normally be assessed under the guidelines of the state which issued the custody order.