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    Default How Does a New Child Affect a Child Support Order

    My question involves child support in the State of: Washington.

    I think the answer to my question varies state by state, so I hope someone can help. I receive child support of $400 a month from my child's father, sometimes it is less. She is now 8-years-old. The court went after the support when she was about 2, and they take it out of his paycheck. I've felt like I should seek a modification for years now but unfortunately I never did and he's now fathered another child, who is now 2-years-old. I know he just gives the mom money every month for her child support & there's nothing through the court. They were also living together, but she was claiming her and the child lived at her mother's in order to receive food stamps/welfare, of which my child's father of course benefits from as well. There's more on that, but basically she receives help from the state in addition to 'under-the table' child support, the amount unknown to me. Unless someone here says any of that even factors in, I won't include more on that. I just thought I should mention it because I know they lay out everyone's finances with these things in court, and me and my husband have nothing to hide at all, but looks very much like some illegal things are definitely being committed knowingly on the other side.

    So to reiterate, my question is if I seek a modification, is there a chance that because he has this new child I may actually end up getting less than I do now? Is there a way to check to see whether I'd get less/more without actually filing?

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    Default Re: How Does a New Child Affect an Order

    No - any credit he receives at all will be minimal. If you haven't had a review in 6 years it's time

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