Can they sue me for extra child support?

[mimi16]

What is the name of your state? Missouri

My husband was previousely married. He pays his wife child support regularly. Can x-wife sue me for extra child support?

Thank you soo much!

 

[rmet4nzkx]

Yes, if there is a change in circumstances.

 

[stepmom&mom]

What?? Is this some law in Missouri? How can her husband's ex sue her for child support? She has no responsibility to that child.

 

[rmet4nzkx]

You are right, I'm so used to wives. stepmoms and girlfriends making references with the wrong pronoun, so let me amend that, her husband may be sued for increased child support depending on circumstances, so it is possible that her funds might be used to pay her huband's obligation.

 

[mimi16]

How is that possible??

 

[mimi16]

But if my husband is paying what the court has granted his x-wife, why would my money be put into this??

 

[stepmom&mom]

I didn't know that Missouri used the spouses income in figuring child support. Interesting.

 

[rmet4nzkx]

But if my husband is paying what the court has granted his x-wife, why would my money be put into this??

It depends on the change in circumstances. Then HIS child support obligation might change.

 

[MtnMoon]

What is the name of your state? Missouri

My husband was previousely married. He pays his wife child support regularly. Can x-wife sue me for extra child support?

Thank you soo much!

No. Your husband's ex-wife cannot sue you for extra child support. Generally, since you are not named in the court order, you are under no legal financial obligation to pay the child support. The obligation belongs to your husband. However, the Missouri Statutes indicate:

"452.340. 1. In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, legal separation or child support, the court may order either or both parents owing a duty of support to a child of the marriage to pay an amount reasonable or necessary for the support of the child, including an award retroactive to the date of filing the petition, without regard to marital misconduct, after considering all relevant factors including:

(1) The financial needs and resources of the child;

(2) The financial resources and needs of the parents;

(3) The standard of living the child would have enjoyed had the marriage not been dissolved;

(4) The physical and emotional condition of the child, and the child's educational needs;

(5) The child's physical and legal custody arrangements, including the amount of time the child spends with each parent and the reasonable expenses associated with the custody or visitation arrangements; and

(6) The reasonable work-related child care expenses of each parent."

So, if your husband became unemployed and tried to get child support lowered...the court might take into account that you provide a financial resource... In short, your husband might not be able to get child support lowered in that case...


Here is the website link for the Missouri Child Support Amount Calculations Worksheet: http://www.osca.state.mo.us/sup/index.nsf/0/64c9d1dfef67046e86256fb70073df81/$FILE/Form%2014%20effective%2007-01-05.pdf

Here is the website link for the Missouri Schedule of Basic Child Support Obligations: http://www.osca.state.mo.us/sup/index.nsf/0/64c9d1dfef67046e86256fb70073df81/$FILE/Schedule%20of%20Basic%20Child%20Support%20Obligations%20effective%2007-01-05.pdf


Does this clear it up for you?