What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? FL
I recently filed for Child Support through the state and I have a few questions as to what I should expect the outcome to be from my situation. Here's a brief synapsis:
I filed for CS about 3 weeks ago. One week after I filed, my daughters father lost his job. During the last year aside from his full time employment, he's also been a DJ at various clubs throughout the state to which he's paid in cash for at the end of each night. I spoke to him yesterday and he informed me that he's not going to return to a real place of employment but rather is going to maintain his income from just doing the DJ jobs. From what i've come to understand, if a persons income is "under the table" so to speak, its not considered a varifiable income from the states perspective and therefor cannot be used when calculating a child support amount. How is this going to affect how support will be calculated for my daughter if he doesnt have what the state would consider an "income"? I'm also not currently employed as i'm a student full time, and my husband is the one who pays for the household expenses. Will my husbands income be considered when it comes time for my end to be calculated? I'm perfectly alright with that if it is as in fairness it is his income that supports her, not mine.
Also, where her health insurance is concerned: Her father has always been the one to maintain her health insurance but has been extremely unreliable. He's constantly being terminated which leaves her with periods of no coverage. She is currently covered by his policy but only until the end of this month. That will mark the second time in two years he's lost coverage for her. She's 5 and since birth has had 3 different policies. This one will mark a 4th. Now my husband and i wish to take over this responsibility. Is the state going to allow that or are they going to make her father be the one to insure her? I honestly dont want him to be the one responsible for her health insurance as perpetually changing policies etc is becoming increasingly frustrating.
Can anyone let me know how this may turn out? Thanks everyone and Happy Holidays!
I recently filed for Child Support through the state and I have a few questions as to what I should expect the outcome to be from my situation. Here's a brief synapsis:
I filed for CS about 3 weeks ago. One week after I filed, my daughters father lost his job. During the last year aside from his full time employment, he's also been a DJ at various clubs throughout the state to which he's paid in cash for at the end of each night. I spoke to him yesterday and he informed me that he's not going to return to a real place of employment but rather is going to maintain his income from just doing the DJ jobs. From what i've come to understand, if a persons income is "under the table" so to speak, its not considered a varifiable income from the states perspective and therefor cannot be used when calculating a child support amount. How is this going to affect how support will be calculated for my daughter if he doesnt have what the state would consider an "income"? I'm also not currently employed as i'm a student full time, and my husband is the one who pays for the household expenses. Will my husbands income be considered when it comes time for my end to be calculated? I'm perfectly alright with that if it is as in fairness it is his income that supports her, not mine.
Also, where her health insurance is concerned: Her father has always been the one to maintain her health insurance but has been extremely unreliable. He's constantly being terminated which leaves her with periods of no coverage. She is currently covered by his policy but only until the end of this month. That will mark the second time in two years he's lost coverage for her. She's 5 and since birth has had 3 different policies. This one will mark a 4th. Now my husband and i wish to take over this responsibility. Is the state going to allow that or are they going to make her father be the one to insure her? I honestly dont want him to be the one responsible for her health insurance as perpetually changing policies etc is becoming increasingly frustrating.
Can anyone let me know how this may turn out? Thanks everyone and Happy Holidays!