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Ex Wife asking for more money

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fburke

Member
What is the name of your state Massachusetts



My ex is asking for more money. We had an agreement set through the courts a few years back during our divorce. My son is now approaching 13 so I did offer her the state mandated 10% plus I threw in another 5% for good measure and to round it off.

Of course she wants more, her life situation is rough at this point, new baby new husband who can’t keep a job ect.

My life on the other hand is the opposite my new spouse makes good money, I have a good career we work hard and we invest and save wisely. I also have 2 other children with my new wife.

I want to do the right thing for my son but I also don’t want to be raked across the coals by her either. There was a time I would just give in to her but things have changed in the years we have been split up and I have more to consider than I did when we first broke up.

I am active in my son’s life, he is a big part of my family and close to his half siblings. I pitch in for things outside of support like school supplies clothes ect when he needs them

Should I offer her more? or just let her go through the process of taking me to court?

Will the courts take into consideration that I do have other children? I am not a deadbeat Dad just trying to get out of paying child support.. but at some point I think I have to stand up for myself.
 


nextwife

Senior Member
Have you run a CS calculator for your state? If your state is an income shares model, and ex is voluntarily unemployed or underemployed, be sure to run the calculator with an imputed income as well, to see if that would help your numbers.
 

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