Totally getting screwed for 10 years by New York Child Support

[MindyT]

rachelweathers.....

What you said is 100% true. Glad someone else sees it that way!

 

[LdiJ]

You are exactly right. Children should get equal support and love, and all children need to be considered in child support cases. It is unfair to tell 3 other kids that they can't have any new clothes because all of your father's money has to go to his first child (which in reality is probably paying for the mother's bills so she don't have to take responsibility and just sit on the couch all day). It seems to me that NCP's aren't allowed to care for their other children and CP's do not have to take care of their part of raising a child, financially that is. It takes two people to make a child, so both need to put in the same amount, and from my experience, the CP never does and just tries to punish the father as much as possible. Child support can really use some reform!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

However that isn't the way that the law sees it. The law sees it as you don't have more children unless you can continue to support the prior children AND afford to have more children. Clearly something went massively wrong in this guys situation for it to go from 61.00 to 350.00 plus arrearages.
There is enough money involved here that he really needs to get himself an attorney in NY.

 

[roc67]

NY does not take additional children into account unless there is a prior support order for them. Your income is also not taken into account.

that is not true that the courts do not consider other children!!! i am married ,and my husband has a daughter from a previous marriage and he went back to court to get his child support modified. We have 3 children together and they lowered his child support.

 

[stealth2]

Was that in NYS? Or in AZ, where you apparently live?

 

[lparty]

It sounds to me like the courts are saying you shouldn't be married. If they told me they wouldn't take my other kids into consideration, I'd say wait a minute lets postpone this hearing so I can get a divorce and file for child support real quick.

 

[stealth2]

It sounds to me like the courts are saying you shouldn't be married. If they told me they wouldn't take my other kids into consideration, I'd say wait a minute lets postpone this hearing so I can get a divorce and file for child support real quick.

No, the court is saying that you should think about your current obligations before having more kids. Your mortgage lender isn't going to cut you slack on your house payment because you've had more kids, either.

 

[SM5NY]

screwed for 10 years by New York Child Support

Unfortunately they do not take other kids into account. First kids first! Also you have to keep in mind your other kids are not the ex's responsibility. There are guildlines, but do your home work(like you are) and find your in and outs. Good luck!