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Keys To Successfully Reduce Child Support Payments
There are
specific determining factors that must be considered if you want to modify child
support. During the divorce process financial details must be provided to the
court which allows the court to determine the amount of child support that will
need to be paid by the non-custodial parent. Typically, the income of both
parents and their respective assets/liabilities are taken into consideration by
the court when calculating the amount of child support to be ordered.
In
a case where the non-custodial parent has limited income or many liabilities the
court may order lower amount of child support. This is especially true in
Situations where the custodial parent has sufficient income and limited
liabilities. The court will also take into consideration any child support
payments owed to children from a earlier marriage.
It is key for
non-custodial parents to understand that the amount of child support ordered in
the original decree is not a permanent figure. If the financial situation of
either parent changes, the court can be approached to modify child support
payments.
For instance, the non-custodial parent has his hours at work
cut down or maybe even becomes unemployed. This may be reason for a reduction
in child support. One critical issue that the non-custodial parent needs to
understand is the child support ordered is in force until it is legally
altered. The parent cannot stop paying the full amount just because of lowered
income. They must either petition the court or child support enforcement to
reduce the court ordered amount.
It is best to petition for reduction of
support before the payments are in arrears. The courts are not happy when their
order for support payments has been unobserved. The non-custodial parent my
find themselves in contempt of court which can mean fines and or jail time. So,
for the best chance at successfully reducing child support, petition the court
while payments are not delinquent.
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