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MrsH
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child support
Does anyone know what the state requires in terms of child support-is it 17% of the biological parents gross salary-or if said parent is remarried, is it 17% of the gross household income? thanks for your help!
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Posted 4/29/09 6:28 PM  |
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hbugal
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Re: child support
For 1 child it's 17% of the combined parents income...
In most cases, if the noncustodial parent, is remarried..they will NOT take the household income into account...they may if they noncustodial parent is unemployed...or says they dont work.
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| Posted 4/29/09 10:17 PM |
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Lucky2008
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Re: child support
Posted by hbugal
For 1 child it's 17% of the combined parents income...
In most cases, if the noncustodial parent, is remarried..they will NOT take the household income into account...they may if they noncustodial parent is unemployed...or says they dont work.
Really? I did not know that it was 17% of the combined parents' income....my DH pays 17% of his gross income to BM.
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| Posted 4/30/09 9:07 AM |
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toni-mike
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Re: child support
Posted by Lucky2008
Posted by hbugal
For 1 child it's 17% of the combined parents income...
In most cases, if the noncustodial parent, is remarried..they will NOT take the household income into account...they may if they noncustodial parent is unemployed...or says they dont work.
Really? I did not know that it was 17% of the combined parents' income....my DH pays 17% of his gross income to BM.
so does mine 
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| Posted 4/30/09 10:32 AM |
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legallyblonde
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Re: child support
Posted by hbugal
For 1 child it's 17% of the combined parents income...
In most cases, if the noncustodial parent, is remarried..they will NOT take the household income into account...they may if they noncustodial parent is unemployed...or says they dont work.
I don't think that this is correct unless the custodial parent can prove that the non-custodial parent's spouse has been providing support all along. A step parent does not have a legal obligation to support a child unless they make themselves have that obligation.
From my understanding of the law, it's 17% of non-custodial parent's gross income for one child.
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| Posted 4/30/09 12:28 PM |
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EsquireFish
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Re: child support
I think it is just 17% of the biological parent's income, not the step-parent's income. In fact, if we had to give BM our tax returns for any reason I get to black out any of my info, including salary, because she has no right to find that out.
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| Posted 4/30/09 3:15 PM |
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hbugal
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Re: child support
Posted by legallyblonde
Posted by hbugal
For 1 child it's 17% of the combined parents income...
In most cases, if the noncustodial parent, is remarried..they will NOT take the household income into account...they may if they noncustodial parent is unemployed...or says they dont work.
I don't think that this is correct unless the custodial parent can prove that the non-custodial parent's spouse has been providing support all along. A step parent does not have a legal obligation to support a child unless they make themselves have that obligation.
From my understanding of the law, it's 17% of non-custodial parent's gross income for one child.
It's 17% of the combined parents income (but it's not as cut and dry as that)...And it's not gross...they adjust for FICA and some other things
Only in rare circumstances will the household income come into play.....It's too much to type out to explain how that would work.
THis might better explain how it all works...
New York Support Guidelines
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| Posted 4/30/09 4:17 PM |
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MrsH
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Re: child support
I am not sure if I am reading that link wrong, but from what I read it seems as if child support is 17% of the two biological parents income, not the non custodial parent and step parent??? and then the price that is needed to pay is adjusted according to the salaries of both parents? is that right? sorry if i am reading it wrong, but it didnt actually mention step parents in the link, so i was assuming it meant both biological parents?
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| Posted 4/30/09 4:32 PM |
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hbugal
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Re: child support
Posted by MrsH
I am not sure if I am reading that link wrong, but from what I read it seems as if child support is 17% of the two biological parents income, not the non custodial parent and step parent??? and then the price that is needed to pay is adjusted according to the salaries of both parents? is that right? sorry if i am reading it wrong, but it didnt actually mention step parents in the link, so i was assuming it meant both biological parents?
Yes it's 17% of the combined BIOLOGICAL parents income. Not the noncustodial parent and the stepparent.
Feel free to FM me...Im not an attorney nor do I play one on TV...Ive just been through it on both ends...as the BIO MOM and the STEP MOM...
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| Posted 4/30/09 6:51 PM |
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MrsH
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Re: child support
ok that makes more sense to me now. thanks for your help, i might have more questions as we navigate through this! i will fm if i do-thanks again!
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| Posted 4/30/09 7:19 PM |
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