custodial parent wants to dump child onto non custodial parent.

1st-penn08: there are no reasons that your finances should be considered. BUT...since i have a psycho myself...(my husbands ex...) i'm telling you it's better for him to DOCUMENT EVERYTHING!!! every negative &&& positive thing she does. if she threatens him, yells, says things to the kids, EVERYTHING!!! documenting is the best thing to help in court. there are little recorders you can get & introduce into court. (in family court you can present recordings & while recording the other party you do NOT have to tell them. In criminal court you do have to let them know before you record them)

Also- i would tell him to take her before you 2 get married. it will have a much better effect if you are not married yet, that way even if she says something about you, it will have less effect in court. as you will be his wife, which is a "permanent" thing. for some reason judges still think of engagements as maybe you could break up.

Does she take away his visitation w/ the kids?! you should write me. its anparker24@yahoo. if you have any more ?s. thanks.

[angel1964]

a spouses income is relevant when determining child support. And your not a bad father. Everyone has their reasons for what they do in divorce and child custody. Some of which we all dont understand and pass judgement on. Have them drop the child support payments for your son and try to find a bigger apt if you can. Your son needs you or so his mother says. Maybe she just cant hack it anymore and wants to ship him off because she is a bad mother and doesnt want to deal with it. Loved 08 how does that sound. TBTYE does that sound right. Do the best you can with what you have and good luck.

[tbyte]

Spousal income is not considered in child support calculations. Not in Ohio, anyway.

[angel1964]

You have to make sure you tell what state you are in. A spouses income is considered in lots of states. And its too bad because a lot of people will quit their jobs before filing for deivorce and then the husband gets screwed for support and alimony

I completly agree with you on the husband getting screwed for support and alimony because the wife (exwife) quits her job although it isn't just relagated to the husband getting screwed the women get screwed just as much in the opposite situation. In my personal opinion a spouses income should not be considered when calculating child support as the (step-parent) has no say over the child whatsoever. The custodial parents husband or wife's income doesn't factor in when they go to court then the other spouse should not be responsible for paying support of a child that is not theirs.

[tbyte]

Can you list some of the States where spousal income is factored into the child support calculations?
Also, the ex-spouse quitting their job should not influence child support, because the calculations are supposed to be based upon potential income, not actual income.

I reside in pennsylvania(philadelphia) and my fiance's ex resides in pennsylvania(delaware county). I contacted several family law attorneys in (delaware county), pa and they all stated that a spuse's income is not taken into consideration for child support. I was told by 1 lawyer that in rare instances they do as far as bills within the home. i personally have my mortgage, tuition, chid, other bills to take care of. I really do not know. I'm kind of confused. You are right, that they do not consider the custodial's parent's spouse's income at all!

[angel1964]

Yes I can. Ct is one. They take into consideration his and hers. My boyfriends ex quit her job before the divorce. He of course makes a lot more than him and they based her pay as $25,000 a year which is bull. she is a bartender and a waitress and doesnt ever claim her tips. so they nailed him for child support becauuse ehr income on paper was so low. Theres your proof of support with the spouses pay

[tbyte]

Angel, once again you are not carefully reading the posts. The question was whether CURRENT spousal income is factored into support calculations, not whether the EX-spouse's income is factored in. Your example was regarding your boyfriend and his ex spouse.

[rodney_phillips]

The law is this: "The father is the owner of the child, against the world, as against the mother."

The courts have no jurisdiction to come between parents and their children. The common law rule, "parens patraie" (or similar Latin variants), is the rule of law that obliges courts to order the State to care for orphans and foundlings. The villains who operate by political appointment to judicial positions have taken great care to subvert the law based on their empty political theories. Their actual motivation is $ and child exploitation.

I defy anyone reading to go through the records of their courts and simply count the number of cases based on 3 categories. Civil, criminal and family- which is just how the courts keep their records. I have done so in BC, and the record is stunning.
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rodney