accesskas
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I just received the form 14 that was used to determine the amount my husband pays in child support when he and his wife divorced in 2000. There was a amount that was included in monthly support for "child care related expenses" based on the fact that my stepson was 3 years old and his mom worked part time. However he is in school now, and 10 years old and she no longer needs child care for him, can this amount be adjusted now with a modification?
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1966Gal
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Probably, but make sure the check with your state's CS calculator first.
Unless I'm mistaken, you are saying that your H's CS hasn't been modified in SEVEN years?? If his income has increased significantly in that time, your CS could actually go UP if you pursue a modification.
So run the numbers through the calculator first, before you decide if you want to pursue this or not.
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cincsu
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usually when you want to modify one thing they modify the whole thing...especially if it has been 7 years. and as 1966gal said you may just be better off leaving well enough alone. if she hasn't requested a modification in 7 years you could still end up paying more.
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Sherron
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Also, please remember that just because he doesn't need "child care" for most of the day, doesn't mean he doesn't attend an after school program (or before care, pending mom's hours) until mom gets off from work. 10 yrs old is still kind of little to be left on your own, it would depend on the neighborhood, how far to walk home, etc. IRS code allows child care expenses for deduction purposes up until the child is 12, so that would be a good idea as to when you can realistically expect child care expenses to stop.
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JennyLynn
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They should pursue it even more so if his pay has increased significantly. After this long, I'd say it's time to get it changed. I'm sure both parents' income have changed.
In my state, the amount paid for child care makes a huge difference in the amount of support paid.
If it's being cut in half, it will cut half of XH's obligation for daycare, leaving his CS obligation much less.
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1966Gal
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I'll repeat what I said. Poster should run the numbers through her state's CS calculator BEFORE deciding if she wants to pursue this or not.
She also needs to make sure the child is no longer in any kind of child care. As another poster said, he may be going to afterschool care of some sort.
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Edited by 1966Gal (04/08/08 03:25 PM)
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JennyLynn
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Thanks for repeating, I couldn't read it the first time. ;)
Access, what state are you in?
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Cinder2
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I would say that your child support would almost certainly go up if it was recalculated after seven years.... Use the Missouri calculator to check before you open up that can of worms.
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gr8Dad
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If child was home all day, and Mom was working part time, now that child is in school all day, there is no reason Mom needs to work part time, and if she IS working part time, there is no need for child care. Mom can work FULL time, so child support, minus the full time child care, with Mom's FULL TIME income either added in or imputed, could cause it to decrease, even if Dad's income went up.
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almostheaven
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Some states even increase support for school-aged children as they figure they cost more. So since support was figured before the child was in school, it could go up some just based on that.
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