Your spouse has no authority to over-ride a court ordered child support.
The obligor's spouse can use his/her money, if s/he wishes to do so. However, the spouse cannot be forced to make these payments.
if you are paying child support and have a new spouse, their income will not count toward child support unless the two of you have your own children together.
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No. Alimony is intended to support the ex-spouse (generally, for a limited period of time). Child support is intended to support the children.
No Child support payments are neither deductible by the payer nor taxable to the payee. When you calculate your gross income to see if you are required to file a tax return, do not include child support payments received. However, alimony, separate maintenance, and similar payments from your spouse or former spouse are taxable to you in the year received:
Spousal support and child support debts cannot be discharged in a bankruptcy, so the ex spouse must continue to keep making the payments. Failure to do so can lead to a dismissal of the bankruptcy case.
No. Child support payments cannot be garnished.No. Child support payments cannot be garnished.No. Child support payments cannot be garnished.No. Child support payments cannot be garnished.
In general, remarriage should not increase or decrease one's child support obligation, regardless of the new spouse's income or the presence of stepchildren.
Child support continues until child attains age 18 regardless of where they have moved to or from. The court figures out the total months of payments, and establishes a total dollar amount owed. In that manner, if the paying spouse defaults on, for example, two years worth of payments, that spouse will continue paying support until every dime is paid, even if the child is over the age of 18.
The divorce decree obligation states what each spouse is obligated to. This could be alimony payments or child support.
By keeping your child support payments current - and by making sure the State knows that they're current!
The same as child support. You're not arrested for non-payment, you're arrested for showing contempt for the orders of the court. Unfortunately, it is not equally applied.