What can I expect financially when I marry a man with a child support obligation?
Contemplating marriage with a man with a child already. He is the NCP with a steep child support payment. How much money he brings home isn't an issue for me, but what I am concerned about is how my income will be used to calculate child support payments. The mother chooses not to work and her live in boyfriend supports her. Since the mother doesn't work my b/f is responsible for 80% of what the state says it costs to raise a child each month. The mother's b/f makes a considerable amount more than my boyfriend so their household income is a lot better than his. I am concerned b/c when I finish school I will be starting a 6 figure salary job and I don't want to financially support a child that isn't mine...especially since her own mother chooses not to do anything to financially support her child. Can a court use my salary and assets to determine a child support order in Indiana?
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Unfortunately, once you are married yes they can because your income also becomes his income.
you can expect an ex wife trying her best to make she gets it all
You can expect to be poor until the child is 18
well, you are best not getting married, because the ex-wife can go after YOUR assets if you do get married. This is a fact and the law.
You can expect the ex-wife to soak every penny she can get from your husband even if it means you both have to live on YOUR income.
You can expect to be paying child support for someone else's child and being broke. Harsh reality but true.
Expect to join a losing team unless you make a prenuptial agrrement not to fork over any of your earnings for his past debts, including child support. Want to make some trouble for the deadbeat b/f of the other woman? Call CPS, Welfare and notify them she is getting additional support and see how fast she gets cut off. Indiana is not a divorce friendly state. Since you are making 6 figures and he is bringing in nothing but bills, what were you thinking when you brought him home in the first place?
I don't agree with the other posters that your income will necessarily be used to calculate child support. This varies tremendously from state to state, so you need to check with a competent family law attorney in Indiana.
You sound a little unrealistic, saying that how much money he brings home isn't an issue for you. It should be an issue, and it probably will be an issue. If you have children with him, or go through a period where you are unemployed, it will be a big issue.
The fact that this little girl's mother sounds very irresponsible will probably have an effect on your life if you marry this guy. You might end up with custody at some point. And you might be the only hope the little girl will have of going to college.
You need to think this through thoroughly. And you should get some advice about whether you should combine your incomes, purchase real property together, etc.
Good luck.
You should be ok if you keep all your money separate from his. Nothing in joint names such as a bank account or property. File your taxes separately too. I believe they are able to go after anything that has his name on it,especially if he is in arrears. Protect your income.
I was married to a man with child support obligations also. The only thing they took from me was my income tax refund because he was in arrears and we filed jointly.They didn't use my income towards his monthly obligation,and I made all the money,he didn't work.
The courts will never consider what the bf (of the woman who is the mother of the kids in question) makes nor shall they consider what you make. They only look at what your to-be husband makes and what his ex makes.
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