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I feel like my Child Support payments are too high based on the income of the custodial parents. I have 2 cases, both in which they make above $60,000 and yet I am still paying about $800 per child per month for 3 children. That amounts to about $29,000 per year. Its to the point where between rent, car payment, bills, insurance, I am falling behind and suffering financially. I have had all of these things before I was on child support. I need some guidance as to how I can get my child support modified or at least start the process. Also would like some feedback on if my feeling that I am paying too much is accurate.
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Civil Rights Law Attorney serving Rockville Centre, NY
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Lori Nevias, Attorney at Law
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You left out the most important piece of information necessary to determine whether your payments are too high- your salary. Child support is determined by a statutory formula set by law that accounts for both parents' income, or by agreement of the parents. If your support payments were set pursuant to a consent order, you need to show a substantial change of circumstances and diligent efforts to improve them in order to lower your payments.
Answered on Mar 28th, 2017 at 8:31 AM