Hi all, Thank you in advance for taking a look at my post.
So a little back story. My ex (almost) wife and I were married 6 years ago and had a daughter. We then split up and I moved out 5 years ago. Last year it got to the point where we finally did the legal thing and ended the marriage. (Yes I know we should have done it sooner, but chalk that up to being stupid.)
Anyway next week we go to court for the child support portion of this endless process. I do not have a lawyer anymore, because he stopped returning calls/emails and the like so we parted ways. But I digress, in the past few years my ex has had two kids with another guy whom she is now engaged. We have done the custody part, I get every other weekend from friday evening to monday when I take her to school, plus tuesday and thursday from when I get off work to when I drop her at school the next day. So its a pretty decent split and works relatively well for our schedules.
Currently I make only about 8k more than she does, but she has the other two kids so I guess that factors in....though in my opinion it should not. I am just really nervous about going into court and getting some ridiculous figure for support. Additionally I know in the next few years my income will increase by a lot if I keep on the course I am on with my career. How much does future earning figure into this?
So basically does anyone have any advice for me or can help me know what to expect? Please let me know if you need more information about my situation and I can provide that ASAP.
Again, thank you all for your help.
-Dan
So a little back story. My ex (almost) wife and I were married 6 years ago and had a daughter. We then split up and I moved out 5 years ago. Last year it got to the point where we finally did the legal thing and ended the marriage. (Yes I know we should have done it sooner, but chalk that up to being stupid.)
Anyway next week we go to court for the child support portion of this endless process. I do not have a lawyer anymore, because he stopped returning calls/emails and the like so we parted ways. But I digress, in the past few years my ex has had two kids with another guy whom she is now engaged. We have done the custody part, I get every other weekend from friday evening to monday when I take her to school, plus tuesday and thursday from when I get off work to when I drop her at school the next day. So its a pretty decent split and works relatively well for our schedules.
Currently I make only about 8k more than she does, but she has the other two kids so I guess that factors in....though in my opinion it should not. I am just really nervous about going into court and getting some ridiculous figure for support. Additionally I know in the next few years my income will increase by a lot if I keep on the course I am on with my career. How much does future earning figure into this?
So basically does anyone have any advice for me or can help me know what to expect? Please let me know if you need more information about my situation and I can provide that ASAP.
Again, thank you all for your help.
-Dan
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