Originally Posted by
Josskacer
I think that I am paying too much in child support. I am currently paying $400 dollars a month to my ex girlfriend. Her income is roughly double mine, I make about $1400 a month and I am a full time college student. In addition to her larger income my ex just inherited $250,000 from her grandmother. I have been paying this amount for nearly 2 years and have never been late or missed a payment. She recently informed me that she expects this amount to increase when my daughter turns 5. I can't afford an attorney and the child support calculators online give me anywhere from $-22 a month to $350. I don't know what to do, I am going to be majoring in Arabic and may be studying abroad for a year and I can't afford to pay this amount. Does anyone know if this sounds reasonable? If not how do I go about finding a pro bono attorney?
That's about right on target in NYS.
When you are overseas, majoring in Arabic, your daughter will still have to eat so that argument pretty much goes nowhere.
If you feel strongly on the subject, file your own papers in your local Family Court Unit - you don't need an Attorney.
(Your girlfriend's inheritance has nothing to do with what you are required to pay.)