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    ftrgomez Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 30, 2009, 06:07 PM
    Child Support
    My ex wife makes more than I do. She lives with our 9 year old daughter and she stays with me over the weekend. I was giving her $500 every month for my child. But things have been getting tight lately and I won't be able to afford that amount on monthly basis. On the courts point of view, how much will it be fair for me to give her every month?
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    Jan 30, 2009, 06:13 PM

    I take it that the $500. Is something you agreed on without any court orders since you are asking what the court would order.
    Only a child support Judge can really answer that and it would also partly depend on your income and the cost of living of your area. Like a Judge in West Virginia might say you owe $500. A month while a Judge in California might say you owe $900. A month.
    You really need to get a court order because if she decides to claim you owe for years ago and claims you haven't been paying then you will have serious problems.
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    Jan 30, 2009, 06:46 PM

    There are many online support calculators to help in figuring child support. They only give an estimate. What state are you in ?

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