If father paying child support has another child does child support go down?

Answer 1

No, in the U.S. the children of a first marriage take precedence in regards to child support. The law assumes that a person remarries and the person who becomes the new spouse accept the obligation for supporting all previously born children. Although this often institutes a hardship on second families, it is still the choice that a new spouse makes when marrying someone who has such obligations as child support and/or spousal maintenance (alimony).

Answer 2

No, whether or not the obligated parent is married to the person in question is irrelevant. The law presumes that the non custodial parent is obligated to support his or her child in the same manner of living that the child would have experienced if the parents had not divorced.

Answer 3

yes because they go by how many children are in the household of the paying person, so the payments will be lowered after the baby is born *In some states this is not the case. The father has to prove that his income has lowered and he cannot afford the present payments. To do this he must go to court and show a judge his income has lowered. Adding another child by a different mother has nothing to do with his current child support.

Answer 4

Support for the eldest child should not decrease based on the second child. When determining support for the second child, if any, he court/agency will take into consideration support ordered and actually paid for the first child.

Answer

But, this is variable from state to state as a civil rights issue can come into play. A father does not carry 100% of the care of a child. The mother carries a percentage, but how for you tell the custodial mother that she may not reduce her obligation to the first child when having another. In any intact family, as more children are born, the portion of family resources being spent on the older child is reduced to cover the additional cost of the new child. This is a growing problem with the growth of extended families and can only truly be addressed by restricting all parties to having no more children until the first are grown. This could addressed through the use of Bird Nest Custody.

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Answer 5

yes i believe so. just call the child support help line or prosecutive office.

Answer 6

Not as a reason to obtain a modification, however it can be a consideration at the new automatic review, or if the obligee parent files for an increase. see link below