Legal Question in Family Law in California
My boyfriend's child support was calculated 2 years ago when he was making good money. He lost his job and is now working a minimum wage job with possible commission potential. He filed docs to have child support adjusted, hearing is next Tuesday. We received docs wherein his ex-wife says she" has reason to beleive Respondent's girlfriend lives with him and contributes to bills" and she is requesting proof of my income. I do not live with my boyfriend. I occassionally sleep over and I DO help him with some of his bills. If it helps, my boyfriend introduced me to his 2 children 2 weeks ago and I have only met them on that one occasion. We live in California. Thank you
2 Answers from Attorneys
The court can take into account what bills he has to pay, deducting the part that you pay from his expenses.
Actually, bills to be paid does not come into play at all in a child support calculation. Also, rather or not a girlfriend does or does not live with him, does not come into play either, in a child support calculation. It would only have an effect if your boyfriend was receiving spousal support. The ex has no reason and is not allowed, as a matter of law, to receive any of your financial information at all unless you were joined to his action, which the court would not do. And no, rather or not your boyfriend has introduced you to his children, also has nothing to do with the support issue. If the ex asks for your documents, tell her NO! She does not have a right to request this information, nor to receive it. And, sorry, but that other attorney did not have it right (for what it is worth, I used to work for the D.A. Child support division) Good luck!
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