Legal Question in Family Law in Colorado

Re: Child Support with two job incomes

Thank you for your legal question. My name is Hollie Hinton and I am an attorney here at The Harris Law Firm, P.C.

Two parts to your question-

First of all, generally, your second job should not count toward your gross income for purposes of calculating child support unless you don't work full-time at your first job. This is a very general application of the law and it may differ according to your particular situation.

Secondly, one of you may owe the other child support even though each of you have 50-50 parenting time with one of your children. Two child support worksheets should be calculated, one for each child at your respective homes. Then those amounts should be off-set. So, if you were to both owe each other $200/month, you would owe nothing. However, if your obligation to him was more than his to you, you would owe him the difference.

I hope this was helpful. Please feel free to contact our office if you need additional information, or want a more in-depth explanation. We offer a 45-minute initial consultation for $150. At such a meeting, one of our attorneys could sit down and look at your specific circumstances and advise you on your options.

Thank you again for contacting us with your legal question.

Hollie A. Hinton, Esq.

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