Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
I make at 65k and my wife makes 20k. She has 3 kids(2 of which are mine).Does the fact that she will receive over 5k in EIC get factored into child support calculation?
2 Answers from Attorneys
The Earned Income Credit does not get factored in.
With the significant difference in your comparative incomes, you should be more concerned with your alimony exposure. If the marriage is over, statutorily, it would greatly be to your benefit for file before you hit the seven (7) year mark. If you wait until you have been married 17 years, by then you will statutorily have a significant potential exposure to a permanent alimony award. How long have you been married?
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