Legal Question in Family Law in Maine

change in primary residence

My ex was given primary residence upon our divorce in 2000, I was given alternating weekends and 1 week in summer, child support was then calculated upon these arrangements. We agreed 2 months ago that I would have the 2 children for 50% of the time, alternating residence every other week, this agreement was verbal and never put into writing. Am I able to ask for a Motion to Modify the support payments, based on the increase in time the child spends in my residence? How would the support payments be calculated, and what are the chances that I would succeed in getting joint residency if she decides that she doesn't want this based on the decrease in support payments?


Asked on 1/21/03, 9:44 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alan Pransky Law Office of Alan J. Pransky

Re: change in primary residence

You can bring a complaint to modify. Child support, under a split custody, is not governed by the child support guidelines. A lawyer would need to interview you to give an opinion of how this would affect your child support payments.

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Answered on 1/22/03, 8:18 pm


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