Legal Question in Family Law in Michigan

I have 5 children from my second wife that I am with now.

I have two children from my x-wife.

I did not pay for my first two children for almost 8 years.

They have collected approximately a year & a half from my employement place which it was approximately 1480 dollars per each month until I got unemployed in May 2009.

I collect 774 dollars every two weeks from my unemployement.

A week ago they started to pull 362 dollars out of the 774 dollars. This is means I only get 412 dollars every two weeks. It is not fair, I need to support a wife & five children younger than 18 years old (house, food, clothing, scools, car gas........) .

What is the maximum percentage of money can the state of texas pull out of my unemployement pay check legally.


Asked on 2/07/10, 6:45 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Audra Arndt Audra A. Arndt & Associates, PLLC

You need to ask a Texas lawyer this question, if that is where the court has jurisdiction over your children. With most states, when you income or status changes, you need to request a modification of your child support, and they will review your situation. If a modification is granted, it is usually from the date you requested the modification, since it can take several months to get a decision (that's how it operates in Michigan). You should either retain a Texas lawyer or contact the court for informations (such as forms) on how to request a child support review or modification, and get the process started asap. While you do have a family to support, you also did not pay child support for 2 kids for 8 years, so the court will not have much sympathy for you on that factor - they look at your income level, who has custody/visitation and how much, the custodial parent's income, and calculate child support accordingly. Each state has a different formula and factors, and there is no "max" they can take from you, as long as the amount is within the child support guidelines. If you can't support 7 children, then you shouldn't have 7 children. That's exactly what the court/judge will tell you.

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Answered on 2/13/10, 9:10 pm


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