Legal Question in Family Law in New Jersey
Child Support in an unmarried couple
My boyfriend and I are having a baby soon, he is currently divorced and paying a considerable amount of child support every week (around 180) for his first child however his income is pretty high (around 100,000 a year 25,000 more than when he got divorced) .He also pays his private school of 340 a month in full and his family watches the kid during the day when the he and the mother work. His kid spends most of the time with us, even though his mother has primary custody.
I am so afraid that we will not not going to be able to afford the expenses of having our baby since after all his first kid's expenses between child support, school and other expenses take almost 30% of his salary.
Is is possible that the child support payments that he makes go down due to our new baby, what are my chances to claim for child support myself for my baby. would the court treat both kids as equal and give child support for both the same or is my baby in a disavantage.
Please advise.
Thank you
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Child Support for the child from the second relationship
In general, the child support guidelines which are in effect in New Jersey contemplate the possibility that a parent may have financial obligations to more than one family. However, I cannot answer your question specifically without having financial information for his first spouse, her husband (if she has another child with him), for you, as well as him. All of the information and other information, such as child care and heath care costs, are put onto a Worksheet to calculate the appropriate amount of child support. However, I can assure you that your child is taken into consideration in this equation. Keep in mind that this advice is based purely on the little bit of information that you have given to me. There certainly may be other factors that would change my opinion. Further, no one can rely on advice from an attorney who has not been retained. Since it appears that you have not retained an attorney, before you take any further action, you should contact an attorney (either me or someone else) to discuss your matter in more detail. Only then will you be able to rely on the advice. I will be happy to assist you. However, you need to call me at 856-546-8010. Good luck! Rob
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