Legal Question in Family Law in New Jersey

Re: High Income --Child Support Question In N

Child support is based on Child Support Guidelines in New Jersey and is basically determined by taking the income of each of the parties and also some other factors and plugging same into a set formula that has been determined by a committee of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Besides including the income of the parties, the amount of time that each party spends with their children is also a factor so that essentially, in some sense, the more time that a parent spends with the children, the lower his or her child support obligation will be. There are also several other factors that go into the equation, including the requirement to pay child care and other factors. The only way to make a definitive answer as to how much the child support obligation will be is to have all pertinent information available and then utilize the guidelines step by step in order to find the ultimate amount.

Keep in mind that this advice is based purely on the little bit ofinformation that you have given to me. There certainly may be other facts that would change my opinion. And, no one can rely on the opinion of an attorney who has not been retained. Before you do anything, you should consult with a Family Law attorney. I would be happy to discuss this matter with you if you would call me. Mention Law Guru and your first one hour consultation is free. Good luck! Rob Gleaner

Re: High Income --Child Support Question In N

As the other attorney told you, in New Jersey, there is a calculation, a formula, used to calculate child support. The Judge CAN award more or less, but only if there are good reasons to do that.

I suggest that you consult an attorney and give the attorney all of the information. The attorney can then tell you what the guidelines amount is, and give you some advice. That should not be expensive, nor take a lot of time.

Please call my office if I can assist you. You can then decide how you would like to proceed.

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Re: High Income --Child Support Question In N

You should make an appointment to discuss your situation. The child gets to have the same life style as the parent.

Call me if you like.

Gary Moore, Esquire

Hackensack, New Jersey

www.garymooreattorneyatlaw.com

Re: High Income --Child Support Question In N

Yes, a case I did! We represent some high income people, Dr's, business owners, etc. I have a Dr that made about $500K a year and was ordered to pay $60K in child support, which was $20K more than the mother made! And it had nothing to do with her budget. Of course, I disagree with picking numbers out of the air, but this is what happens sometimes.

Re: High Income --Child Support Question In N

Just curious, were you represented by an attorney in court? Was the child's father?

As you see from he responses it shouldn't be difficult to locate an attorney in a matter such as this.

Good luck to you.