Legal Question in Family Law in North Carolina

Re: Child support and Military Cost of living allowances

NC will use standard that a substantial change

in conditions which affects the child can be used

to modify child support obligation. Generally a simple

cost of living standing alone should not trigger

the increase. However, the custodial spouse will

probably attempt to show that a corresponding

decrease in income coupled with your increase has

affected the child and should result

in increase in support level. Liability continues

until the child reached 18 or graduates from high

school, whichever is later, even if the child flunks

all his classes this year and must repeat.

Beware accruing arrearages in the time before this

comes to court; judge may use that fact to allow

motion to increase simply because you appear

lackadaisical in paying support.