Legal Question in Family Law in Oregon

Child Support Payments when each of us has a child...

Your Question:

My ex and I have two children..as of 1999 one child is living with me and one with him He makes at least 2 times what I am making and I wanted to know if he should have to pay child support? He feels since we each have one then there should not be any support.

ANSWER:

The Oregon Child Support Guidelines refer to your situation as being a �split custody� arrangement for child support calculation purposes. A special calculation is used for �split custody.� In essence, the formula calculates a support obligation for each parent; what each parent owes to the other for the child residing with the other parent. Then the smaller number (usually attributable to the lesser-earning parent) is offset against the larger (usually attributable to the greater-earning parent) so that only one parent actually pays dollars to the other.

You will find an on-line Oregon Child Support Calculator at the following website:

http://dcs.state.or.us/calculator

The applicable OAR (Oregon Administrative Rule) for SPLIT CUSTODY is found on-line at http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/OARS_100/OAR_137/137_050.html

See, specifically, OAR 137-050-0460, which sets forth the prcoess to be follown in Split Custody cases,

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LAWRENCE D. GORIN

Law Offices of L.D. Gorin

621 S.W. Morrison St., Suite 350

Portland, Oregon 97205

Phone: 503-224-8884 (afternoons, Pacific time)

Fax: 503-274-0818

E-mail: [email protected]

Child Support Payments when each of us has a child...

Your Question:

My ex and I have two children..as of 1999 one child is living with me and one with him He makes at least 2 times what I am making and I wanted to know if he should have to pay child support? He feels since we each have one then there should not be any support.

ANSWER:

The Oregon Child Support Guidelines refer to your situation as being a �split custody� arrangement for child support calculation purposes. A special calculation is used for �split custody.� In essence, the formula calculates a support obligation for each parent; what each parent owes to the other for the child residing with the other parent. Then the smaller number (usually attributable to the lesser-earning parent) is offset against the larger (usually attributable to the greater-earning parent) so that only one parent actually pays dollars to the other.

You will find an on-line Oregon Child Support Calculator at the following website:

http://dcs.state.or.us/calculator

The applicable OAR (Oregon Administrative Rule) for SPLIT CUSTODY is found on-line at http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/OARS_100/OAR_137/137_050.html

See, specifically, OAR 137-050-0460, which sets forth the prcoess to be followed in Split Custody cases.

======================================

LAWRENCE D. GORIN

Law Offices of L.D. Gorin

621 S.W. Morrison St., Suite 350

Portland, Oregon 97205

Phone: 503-224-8884 (afternoons, Pacific time)

Fax: 503-274-0818

E-mail: [email protected]