Legal Question in Family Law in Oregon

Re: X-Wife

QUESTION:

Can she collect any money from him for any reason???

ANSWER:

NO, she can only collect child support. And only from him, not you. Even if you become his wife.

And the amount of child support is based on a formula (The Oregon Child Support Guidelines) that is premised on the incomes of the parents. The "needs" of the custodial parent, and the needs of the children, and their reasonable expenses (mortgage payments, etc.) are generally not relevant. As a practical matter, the child support obligation is based on the incomes of the parents, without consideration of actual need (or lack thereof). And, in essence, usually, the more you make the more you pay. If mother is not working and has no income, the Guidelines will attribute "potential income" to her, the amount be equal to fulltime employment at the current state minimum wage, for purposes of making the support calculation (this is required because the formula requires that BOTH parents have income, otherwise the formual will not work).

LD Gorin

LAWRENCE D. GORIN

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