The Child Support Standards Act provides a formula for child support payments. A non-residential custodial parent pays child support of 17% of gross wages, less FICA and less New York City taxes (where applicable), when there is one child receiving support. The figure goes up to 25% for two children, 29% for three children, 31% for four children … [Read more...]
Father Retires to Reduce Child Support Expenses
Justice Janowitz, sitting in the Supreme Court of Nassau County, recently dealt with a case involving a father who voluntarily retired, for the sole purpose of reducing his financial obligations for child support. In this case, the wife sued her husband based on cruel and inhuman treatment for a divorce. A stipulation was entered into dealing with … [Read more...]
Fathers’ Rights Issues, Child Support and Visitation
If you are obligated to make child support payments and your spouse refuses to give you visitation, can you stop making these child support payments? The answer to this question is no. A spouse who has child support financial obligations must make these payments whether or not he or she has access to the child for visitation. It takes a court order … [Read more...]
