I recently got married to a woman in North Carolina. She has a 14-year-old son whose father is liable to pay her child support. She is afraid to tell her ex-husband that she has recently gotten married because she is worried that her child support will be less because now she has a second income coming in from me, the new husband. Does this matter, or is the amount fully dependent on the mother’s income? Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
NC only takes biological parents’ income into account. Or potential income if she’s a stay-at-home mom.
They will not look at your income in NC.
It depends on the state. I’m in WA, and here a new spouse’s income isn’t used in the calculations unless it’s extraordinary. I’m not sure what the court would consider extraordinary, but that’s how the statute is written.
Only biological parents’ income matters. She doesn’t have to worry!