Recent content by Karen1971

Why would a new spouse be required to pay for YOUR husband's child? That's like saying YOU should have to pay more for your husband's child because he now has two incomes, since he's married to you (doesn't seem fair, does it)? It sounds like your situation is an unfair one, but that doesn't...

Barbie, I won't comment on several things you said b/c your thought process seems lacking (with regard to the custodial parent being solely responsible for a child). Unfortunately, there are so many different circumstances that play into child support, the system feels it's doing the best...

Depending on what the visitation order states and how long it has been since the child support amount has been calculated, Dad could file for a modification (to have more visitation) and have the child support amount looked at. Unfortunately, for the most part, the only determining factors in...

In Iowa, if the NCP pays child support, then NCP gets to claim the child every other year (or every year for one child if there are two children that support is paid for). It still needs to be court-ordered.

The doctor's office was the one who told me he is listed as the responsible party in their records. It was he who provided the insurance (under his name) and they had his billing address that they've always sent the bills to. I've always paid the copay and he was responsible for the health...

Ex is ordered in decree to pay monthly health insurance premiums - we split out of pocket 50/50. Ex stopped paying monthly premiums back in September 2009 but didn't tell me. I continued to take our daughter for weekly allergy shots and paid the copay each time. I found out in December 2009...

It's not just the NCP's income - they take into consideration HIS income as well as YOURS ... and the difference has to be a 10% change of what it was with the original decree. As far as I know, they don't look at your real estate taxes or any "general" cost of living expenses - because if...

In my decree, it combines psychological/mental with uncovered medical expenses (as Proserpina already stated). Also, I'm going through the opposite right now (my ex is trying to get his CS reduced) - the courts have us fill out the forms for what our monthly expenses are but for the most part...

I will add - I would ask my own attorney this myself but at $250/hour and getting dinged in 15 min increments - it hardly seems worth it. I also feel as though SHE is partially to blame. The attorneys both get their pockets padded and I'm left hugely in the hole.

I've posted for information a few times on here, but my situation keeps changing. Background - ex filed in July 2009 to have child support lowered b/c he has 3 additional dependents. According to Iowa Law, in order for a downward modification, there has to be a 10% change in salaries for them...

I'm the petitioner ... ex-husband is the respondent. He is currently $6,000+ in arrears on child support and an additional $800+ outstanding on medical expenses (his attorney is filing paperwork showing that he will pay the outstanding medical out of his tax return to avoid being in contempt of...

While I agree with you, HE owes me support -- if the "business" is run from their home, using their home computer, both are running to the post office to deliver items, who is to say it's solely "her business" and not "their business" - considering he's not working and that was the only means of...

Divorced in 2001 - receive support for 2 children. Ex-husband has remarried and has two additional children with his 2nd wife, in addition to adopting her oldest child from her previous marriage. Always received support fine until spring 2009. Ex files to have his support lowered, claiming...