smokeybear2
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My husband has a daughter from a previous marriage who is 10 years old. Last year around November her Mom decided to go to court and have the child support increased. Because of the increase in my husbands income the child support went from $400 to $800. The mother was previously living off the state, section #8, food stamps, state health etc......with absolutely no reasons for not working..... she now cannot get these things because her income (child support) has increased. Now the state (North Carolina) wants her father to provide medical insurance for her. Since he already has health insurance through his employer to cover himself and his daughter, it will be around $300 a month. I've heard of the state giving "credit" for the added medical insurance taking the $300 from the $800 he already pays and leaving the child support payments now around $500. I've also heard that they will add that $300 to his already $800 making his monthly child support payment $1100.00 When my husbands office manager informed him of the $300 medical insurance she also stated that the child support person told her that since they don't know what the child support payment will be right now that he would have to pay the additional $300 a month until it is settled. And also mentioned that he could always hire a lawyer and they can fight it out in court. To think that we might have to hire a lawyer for something the state is going to mandate....sounds ridiculous and unfair. Please help answer these questions for us. Thank You!