Having Child Support modified!!HELP!!

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OK! So I already went to court and was ordered to pay $600 a month plus add the child to my health insurance. Now I just recently got married (no the mother of said child and myself were never married) and I now have three step children.
My question is this: When I go back to court to have the child support modified will they take into consideration the fact that I now have three step children? Will it make a difference that I am married now?
Thank you all for your time and feedback
 
You are not obligated to support your step-children. Their mother needs to file child support for them. In some states subsequent children are not considered in child support calculations and usually step-kids are never included.
 
Yes they all three have the same father that supports them! I was told by the Family Law help office that the judge might take into consideration that I now have three minor children living in my household that I am now responsible for. They live with us full time. My wife has sole custody of them. I just wanted to see if it was worth bringing up or not. I get so much confusing advice.
 
Again, why isn't mom getting child support for them? If she is, they likely will not be considered. I would not put it for a modification solely based on this. Unless you adopted them, they are not your responsibility.
 
She is getting support for them! This is not the only reason for going back for support modification. I also have a six year old that lives with his mother and I did not have the correct paper work saying I pay her so much a month for our son. I now have an agreement on paper that has been signed and Notarized by both myself and my sons mother. The judge told me to bring it in when I got the right paperwork. That is the sole purpose of the modification.
 
Did the judge tell you that a notarized letter is sufficient proof of the other support? Don't you have a court order for the 6 year old?
 
The judge told me to bring in the right paperwork stating I pay my sons mother support. That is what I have. I'm not sure what to do now? Do I file it or just take it to the judge. My sons mother and I never had a problem so she never had to take me to court. We agreed upon everything so we did it between ourselves. My new daughters mother and I did get along at first but she wanted $1000 a month so we went through the court systems
 
I assume that you will have to file it, but I'm really not sure. You can wait until someone else replies, or you can check with your courthouse to see if they can help, or you can hire a lawyer.
 
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