does marriage affect child support
2 separate childs support cases in 2 diff state?
my boyfriend has a previous child support case opened in arkansas from his first marriage he pays them $65.00/ week and is never late. he later, had a separate one opened in the state of mississippi for a different child/ of different relationship.
The arkansas case obviously has priority over the mississippi case. the arkansas case is now up for a review of income for modification by the costodial parent( she is looking for an increase),
my question is how will this affect my case( the one opened in mississippi at a later time) and will it be considered at all when they aver. the new amount to be paid to the custodial parent for the first case in arkansas. will this affect me negatively or her? he pays me 260.00/month which is the same he pays her, now before the modification.
any advice of similar situations or how it works when they determine the amount and if the other case is considered at all when determining the amount?
how do they, with separate support cases
The first case takes precedence. That one gets taken out of his check first, and paid out first. Even if a modification is done to the second.
He gets credit on the second for having to pay the first.
He also gets credit for any of his children that may currently be living with him. Depending on the state laws he may also get credit for any step children living with him whom he supports more than 50%.
They will not lower the first case amount because the second was raised, and vice verse. Most states it is based on income (some of both parents) and the placement time allotted to the non custodial parent. Some states it’s just a flat out percent no matter what.
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