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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP,

You are wrong to use the royal "we," you cannot ask the court to do anything! It's not your child support, it's your husband's, your income doesn't get factored into the calculation or the negotiation.

Also, shame on your for identifying location and age. I'd be pissed if my ex's wife did that!

As for expenses, this is common. My ex pays all my child's extras. I pay some when I can. It depends on circumstances.
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This is absolutely not true.  My income changed my husband's tax bracket and a few other things so it was looked at when they did his child support (it actually lowered it).  I was appalled that they would ask for my income and not her live-in boyfriends at the hearing but it wasn't worth arguing over and in the end it benefitted us.

Child support is supposed to cover all the needs of the child in the custodial parent's home in less otherwise specified in the court order.  Dad (with step-mom) have every right to say no and there is a we factor as when you get married, regardless of separate accounts money does get used from both.  I had to pay for plane tickets for my husband's son several times as he was paying for court costs, child support, the extras (that we finally put a stop to as enough was enough and she was refusing visitation/contact) and lots of other stuff.  There is only so far one person's income can stretch and keep a roof over their head (not paying for their spouses either).[/quote]

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