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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know what the child support calculations will be for you, [b]but I would expect that he would pay at least $1000/mo. of the two kids[/b].  That will change when one ages out (turns 18).  But, for now, you could expect that you will have $5000/mo.  That is enough to live on.  And yes, you can live with an apartment that costs $2k if you need to.  The kids will share, right -- a 2 bdrm unit?

I assume you want to stay in the same school zone.  Don't know how pricey that is, but there are certainly TH rentals for $1500-$2000.

Let's assume $4500.  If you pay $2K for rent, +$500 for utilities and misc., $1000 for food, that leaves you $500 for cars/clothes/gas/misc repairs.  It's definitely tight.  But, you can survive.  Of course, it would help you a lot to drop the rent a couple hundred.  Would also help if the teen could get a job that pays for his/her car and clothes.

What school zone are you in, OP?  Are you willing to move?[/quote]

I doubt it.  Under the VA guidelines that's about what he would pay if she had sole custody.  Assuming some form of split custody she will get less and possibly with an adjustment on his end if he's the one that carries the children on his health insurance.[/quote]

He would pay LESS because he carries the kids on his health insurance and has shared custody??? Nobody told me that (i.e. lawyers)

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Assuming his insurance isn't free then yes.  Why wouldn't you think he would get a credit against his support obligation for the cost of the insurance he is paying?

VA child support is based on the presumptive guidelines amount + insurance costs + daycare costs.  You add those three up and then you split it pro rata by income and there's another aspect of the formula that accounts for the amount of time spent at each parent's house.  He will get a credit against his share of the costs for the cost of the health insurance above and beyond having an employee only policy.[/quote]

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