My ex and I have not reviewed our income levels since we separated in 2014. We have a 50/50 custody agreement. In our agreement our income levels are essentially equal and we currently do not have offsetting child support. However, he has indicated that his income may be dropping in 2017 and he is already commenting how a review would happen in July 2017 as per our agreement. I have strongly suspected that his income was higher than mine due to his self-employment but I wasn't overly worried about it as the conflict it would have caused for $50-100 of offset child support just wasn't worth it. However, now that he is starting to insinuate I may have to pay him offset child support, I think I should request an evaluation now when I can possibly establish his income as the same or more as the separation agreement. And we can then reassess in July 2017.
I am thinking of sending him an email suggesting we swap information by xxx date. He has two sources of income: employment and self-employment. What information should or can I request? His self-employment is a one-man show and is all done through his personal bank accounts. Can I request bank/credit card statements at this point? I know he does not claim all his income and that is one of the reasons I never really went down this road. It was a battle I did not want to have.
If he does not provide the information by the date, I think I then can request it via the courts? We have avoided lawyers and the courts up to this point and I really hope to keep it that way. However, the situation is spiraling down quickly as he is now threatening to not provide a travel consent letter allowing me to take the kids on planned holidays etc.
I am thinking of sending him an email suggesting we swap information by xxx date. He has two sources of income: employment and self-employment. What information should or can I request? His self-employment is a one-man show and is all done through his personal bank accounts. Can I request bank/credit card statements at this point? I know he does not claim all his income and that is one of the reasons I never really went down this road. It was a battle I did not want to have.
If he does not provide the information by the date, I think I then can request it via the courts? We have avoided lawyers and the courts up to this point and I really hope to keep it that way. However, the situation is spiraling down quickly as he is now threatening to not provide a travel consent letter allowing me to take the kids on planned holidays etc.
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