Well I will start by saying that so far, the children have been taken care of. They have been well fed, well clothed, play sports etc. They have not suffered at either parent's house.
I will be sending an offer but I need more information. It is complicated. She went from making close to her normal wage, to making only a third of her normal wage to making a third more than her normal range, to not working at all for 8 months. I need to find a fair middle ground.
I am not haggling over who is more blameworthy. I am haggling over money. I would like to maintain some sort of a lifestyle. I drive a 13 year old car, I'd like to get something more reliable. Had I been privy to the information I needed. I would not be in cs arrears, and at this point in time I am not in a very good position to pay arrears, let alone the ss and arrears that she is asking for. She just won the lottery.
I didn't invent my own system of cs, I used the current tables. All I did was try to estimate what she was making, with what little information I was given.
I have some questions:
Are non-taxable accident benefits included as income? What was received was called care taker benefits.
Are accident insurance settlements considered for calculating cs?
Can I ask for the ex's mortgage application? This would tell the court what she told the bank she was making. I don't imagine a bank is going to give a mortgage to someone who can't afford the monthly payments, even if there was a 50% down payment.
How do I get the supporting documentation for the insurance settlement? What am I asking for?
I'd like to thank you guys for your input and help so far. I am getting some good ideas for arguments and for offers.
Any other ideas would be appreciated. Any other case law that you know of, similar to my situation would also be appreciated. I am still searching through case law but it is a slow process and I am a slow reader.
I will be sending an offer but I need more information. It is complicated. She went from making close to her normal wage, to making only a third of her normal wage to making a third more than her normal range, to not working at all for 8 months. I need to find a fair middle ground.
I am not haggling over who is more blameworthy. I am haggling over money. I would like to maintain some sort of a lifestyle. I drive a 13 year old car, I'd like to get something more reliable. Had I been privy to the information I needed. I would not be in cs arrears, and at this point in time I am not in a very good position to pay arrears, let alone the ss and arrears that she is asking for. She just won the lottery.
I didn't invent my own system of cs, I used the current tables. All I did was try to estimate what she was making, with what little information I was given.
I have some questions:
Are non-taxable accident benefits included as income? What was received was called care taker benefits.
Are accident insurance settlements considered for calculating cs?
Can I ask for the ex's mortgage application? This would tell the court what she told the bank she was making. I don't imagine a bank is going to give a mortgage to someone who can't afford the monthly payments, even if there was a 50% down payment.
How do I get the supporting documentation for the insurance settlement? What am I asking for?
I'd like to thank you guys for your input and help so far. I am getting some good ideas for arguments and for offers.
Any other ideas would be appreciated. Any other case law that you know of, similar to my situation would also be appreciated. I am still searching through case law but it is a slow process and I am a slow reader.
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