I am getting ready to start paying child support for one kid. I have two kids at home will that be deducted?

Question

I have a 2 and 4 yr old at home. I am getting ready to start paying child support for my daughter who lives with her father. Since I have the two kids at home will that be deducted?

Answer 1

Yes, the should have a line right on the worksheets to "deduct" additional children that are not a part of that child support order.  It is usually the child tax credit per child (right now $3300.00) minus any child support that you recieve for each one.  If you get a negative number, you get no deduction.  But if you don't recieve child support for either of the two at home, you should get a $6600.00 deduction for both.

Answer 2

The court will have to look at all your income and expenses

Answer 3

The fact that you have two other children to care for will be considered when deciding how much you'll have to pay to your ex.