The income of a third party in determining child support is not relevant to determining the gross income of the parties for purposes of apply the child support guidelines in a divorce or post decree modification situation. A professional divorce mediator can assist you in evaluating the relevant factors in your particular situation. It is…
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Expense reimbursements paid by employers may be considered income for child support or spousal support calculations in a divorce proceeding. The standard to be evaluated is whether the reimbursed expenses are SIGNIFICANT and REDUCE personal living expenses. Examples include monies paid to compensate for cost of living in a foreign country because such monies serve…
The income of a child may be considered in child support calculations. However, there is no bright line test or minimum income requirement that creates automatic application of a child’s income in the child support calculation. You should contact a divorce mediator at Divorce Help Center to evaluate your particular situation. If a child’s income…
A study recently published in the Family Court Review, revealed the divorce or family issued based mediations produced successful outcomes 69.4% of the time when neither party had a lawyer. In contrast, when both parties were represented, a resolution was reached only 34.2% of the time. Caution should be taken with these results as it…
A divorce court may not consider employer paid contributions to a health or accident insurance plan as income for purposes of support determinations unless, after making the relevant findings, the court determines that the employers contributions immediately support the employee in a way that is akin to earned income. If the employee has the power…