QUESTION: If I pay child support and the amount that I pay on three children is so high that my total monthly income couldn't allow me to pay rent or any other bills, how would I go about getting that adjusted?
MY RESPONSE: That depends upon whether or not you are paying "guideline" child support, based on your income, the mother's income, and your percentage of custodial timeshare. If the amount of child support that you are paying is the "guideline" figure, you may need to adjust your lifestyle downwards, because it is unlikely that you would be able to convince the court to reduce child support below the "guideline" figure. If you are paying more than the "guideline" figure due to reduction of your income or increase of your custodial timeshare, you can file an Order to Show Cause to modify child support to "guideline". If you stipulated to pay an amount of child support in excess of the "guideline" figure at the time of your stipulation, you may not be able to get that figure modified, absent a material change of circumstances.
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