| When it comes to child support, men end up becoming | | | | the income that your ex-wife COULD make if she |
| a walking wallet to their ex-wives with their visitation of | | | | went back to work. Otherwise, you will end up paying |
| their children at stake. Child support is one way that | | | | more, thus keeping her home because she can still |
| women use the courts to take advantage of their | | | | afford it. The last thing you want to do is to pay for |
| ex-husbands, thinking that hitting them straight in the | | | | her AND your kids to uphold a certain lifestyle while |
| wallet will hurt them the most. However, knowing how | | | | running yourself dry of funds to support yourself. |
| child support works in the courtroom will give you a | | | | You can also take advantage of some tax savings. |
| huge advantage over your ex-wife. | | | | Tax exemptions will help lower child support payments, |
| Each state has its own guidelines as to how to figure | | | | so if you are not the custodial parent, it is important to |
| child support, and it is typically based off income of | | | | consider these as an option. Head of Household |
| each party and uses a formula to figure what is fair | | | | credits can also help, and along with the deviations in |
| and just for obligation of payments to your ex-wife. | | | | the financial calculations of your state, you may find |
| The key to getting this done in your favor is by getting | | | | you are able to substantially lower your child support |
| numerous deviations from the income, and by providing | | | | payments to your ex-wife with little or no effort. |
| a longer period of paystubs in order to get a lower | | | | Knowing how your financial obligation is figured during |
| average of monthly take-home pay, which can greatly | | | | the divorce court proceedings will help you become |
| change your child support amounts. It is also important | | | | better prepared to argue the amount and/or lower the |
| that, even though the mother of your child might not be | | | | amount of child support you end up paying to your |
| working or has been a stay-at-home mother during the | | | | ex-wife if she ends up receiving full custody of your |
| term of your marriage, that you take into consideration | | | | children. |