I have three kids and was divorced in 2004.
Anyway, I lived with Jen Spahmer and her daughter who's custody/relocation battle went all the way to the Colorado Supreme Court. I guess you could all google it if you wanted.
My divorce wasn't as insane, but still had it's issues. I have my kids about 45% of the time right now. My ex and I live within 10 minutes of each other.
Here's my question:
My ex wife has been living with a guy and is getting married in September. I've been paying about $850/month for child support. That's because she's been a waitress and I have a pretty good job making above 60k/yr.
The guy she's marrying has a good job and probably makes around 45-50k/yr.
I never said anything about the support when she was living there, but now that they are getting married i brought up the issue. She said that it didn't matter what he made, only her salary vs. mine.
My retort was: if she married a millionaire she could work for nothing and still make me pay child support even though she was living well off.
Anyway.... My ex and I have had great communication and no hostility for over a year now and I'd like to keep it that way. I just don't know what the protocol is for single mothers who marry again and how the support is calculated.
I only ask this because I struggle to make my house & bill payments every month.
I've posted her numerous times in the past and I'm coming back to hopefully see if someone can give me some insight or sound advice on what to do.
Basically, she thinks that living/marrying the guy has zero ramification on what I should be paying her for support. Morally, I think that's not right; obviously, what that courts think is the trump on us both.
Thanks.....