Legal Question in Family Law in United States Minor Outlying Islands
Child Support Amendment - Moving Back to Same City as Mother
I divorced my wife in December of
2006. We agreed to joint custody,
with her as the primary residential
custodian. However, this was decided
according to the fact that before I
divorced her we were Americans
living in China (for my employment)
and she was planning on returning to
the US. We wanted my 8 year old
son to be US-educated from that
point on. I remained in China.
In June of this year I will be
permanently returning to the US -
same city and school district as my
ex-wife and son. My question is this:
Since our circumstances will change
and we will be living in the same area
only minutes from one another and I
will physically have custody of my
son around 50% of the time now, do
I have a reasonable chance of
success at reducing child-support
payments? I will be a resident of
Jefferson County in Louisville,
Kentucky (as I previously was before
moving to China).
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Child Support Amendment - Moving Back to Same City as Mother
It is within the discretion of the trial court at this time, but generally most courts do take into account shared equal time as a reason to reduce child support obligations depending on the parties' incomes and other needs of the child(ren).
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