How to reduce child support payments

Author: Clyde Lopez
Date Of Creation: 22 June 2021
Update Date: 24 June 2024
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How To Lower Your Payments  (3 Easy Solutions)
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The amount of child support payments can be changed through the support service. This procedure will help reduce or increase payments.The ways in which you can reduce your payout may vary depending on the region in which you live.

Steps

  1. 1 Finding out how child benefits are calculated will help you review the amount of benefits. When calculating alimony, the following factors are taken into account:
    • Parents' current and future earnings.
    • The number of children in common.
    • How much time each parent spends with the children.
    • The amount of money the child receives from a previous relationship.
    • Monthly insurance for health and dental problems.
    • Paying a nanny or gardener so that parents can work or study.
  2. 2 Change the order of child support by submitting a comprehensive application to the court.
    • The easiest way to change the order of payments for parents is to get a court decision made in accordance with the agreement between the parties.
    • The court decision, adopted in accordance with the agreement between the parties, must contain: for how long the agreement is accepted, the amount by which payments are reduced, the start and end date of the agreement, the signatures of both parents and the date.
    • The court may require the provision of the necessary documents.
  3. 3 Apply for a Child Benefit Reduction as a parent living with your child. It is he who is responsible for providing for the child.
    • The petition must be filed with the court.
    • A request to reduce payments may be submitted at any time without the consent of the custodial parent.
    • Income from the non-living parent and guardian parent may be revised, including the number of children and their special needs.
  4. 4 Petition the court for a reduction in child benefits by providing evidence of the following:
    • A significant change in income due to inflation, illness, job loss, or relocation that causes income to decline.
    • At the moment, the child spends more than half of the time with the guardian parent.
    • A parent who does not live with a child does not pay child support.
    • The child is no longer in school or is in detention.
    • The child began to earn money legally.
  5. 5 Write a petition for a reduction in alimony. A person can apply to court without a lawyer. The application form consists of the following sections:
    • The original is the original petition.
    • The case number is a number assigned by the court that identifies the year, month of filing and the type of case.
    • The name of the court, county, and district that indicates where it is filed.
    • The parties are the plaintiff (the one who is filing the petition) and the defendant (the party against whom the petition is filed).
    • Plaintiff's name, address and telephone number.
    • Respondent's name, address, and telephone number.
    • The nature of the plaintiff's claim or claim.
    • Plaintiff's signature.
    • Notary signature, date and stamp.
  6. 6 Hire a lawyer to help you lower your payments. A lawyer who defends the rights of children and specializes in family law.