Q: If the non custodial parent is married and has a kid and his wife is a sucessful doctor does that impact his payments?
A: The wife's income is irrelevant. The child will have a small impact on the child support amount.
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A: I agree with my colleague, her income will not be taken into consideration. -Homer P. Jordan IV, Esq. 404-620-1558 HomerJordan.com
A: His spouse's income is irrelevant to what his child support is going to be. If they have a child together, and that child lives with them, then this child would likely qualify as an "other qualifying child" for purposes of the worksheet. What this does is basically reduce his income, for purposes of calculation, by the amount he would've been ordered to pay if he were ordered to pay support for that child also.
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