Q: My husband divorced when his daughter was 4 (500$) and now she is 16. Can child support increase?
He lives on the west coast now, she lives with her mom in PA ..where they divorced. Custodial mom is now limiting the time we get her in the summer. Divorce papers state he will get her every other weekend...when he lived there. We are thinking of taking her to court to mandate we get her for more days. But concerned she will want more money
He supports two other children also. She also just quit her job...so no income for her ...even though she is remarried with another daughter and three step children.
A: Yes, she can request an increase in the support. If she voluntarily quit her job, the PA court may attribute her most recent income to her as earnings even though she is no longer employed. However, since the Support Guidelines have changed several times in the last 11 years, and I assume your husband's income has increased, it would be wise to have at least a telephone conference with a PA attorney to see if she/he has enough information to run a support calculation estimate under the current guidelines.Or, he can go to one of the several PA Support Guidelines calculators online and see what he comes up with.
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