Q: I have a 15 year old son and pay child support to his mother. Can support amount be modified? I have 4 more children.
I have been paying support for my son since he was 1. He will be 16 this year. His mother and I were never married. She lives in Florida and I live in NY. I went through the courts to ensure and establish visitation with my son. Child support was verbally agreed upon, only visitation established by the courts. I remarried 7 years ago and have 3 children. I am now expecting my 4th child with my wife. Therefore, I will technically have 5 children. Can my support be modified? In the past I just left the child support amount "as is". Now with a 4th baby on the way and living in NY expenses are mounting. I cant imagine the child support would remain the same with a total of 5 children. I pay for all of my sons travel to and from NY during the summer and holidays and also for his healthcare
Many thanks!
A: Child support in Florida is always modifiable until the child emancipates. Subsequently born children are not a reason to modify. However, since you have never been to court for child support perhaps you should first speak to mom about a reduction. If you do go to court you will receive credit for paying the travel expenses for timesharing as well as the health insurance payment. Child support will be calculated based on each parent's net income.
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