How much is the average cost of child support in New Jersey?
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The average cost of a child in New Jeresey is about $69.
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Hi, i would definatly request no less than $10. Check what local daycares charge per kid in your area...you can use that in an interview when discussing your pay. For 3 kids i would say anywhere from 10-20 per hour $$$ Also remember if they say only pay you 11 or so an hour, require that they pay you a certain amount per mile...say like 40 cents or something. \nGood luck
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Well, as a guy paying 1500 per month in child support for one child, I TOO see both sides of it. I agreed to pay this amount, and was not required to pay it. One of the other responders is correct, it varies from state to state, but runs about 20% of your pay. the fact is, I am more qualified, and financially responsible to raise my child. I have more energy, time, and general resources than my Ex-wife, but do you think I could EVER win custody, even though I am truly more qualified? No, never, not in a million years can a man win.. So for the average man, it is a lose/lose situation.. We lose a large percentage of our pay, and we lose much of our time with our child.. My lawyer said in the state of Texas, a woman has to have murdered someone to lose their child, and he claims there has not heard of a single case where the father was given custody without VERY extenuating circumstances. \n\nTo the person who said "they should have thought about that before they had kids".. Don't be an idiot. You must be 12 years old...
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Child support is primarily determined by your income only.  Your own living expenses do not generally come into the picture.  And they shouldn't.  If your cost of living is high, it follows that your child's would be as well.  And the child is entitled to live in the style he would have if the parents had never split.\n\nThat having been said, some factors may allow courts to deviate away from the standard child support formula.  Unavoidably high costs (perhaps medical expenses or such) might allow you a lower child support payment.
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if you are not the father, it will cost you nothing\n\nEither the mother or presumed father can go to their local child support office and open a child support case to establish paternity for $25. The State will pay the initial costs for the genetic testing. If the test is positive, the biological father may be ordered to reimburse the State $138, the current cost of the testing. This cost is far below that of genetic testing done by private laboratories.
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go to your local health department, fill out a form with all your daughter's info and they will get you one within 10 minutes. the fee usually runs about $15.00, depending on the state of origin
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I babysit for my sister and she is low income.  The government helps her with a babysitting and pays me to come in to the home and watch them while she goes to work.\n\nI average about $300 - $350 per child, per month (FT).  Not much for a couple of children, but I tend five children and that adds up!!!
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Go to your county child support enforcement office..  Most states have these in every county.\nOtherwise phone a lawyer and ask.\nThey won't charge you for asking.
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it depends on what kind of divorce, if its an uncontested divorce you can actually do it yourself and all you have to pay is the court fees you can find papers on the Internet as well they usually cost around 40 dollars i helped my friend do his own divorce and Ive done my own for under 300, good luck and best wishes during a hard time.
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every place I've ever seen charges about $1100. But there are lawyers that if you have a job, will take payments from your job, it is set up like a wage garnishment (child support is done this way). Usually like $100 a payday.
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You would have to go to court in MA where the child lives.\n\nAverage atty fees are about $200-$250/hr.  Complexity of the case dictates how many hours are spent.  Plus you have to include court costs, professional services from other parties (private investigator, guardian ad litem), etc.  You probably will have to come up with a retainer around $5000 and the total cost will vary from $5000 on up.  I know someone who spent $55,000 to keep her son.\n\nGood luck.
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sorry for you, you didnt usually get to make up your own child support payment amounts. All states have a child support calculator that they use to determine any child support tat is to be paid. If your agreed upon amount is lower than the laws of your state the judge will just order whatever the child support calculator says, if your agreed upon amount is higher than the child support calculator than the judge will ask if you are sure you want to pay that much. Your states court system should have accessible forms on-line for child support agreements and or the child support enforcement office in your state will also have forms for you to use that you can go to the office or the court and obtain.
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You've provided far too little information for anyone to answer the question adequately.  I've included a couple of links on Virginia child support generally, including a child support calculator, where you can use more specific information to estimate the total amount.  I hope it helps, and if you post another question with more specific information, I'd be happy to help.\n\nEDIT: According to the State, "Shared and split custody arrangements are usually more complicated, often involve litigation, and generally include many unique variables. For these reasons, they do not lend themselves well to generic calculators because results can vary widely, and can often be affected by variables not included in a calculator."  I've included that link below also.  I'm afraid you won't be able to obtain a quick and easy answer regarding child support in a joint custody situation.  You'll have to contact your attorney, or the state.  The information for the state is on the DSS's web site.
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$5.00 per hour for the 1st child &$2.50 per hour for each additional child.
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Here's a link to a ton of frequently asked questions regarding divorce in NJ:\n\nhttp://www.divorcenewjersey.com/faqs.html
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Ok, below are the links you will find helpful.  \n\nOne is for the NC child support calculator. You can enter your information and his information and it will tell you how much money you should get. I will warn you that as a student, you are considered under-employed, so they will impute a minimum amount of income on you.  Basically, they will come up with an amount that you should be earning for use in the calculator.  I am not 100% about the rules since you are a student, but most likely they will still impute minimum wage full time which is $210/wk or $840/month.\n\nAs for the insurance, medical bills, etc.  It depends on what has been ordered.  If he has a court order to provide the support, he has to.  If there is no order, he doesn't.  The child support calculator asks about payment of insurance premiums and accounts for that in the child support.  If he does not cover her, his child support is considered sufficient contribution, and he is not required to split medical costs with you unless ordered by the court.\n\nThe issue about him collecting the insurance checks, technically it is something you could take him to court for, but it would require copies of everything, and paying to go to court.  My suggestion would just be to take it as a lesson learned.\n\nThe issue about him not seeing her, etc. is basically a non-issue.  There is nothing you can do legally to force him to see her.  Its a waste of effort.  But I will tell you the same thing I was told and the same thing I advise everyone else to do, KEEP A JOURNAL.  Write down everything with regards to your daughter, child support, visitation, etc.  Keep track of every visit, every missed visit, every phone call, etc.  Also, get a file and keep all you receipts for clothing, school, medical bills,etc.  Any major purchases or expenditures for the child.  There will most likely arise a time as this continues, that the information and  records will be invaluable in court.  By keeping records you turn "hearsay" into fact, and you can show a record of everything that he has or hasn't done and when. Start NOW.\n\nIf you don't have these things (child support, insurance coverage, visitation) outlined in a court order, my suggestion is that you do so.  You can try to get a DSS attorney for free to work out the child support if you qualify, otherwise invest in a good lawyer and get everything taken care of right the first time.  You can go to family court yourself, but I have hear many judges get upset with parents for going to court without an atty.  The potential consequences of going to court alone and unprepared are detrimental.\n\nThe other link below is to the NC Child Support Guidelines.  You can read through those and see what the law is and how it handles different things with regard to child support.\n\nGood luck.
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Sorry this is so long, but bear with me.\n\nThe law begins with the premise that you are the father and share in the obligations of your own child's upbringing. What you are asking is to have an exception or an easing of the costs based on need because of financial strain or unfairness due to the inequity of paychecks. Your side will be the one to have to convince and persuade because her side has law. In the end, even a good persuasive argument may not stand if there are no laws with which to draw on in your favor.\n\nLook closely at your side then. I am not trying to attack your side by these questions. I am merely saying that such questions may be asked by the legal decision makers or legal financil aid providers and you need to know your side has the strength to convince. Here are some questions to be prapared on:\n\nIs your limited income due to irresponsibility - Did you have to get a new job because you were fired from your old one? Have you wasted reasonable opportunities to have a better job - For example, do you have a degree and qualifications for a better job but chose a low paying job instead?\n\nWill your income likely grow again in the near future - Eight years ago we moved to a new state and my husband had to begin over again on the payscale. We began that first year on less than 18K, but we moved up quickly to now being quite comfortable by regional average income standards. If you are likely to move up in pay, that will be taken into account especially if you are asking to be excused altogether from the burden of support.\n\nHow much money is needed to raise a child in the location in which this child is being raised - Surely 70K/year would be far in excess of expenses where we live and perhaps where you live. However, if your child is being raise in many of the large cities in the Northeast or California it may take about that much to survive there.\n\nIs the $70K all the income from your wife's side? Has she remarried and has her husband's income too? If so, is that 70K a combined income from her own and her husband's income?\n\nHave you provided more than monetary support? Have you been a father beyond the child support payment? If you have been actively engaged in your child's life you will have a more convincing argument than if you haven't had anything to do with him.\n\nWhat were the conditions leading to divorce? Obviously if divorce occured because she was unfaithful you will have a stronger side than if you were unfaithful or abusive. Some would think that if you messed up in these ways you made your own bed and by paying you are reaping what you have sown.\n\nHaving such information as her being able to afford Cancun while you are barely able to afford groceries is very helpful, but make sure no holes can be poked through it. Did she really use the child support money for that vacation? Was the vacation specifically in the child's interest. It doesn't sound like it, but again it is your side that will have to do the proving not hers.\n\nOK. That is the end of the questions. I hope you understand my motives are just to make you realize that you will be the one with the uphill battle. If you are using an overworked public attorney and she has an elite, smooth talking lawyer your side cannot afford to be unprepared for such questions.\n\nI do feel for you. I want to tell a true story that I feel applies when it comes to grace under unjust circumstances. I know a pastor who lovingly was counciling a man who asked him for help. This guy was having a secret affair with the pastor's wife the whole time that this pastor poured his energies into being a help to him. It all came out when she got pregnant. The pastor wanted to save the marriage in spite of it. Instead, she began lying and demanded a divorce. This poor man lost his pastorate becauset he congregation didn't want a divorced man leading their church. Because he lost that job, he couldn't get full custod