Divorce Rhode Island Child Support

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Let us assume that a person has filed a motion to modify child support on a certain date. The family court judge, who has been allocated this case, is authorized to his/her discretion and award credit to this person retroactive to the date mentioned above.

Some parents are ordered to disburse child support for each week at a time. If it is not feasible to do so, such a parent needs to file a 'Motion for Relief'. For example, instead of a weekly payment, the parent may request a bi-weekly or monthly payment.

Example of Divorce Rhode Island Child Support

  • Father earns 8,000 USD per month
  • Mother earns 2,000 USD per month
  • Both have medical insurance payments of 400 USD per month
  • Thus, the adjusted gross income of father is 7,600 USD
  • Also, the adjusted gross income of mother is 1,600 USD
  • It follows that the combined adjusted gross income is 9,200 USD
  • The child support amount is determined from the guidelines using the above data
  • The father is required to pay 82.6 percent (i.e. 7,600/9,200) of the child support amount obtained from the guidelines as well as daycare costs

Modification in Divorce Rhode Island Child Support

Let us assume that a parent thinks that after the previous order of child support was issued, there has been a considerable alteration in the conditions. Such a parent can file a motion to alter the child support amount. When the combined gross income of the parents changes by minimum 10 percent, it is said that there is a considerable alteration in the conditions.

Some of the reasons responsible for a 10 percent change in income are as follows.

  • Unemployment
  • The child is attending work and thereby making some input to the income of the household
  • Discontinuation of overtime from the employer
  • Either parent has given birth to a new child
  • Either parent has joined a new job that disburses a different amount of money
  • Hospitalizations
  • The employer is no longer arranging for paid medical benefits
  • There has been a layoff or loss of employment
  • Either parent is out on TDI (Temporary Disability Insurance)
  • Any other reason that has led to minimum 10 percent alteration in the combined gross income

Child Support Lien Network

In 1999, the state of Rhode Island launched the CSLN (Child Support Lien Network). The states that lie out of the boundaries of New England were given the right to join this network after forming an interstate agreement with Rhode Island. The work of this network was as follows.

  • Collection of data from the defaulting child support obligor file
  • Publishing it in a single, easy to use and accessible database
  • This would be useful for matching of assets and interception of insurance settlements that is owed to such obligors

The Rhode Island Child Support Enforcement Program is expected to update the above mentioned database on a monthly basis. However, the frequency of update can be altered any moment. So, the users who are accessing this database are advised to note the date of the file.

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