When a man and woman get married it does not mean that the husband has any liability for the debts of the wife that have been contracted before the marriage
Assume that the partners that are involved in child support and custody issues file an action before the Superior Court. The clerk of the Superior Court requires that the partners must be present for a 4 hour information session. This session is nothing else but a seminar regarding how to assist the children deal with topics like custody, separation and divorce
In the circumstances mentioned below, the attendance at the seminar might be waived
The court detects some reason like child care, transportation, domestic violence etc to award a waiver
The child support enforcement office has brought an action to modify or enforce an existing order
The partner has attended the seminar previously
The partner is imprisoned
The child support formula is as follows
If there are 4 or more children, then 45 percent of net income is the child support amount
If there are 3 children, then 40 percent of net income
If there are 2 children, then 33 percent of net income
If there is 1 child, then 25 percent of net income
Consider the following situation
The gross income of the obligor parent is less than the self support reserve and
The court has concluded that the obligor is not voluntarily underemployed or unemployed
When both the above conditions are fulfilled, then the court issues orders that the child support obligation should be the amount of minimum support order
Net income is calculated in the following manner - The combined adjusted gross income of the parents is found out. Standard deductions are subtracted from this sum. The Department of Health and Human Services publishes on a yearly basis the deductions to be made. Secondly, the Federal Internal Revenue Service decided the Federal Income Tax and Medicare
The term "arrearage" means the sum of the following two amounts
Every legal order has an effective date from which a periodic support amount is due. The total amount of unpaid support that has accrued since this date is included in arrearage
The total amount of unreimbursed assistance that has been accrued before the effective date of the legal order is included in arrearage
Assume that the husband and wife are living apart. In these cases, when orders for custody and maintenance of children are issued and any arrearage occurs in the maintenance amount for children, then, the wages of the obligor parent are withheld
If the custodial parent is about to relocate, this parent shall offer reasonable notice to the non custodial parent. As far as section 458:23-a is concerned, a sixty days notice is expected except when some other factors are present
If the custody of some children is awarded to the Department of Health and Human Services, the status of these children would be reviewed minimum once per year after the initial grant of custody. If the Department requests so, more frequent reviews may also be executed
