Laws about how property should be divided upon divorce are different in each state. It s important for you to contact a qualified divorce lawyer in your state to learn about the specific factors a court applies in your state. A divorce lawyer told her that child support would be based on my income alone. An Ohio court recently ruled that where a married couple had a small business that both helped operate, but the couple s joint tax return showed that the wife earned no income as a homemaker, all of the income from the business could be attributed to the husband for support purposes. The court reasoned that tax returns are a good indicator in calculating a person s income in child support cases, as returns are signed under the penalty of perjury.
Laws regarding child support are different in every state.
You would be well advised to talk to a qualified divorce lawyer in your local area to find out more about the child support guidelines used in your state. My husband went to medical school during our seven-year marriage. He graduated a couple of months ago and has now filed for divorce. He took on a lot of medical school debt and wants me to assume half of it because it was accumulated while we were married. I m the one who supported us, so that he could study and not have to worry about our support.