Child Support / Health Insurance / Childcare expenses

[Mike Lupia]

I am presently paying my child support via an Income Deduction Order. My son's mother is wanting me to pay for health insurance and half of the child care expenses, but she is wanting this to be in addition to the child support that I am presently paying. I'm not sure if this is correct, but it was my understanding that if I pay health care, etc... it factors into and against what I am presently paying. By that I mean, if I am paying $500 a month through the IDO and I start covering health care for $300 a month, does the IDO drop to $200 a month? Or is my total amount increased to $870?


Thanks in advance for any help!!!

[Attorney Howard Iken]

Health care and day care are in addition to the base child support amount. But the mom also is responsible for a percentage of those expenses. Normally they are incorporated into the support guidelines. You may want to have someone read your final order before you start paying more.