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Yay! We won in court!

Redsonya's picture

Hurray! The judge did a simple CA guideline calculation and lowered DH's $2,000 a month CS to $895. We still have the same $500 a month SS, but the judge set a date for us to provide responses to Family Code 4320 and submit a form and she will review it again. Based on the guideline, she said it could be reduced from $500 to $300 a month. DH only grosses about $4000 a month before taxes and the judge was stunned at the amount that he had agreed to (so was I). She did not order payment of any back child support (he would sometimes be unable to pay a couple hundred each momth) even though BM asked for it in the paperwork.

Also - BM kept stating that DH should pay more than guideline CS because he has had medical issues and took a couple vacations with me (including a camping trip with the kids). The judge shut her down on that too:) None of that matters. Hurray!

seeingitfrombothsides's picture

Congratulations!! I am sure that feels like being released from prison. That is a huge amount of child support v income!! :jawdrop:

CalgonTakeMeAway's picture

WooHoo!! That's wonderful! Isn't it amazing what these greedy BMs will request? Congrats!

Newstep's picture

Wow that is amazing!! Especially in CA my BF got raked over the coals but BM doesn't work so he is paying alot!!!

BSgoinon's picture

What makes these BM's think that men aren't allowed to take a vacation or GET SICK every once in a while... it's called life!!!

Congrats! What a victory for you!

HadEnoughx5's picture

That is awesome!!! Congratulations!!I'm sure your'e BM didn't disclose her vacations and how many times she was sick!?!

It's amazing what they say for money.

herewegoagain's picture

Congrats!!! Wohoo! I'm celebrating for you!!! I can only imagine how relieved both of you must be!!! wohoo!!! Smile

healthnut's picture

That's awesome!!! Will be so nice to have that money freed up so you guys can enjoy more as a family!