Modifying Your Child Support Payments
Has your income dropped since a judge first ordered you to pay child support? If so, you may want to contact a family law lawyer to have the support reduced.
Sometimes, these modifications are successful. But that wasn't the outcome Carl Williams experienced when he sought relief from the court.
Williams vs. Williams
In 2009, Carl and Nekissta Williams' divorce became final and Nekissta was awarded primary custody of the children and began receiving child support payments.
Sixteen months after the divorce was finalized, Carl's income dropped so he sought relief from the court. Initially, the court agreed with Carl and modified the divorce decree.
But his ex-wife appealed the decision. She stated that Carl's gross monthly income was actually higher than he had reported. The case went to the Supreme Court, which reversed the lower court's decision.
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