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I am not sure about your situation but the court may very well ask you to substantiate your income if their formula is based on both incomes. In New Jersey, where I live, both incomes must be confirmed and are figured into the formula. If you make more than he does, depending on the circumstances, you may wind up, in theory, paying a greater percentage of the child support. However, most states have a minimum amount of support that is required, in NJ it is something like $50 per week [AS A MINIMUM];
There are other considerations, for example, it could be the case, as it is in New Jersey, if your ex husband is a professional, and is purposely working at a lesser paying job so that he is not required to pay as much child support, [yes some people are spiteful and do this], he can be held at a higher financial standard. The court may be able to EXTRAPOLATE or estimate the income he could make and decide the child support payments based on the EXTRAPOLATED income as oppose to the actual income that he is reporting and documenting to the court.
Until some type of formal statement by the parties, the court will not know how much to order.
Obviously, if you could afford a lawyer when you go to court, this would be your best move.
You will probably best be served by filing for a Child Support hearing where your divorce was filed since you have a legal history in that jurisdiction.
The other part, which is not a silly question, is that your future husbands income may not be considered for determination of child support. However, if you and your new husband have children, the court may also be required to consider his income as well once that child is born. I could tell you that this is the law in New Jersey. However, I suspect their is even an exception to this rule. Supposed you were married to a multi-millionaire and had no children, [I guess you are not, if you are -watch out], in this case, your exhusband could move the court to rule outside the guidelines based on your marriage to a multi-millionaire.
If your ex is smart he will immediately try to resolve the child support issue with you. Going through the child support process can be an ugly mess that lasts for years.
The system can work but it is always stressful when you are trying to iron out the many issue that could arise.
Another little tidbit; in NJ a non-custodial parent could be court ordered to pay for a college education, beyond age of 21.
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