New Year, New Goals, New Life

[smith18]

For me, the child support calculation used both our incomes, took into account that I payed child care and also used a percentage of physical custody time. Even though we share 50%, I still pay her $600 a month since our salaries differ by quite a bit.

Does Dan get to declare both kids for deductions/tax credits or are you splitting?

[ernest88]

LOL bonuses....my company use to give awesome bonuses...every year...they use to announce it in the local newspapers.."Eastman Chemical to give XXX percent bonus this year" My first wife took me back to court every time that came out in the paper....they don't do that anymore...they did away with those bonuses..

[ernest88]

For me, the child support calculation used both our incomes, took into account that I payed child care and also used a percentage of physical custody time. Even though we share 50%, I still pay her $600 a month since our salaries differ by quite a bit.

Does Dan get to declare both kids for deductions/tax credits or are you splitting?

it's figured that way in Tennessee now..

[smith18]

Good thing my aunt and uncle never got divorced - he was a turkey farmer.

There has to be a good joke waiting to be created about cows and divorce.

[BobbiJo]

So Dan just emailed and said to change the payout due date to 5/1 but leave the rest alone...(which would include the salary difference and bonus $$).

His words? If we leave his estimated salary as it is on the decree, it is more than he will make for several years to come, so we won't have to go back to court to ask for more of his money for a long time... ?? Ok, that sounds logical from his stand point, pay me more now so you don't have to renegotiate later?? Think he must just want to be done with it...

Oh well on the good side I let my atty. know so I should get the paperwork and have it signed by the end of the week!

[smith18]

Good deal

[sandycay]

Kerry~ you crack me up.

Bobbi~ I keep waiting for my STBXH to change his tune too. We shall see. I hope your feeling better.

[ClingingToHope]

Bobbi, are you and he negotiating it in person or through email. I'm trying to prepare myself for what it feels like.

[BobbiJo]

Bobbi, are you and he negotiating it in person or through email. I'm trying to prepare myself for what it feels like.

Email....

I replied to his earlier email and said that per his request I had told the atty to change to due date to 5/1 and left everything the same.

Then I told him I got a reminder card in the mail from the KC accounting firm (where we did our taxes the past several years)and did he want to do this last year of joint filing there again?

His reply?

I am moving to Bermuda you can do taxes with them if you want...


Nice

[BobbiJo]

Oh and someone had asked about claiming the kids...this year we are doing our 2009 taxes jointly and splitting any money we get in tax returns...

If subsequent years, we will each claim one child, until the oldest is no longer eligible. Then Dan gets to claim the remaining child.