My ex has married a wealthy man, can I stop making child support payments?”
No. According to New Jersey law, the duty to support children until emancipation, irrespective of marital status, is not only fundamental, it is also referred to as a basic principal of natural law. It also at the heart of the “best interest of the child” standard that governs decisions in the family courts. In setting a support award, in cases in which both parents combined net income does not exceed $2,900 after tax income per week, a child support guidelines worksheet is used. Included in the guidelines is income from bothparents from all sources, so that the child benefits from the total income of both parties and then this sum is allocated proportionately between the parents. However, if the parties joint weekly net income exceeds $2,900 net income per week, the court will consider the statutory factors which include, the needs of the child, standard of living and economic circumstances of each parent, all sources of income and assets of each parent. The amount of child support th
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