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Shortly after our divorce, my ex-wife married a wealthy man. Can his assets be considered in the calculation of child support?

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Shortly after our divorce, my ex-wife married a wealthy man. Can his assets be considered in the calculation of child support?

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The income of a new spouse is not considered in the child support formula except in extraordinary cases in which the exclusion of the income would lead to hardship for the child. However, the new spouse’s income does have some effect on the taxable amount of the parties’ gross monthly income.