I’m not fully understanding the impact for Monthly Gross Income versus Monthly Adjusted Gross Income.
I just got the signed support order in the mail. Under the “Monthly Gross Income” her’s reads $2,177.77. Mine reads $2,500.00. Under the Monthly ADJUSTED Gross Income, her’s reads $1,787.37 whereas mine remains the same at $2,500.00. I sent in my pay stubs so they have the correct information, although my actual monthly gross income was $2,488.73, but I’m not concerned with rounding up to $2,500. I’m just wondering why/how her adjusted income changed but mine didn’t and how that may or may not affect my obligated child support payment.
Apparently the judge accounted for deductions in her gross income but not yours. You will need to read the Findings of Fact section in the order to determine what facts the judge used to based his or her decision on.
Child Support Guidelines require gross income to be calculated for each parent rather than adjusted gross income. However, the Findings of Fact section and/or the Conclusions of Law section may state why the judge did what he/she did.
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