# Separation Agreement and child support

**URL:** <https://forum.rosen.com/t/separation-agreement-and-child-support/14685>\
**Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers\
**Created:** [January 17, 2013, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/separation-agreement-and-child-support/14685 "2013-01-17T10:50:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![BarbieJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@BarbieJ](https://forum.rosen.com/u/BarbieJ)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/separation-agreement-and-child-support/14685/1 "2013-01-17T10:50:42Z")

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Unfortunately, I was taken by surprise when my X decided to leave. I was emotional and distraught. How can one make good decisions then? I had a lawyer but she didnt catch the latest of my discoveries in the separation agreement. My X was giving me $753 for child support. That was $100 more than the calculator came up with . He is a very successful businessman and so I anticipated his salary continuing to climb. We wrote in that the child support would be recalculated yearly. Well, he wrote in using the adjusted gross income. I NOW know what the adjusted gross income is. Yikes! Im sure he socked away the max into retirement 17K, he gets to deduct alimony 18K and I add it to my total. I roughly calculated that my child support will drop way down. Im estimating 6K. Yes, I get alot of alimony but isnt that meant for me. Im sure he is bitter about that and figured he’d get me on the child support. I will play his game next year and put 17,500 in my pretax IRA. But, this year I was just coping and seeing where I stood with my wage. I signed the agreement. At the end, I didnt have a lawyer as she was slow in reviewing things and I went ahead and signed. Could I go to court and fight the adjusted gross income clause? Would I have a good chance of winning? It just seems deceptive in the spirit of providing for his child.

Thanks in advance  
BarbieJ

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**Author:** ![Kathleen\_Putiri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/57b2e6/32.png) [@Kathleen\_Putiri](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Kathleen_Putiri)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/separation-agreement-and-child-support/14685/2 "2013-01-21T16:07:18Z")

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I would need to read the agreement and discuss the calculations with you before I could make an informed decision about your predicament. You may need to have a consultation with an attorney to discuss further and come up with a course of action.