OK, this is Dice's wife. There's more to it than what he told you. Not sure why he didn't include all the facts. Here's a breakdown.
Dice was married for 10 years to L. They have 3 kids together.
After his divorce from L, he met and slept with S. S got pregnant, but Dice and S had already broken up and didn't get back together.
During this time, Dice met A, they started a relationship, and slept together. A got pregnant.
In Sept. '04, S had her baby. In Nov. '04, A had her baby.
L wants
child support in the amount of 22% of AGI, which is fine. That is $331.
S is now suing to establish
paternity and child support. She is in Louisiana. Dice and I are in Mississippi, and L is in Mississippi. A is in Alabama.
According to LA law, Dice would have to pay S $502 per month. A will accept $200-$250 without going to court.
So, we have $331, $502, and $200 = $1,033 per month
His take home pay is only $2000.00 per month. I read that 50% of his pay can be garnished for child support. So we may end up having to pay out $1000 a month total in child support.
But there's no way we can survive if his pay is cut in half, even when I go back to work.
Any suggestions? Maybe some loop holes that someone knows of?
And feel free to ask any questions you need to for clarification. I know this is complicated.