Mississippi Child Support Modification With Income
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The child support amount doesn't automatically change. The child support amount is part of a court order, so changes to the amount must be done by a court order.
If the father has another baby, will child support go down? It's important to understand that simply having another child does not automatically reduce your child support obligation. However, if your circumstances have changed, it is possible to seek a modification of the child support agreement.
Child support's determined by taking the adjusted gross income of the non-custodial parent and multiplying it times the number of children in the custody of the custodial parent. For example, the statute reads that 14% for one child, 20% for two children, 22% for three children, and so on.
Remarriage alone won't necessarily impact child support in Mississippi. A stepparent can't be forced to provide financial support for a child that is not legally or biologically his or her own. Moreover, a parent can't escape support obligations simply because his or her ex-spouse has remarried.
In Mississippi for one child the non-custodial parent pays 14% of their adjusted gross income. For two children the non-custodial parent pays 20% of their adjusted gross income. For three children the non-custodial parent pays 22% of their adjusted gross income.