I don't think cost of living would be a factor since that's not something that just affects one of the parents. Each state has their own formula to calculate the support based on each parent's income, child expenses, and percentage of time the child spends with each parent.
I would just let things be, unless you and your spouse have a reduction in income or find out that a child's mother or stepfather got an increase in income since the last calculation was done, in which case you'd want a review so your support could be lowered.
As a stepmother myself whose income was factored into the support amount, I know how you feel. I was 21 and stepdaughter was 2 when I married, and DH and I had no idea how that stuff worked at the time. But I found out pretty quickly after we married. We got by and stepdaughter is 25 now. Hang in there.
Last edited by DayByDay : 04-18-2008 at 11:03 AM.
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