I live in ma. my wife is talking about divorce so I thought I better get a heads up on my situation. We own a house together married 7 years, can i ask to split the equity? Also i work 7 days a week trying to payoff debt and get ahead will all my salary be counted in child support? I will not be able to work all these hours and have time off to see my 2 children during my weekends. Should i quit that job now, I have been working the second job for 1 year. Prior to that my wife actually made more money than I. She also covers the entire family with her healthcare and I stay under her policy since I have never covered us since we have been married?
Seven years will get the house sold and the equity split but you'll have to ask for it in your filing. Don't move out of the house until it's sold.
You can go online and get the MA child support worksheet and figure out pretty closely what your obligation will be. It takes a percentage of each parent's income into consideration. Your income will be both jobs but even if you quit one now your wife may be able to get that salary used in the figures anyway. Or maybe not. MA does consider "unjust circumstances" so you might get relief from the second job being included in your wages.
You won't be able to stay on her health insurance after the divorce. The children will remain under her coverage but not you.
Get all your financial papers together and copies of all personal family documents. Try to come to an amicable agreement with your wife about child support and custody/visitation.
It's best to avoid the attitude of "how can I end up paying the least" as much as it is best for her to avoid "how can i get the most". What do the children need? Do your best to see that they have it. It's what you're doing now, and if you stop doing it because of the divorce then you will be hurting the children to get at their mother or to keep money out of her hands. Most important thing: they have a happy childhood.
Thanks I agree. I am willing to give up anything for my girls. I have friends who have given up alot and the money or support never seems to end up benefiting the children. It's unfortunate that there is not more accountablity of how the support is spent,ie college fund. I know any extra I give up will go to my wife's spending sprees and not to the kids. I would rather split everything and buy things for the girls and save for their college and wedding funds. Overall I feel we will be able to divide everything in the best interest of the kids because that's all I care about at this time!
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