My Ex Changed Jobs, Can I Recalculate Child Support?

There are several reasons to go back to court to modify child support. One of reasons that could justify a modification is your ex changing jobs. If your ex’s gross income increases, it could increase their total support obligation based on the recommendation in the Indiana Child Support Calculator.

Simply changing jobs is not enough to be able to modify support, you would still need to show the court that change increased child support by 20% or renders the current support order unreasonable.

The best place to start is to go to the Indiana Child Support Calculator for Parents and calculate child support with the information you know. If you are unsure of their new wage you can attempt to estimate it based on sites like glassdoor or the job posting. From there you should determine if it makes sense to go back to court based on the most recent numbers. If you have questions or need advice, you should contact Vining Legal and we can go through the math with you in a free consultation.