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Dealing with your spouse not only having an affair but a child as a result and how it affects your day to day life and the lives of your children.
Dealing with your spouse not only having an affair but a child as a result and how it affects your day to day life and the lives of your children.
However, check on your state laws for the specifics on including your children together. We made the nasty discovery when OW first appeared that our state does not consider that the H has a family and only looks at his income as though he is a single man. In the words of one of the state workers I spoke to "Your kid could have cancer and the state won't care. The only way to go around it is to leave your husband and claim support for yourself." Some states, however, will take your family into consideration when determining payments, but because of that, they may also include your income in his calculations as well. :( That's the only plus to our state not including our children- they can't touch any income I make. H said once if he ever wins the lottery, he's handing me the ticket to turn in in my name.
As far as your kids being included, that is different by state I believe. We got lucky and the lady who figured it out gave him credit for our son. She said they normally don't do that but she could see in the computer that he was up to date and always on time with payments for his daughter from a previous relationship and she knew we were married so I'm sure she understood the situation with OW.