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Stop adding BAH into child support for our Military Members

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  • Dec 15th, 2016
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  • Nov 28th, 2016
    Someone from Jacksonville, NC writes:
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    BAH is based on the area you reside in order to secure housing in that location, fluctuating depending on the local area cost of living. It should not be counted in the overall equation for child support. If the court wants to dictate that a non-residential parent should not be afforded the cost to live in a geograhical are in order to provide for their children more, then the court should grant full custody to the military member instead.
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  • Nov 24th, 2016
    Someone from Colorado Springs, CO writes:
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    Bah is for housing not child support it fluctuates on where you are at and the cost of living there and If you live on post you don't even see any of that money so why are they adding it to income.
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  • Nov 16th, 2016
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  • Nov 14th, 2016
    Someone from Eureka, CA writes:
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    This is money that goes into your pocket and sometimes alot of it. It IS a income, whether tax deductible or not! Quit trying to pay as little as possible for your kids. By the way, I would be a lot of you claim them on your BAH so you get more money. Be a responsible military father and pay what your supposed to. Cash in your pocket is cash in your pocket, i.e. BAH. Duh
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  • Nov 14th, 2016
    Someone from El Paso, TX writes:
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    BAH should not be added. Once you get a divorce, you lose the BAH and get put into the barracks. Therefore should not be calculated as such.
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  • Nov 13th, 2016
    Someone from Amarillo, TX writes:
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    The law needs to be clear on this. BAH and BAS inclusion in child support payments hurts military families.
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  • Nov 13th, 2016
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  • Nov 9th, 2016
    Someone from Seal Beach, CA writes:
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    This is very difficult to provide for my current family and find a place to live. BAH should not be inclused in calculating support.
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  • Nov 4th, 2016
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  • Nov 3rd, 2016
    Someone from Liverpool, NY writes:
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    The BAH should not be included, it's not a consistent number first off and changes every time the military member moves. It's unfair to include this cost and there are plenty of women who take advantage of this. Basic pay should be the only thing taken into account for calculating child support.
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  • Nov 2nd, 2016
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  • Nov 1st, 2016
    Antuan G. from Fayetteville, NC writes:
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    I don't make enough to support my wife our kids or myself, I don't understand how something I don't see can be accumulated into a calculation for support
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  • Oct 30th, 2016
    Terrance L. from Columbus, GA writes:
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    Military BAH pay should not be entitlements to Child Support, during my case Child support is $1768, which is more than my BAH and BAS combined...which is not far at all. Wives are realizing this and marrying Soldiers cause they know the court system will be on their side. In my case she was charged with Domestic Voilence, the courts awarded the wife custody and I pay $963.00 a month.
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  • Oct 29th, 2016
    Leigh W. from Papillion, NE writes:
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    I agree. These are entitlements to the service member. BAH is completely variable and is meant to provide housing for the Servicemember. There's a reason it is non-taxable income and it should also be prohibited from being included in child support calculations. It's not right that a Servicemember could be paying child support based upon higher income just because they were stationed in a high BAH area at the time of divorce. As soon as they're relocated the BAH will decrease but their existing child support obligation will not.
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  • Oct 29th, 2016
    Evelyn L. from Loxahatchee, FL writes:
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    I firmly believe that only base pay should be considered. It takes two to make a child therefore both parties should be responsible.
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  • Oct 28th, 2016
    David P. from Fort Walton Beach, FL writes:
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    I whole heartedly AGREE!! This is even stated in the following: Title 42 Ch 7 Sec 659; says ?Consent by United States to income withholding, garnishment, and similar proceedings for enforcement of child support and alimony obligations. (h) Moneys subject to process. (B) do NOT include any payment-(i) by way of reimbursement or otherwise, to defray expenses incurred by the individual in carrying out duties associated with the employment of the individual;(ii) as allowances for members of the uniformed services pursuant to Ch 7 of title 37, as prescribed by the Secretaries concerned (defined by section 101(5) of title 37) as necessary for the efficient performance of duty; etc? 3)Title 37 Ch 7; ?Allowances other than travel and transportation allowances? lists items such as ? Sec 401. Basic allowance for subsistence, Sec 403. Basic allowance for housing, etc Please please please STOP adding BAH/BAS into the calculations for child support. Eeven if a military member is living on base & eating in a chow hall their LES states they are receiving BAS/BAH, BUT it is immediately taken away so we do NOT even have this income to provide for any child support. The "base pay" is the ONLY income we are really able to see & pay with.
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  • Oct 23rd, 2016
    Someone from Kaneohe, HI writes:
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    I agree, if anyone had the intelligence to review military regulations then they would know that entitlements like BAS for instance are for the service members ONLY. BAS is deducted from a service member's pay whenever they go to the field, something most states don't bother to understand. And BAH is relevant to the area in which you live, so if you're living in a high cost of living area, how can you expect someone to find adequate housing when their former spouse is taking a large portion of their pay check? And why even consider BAH if the service member lives in government housing? Base pay is the only thing that remains constant and in my personal opinion states are robbing service members of a right to live, especially if they are trying to do the right thing by their children. Don't punish the service members simply because they have a guaranteed income!
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  • Oct 23rd, 2016
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  • Oct 15th, 2016
    Someone from Fort Bragg, NC writes:
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  • Oct 10th, 2016
    Someone from Norfolk, VA writes:
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    My Ex-wife currently bartends making over 5,000 a month but due to not having to claim cash tips she only claims 2200. I pay her almost 900 a month 600 for my daughters school. I barely have enough to pay my mortgage and eat the way I should and forget about finding someone else in my life, yet she is taking trips to Barhain, Zanzabar and other places. Everytime she takes me to court with her expensive lawyer and me with no lawyer because I cant afford one I get screwed.
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  • Oct 7th, 2016
    Someone from Leesville, LA writes:
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