Unfair Child Support Calculation for Military Service Members
State Law should restrict presiding Judges from the addition of BAH, Cola and Special Pay while calculating Child.
Military base pay should be the only entitlement that Judges should be
allowed to consider for Child Support payments. Base Pay is the ONLY
entitlement that will remain idle and is the only amount that the Service
member really makes annually. BAH, Cola & BAS are non-taxable entitlements,
they are for the support of the service member's cost of living. By State
Law awarding Judges the jurisdiction to utilize BAH, Cola & BAS into child
support calculations, the courts are placing a tremendous amount of
remarried military families in financial hardship, poor credit situations
and divorce.
For example, living in an area that has a high cost of living requires
a large amount of BAH. Thus resulting in a high amount of child support due
to the courts adding in the entitlements. If a Service member pays for 3
children in the amount of $1,900.00 due to the courts adding in non-taxable
entitlements. That amount cancels out the funds that the service member was
allotted to support their families, forcing them to pay "out of pocket" from
their BASE PAY for rent, utilities, car notes, insurance, gas and child
care., leaving the Service member with little to nothing for saving and
daily usage. Please review the by-laws governing these authorization's and
help our Military Service members that fight for our Nation. Thank you
allowed to consider for Child Support payments. Base Pay is the ONLY
entitlement that will remain idle and is the only amount that the Service
member really makes annually. BAH, Cola & BAS are non-taxable entitlements,
they are for the support of the service member's cost of living. By State
Law awarding Judges the jurisdiction to utilize BAH, Cola & BAS into child
support calculations, the courts are placing a tremendous amount of
remarried military families in financial hardship, poor credit situations
and divorce.
For example, living in an area that has a high cost of living requires
a large amount of BAH. Thus resulting in a high amount of child support due
to the courts adding in the entitlements. If a Service member pays for 3
children in the amount of $1,900.00 due to the courts adding in non-taxable
entitlements. That amount cancels out the funds that the service member was
allotted to support their families, forcing them to pay "out of pocket" from
their BASE PAY for rent, utilities, car notes, insurance, gas and child
care., leaving the Service member with little to nothing for saving and
daily usage. Please review the by-laws governing these authorization's and
help our Military Service members that fight for our Nation. Thank you
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