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maychende

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Juliette is divorcing her husband, Jerry, of eleven years. Since their split and soon-to-be ultimate divorce, Jerry has lived in another state from Juliette and their ten year old daughter. The child support order is still to be determined. But Juliette is a little fearful that her daughter may not get the highest child support award available in her state. Juliette has been told by a friend who has experienced a similar situation that she felt that the court totally gave her son the short end of the deal when it came to child support from his father. We know that federal law has mandated that every state must have in place child support guidelines. What can Juliette expect the court to follow as far as mandated guidelines are concerned? If the court decides not to follow the guidelines to the letter, explain under what circumstances the court may deviate from these guidelines.
 
  In your response, initially explain the seven federal basic requirements Are any of the basic guidelines beneficial for Jerry?

Question 2

Under federal and state tax laws, alimony is deductible from gross income provided all BUT which one of the following conditions are satisfied?
 
  A) The payments are made to a spouse or former spouse incident to a divorce decree or separation agreement.
  B) The payor has the ability to choose to make the payments to a third party for the recipient's benefit and not directly to the recipient.
  C) The parties are not living in the same household when the payments are made.
  D) The payor has no liability for payments after death.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Students should provide the list on page 370 of the textbook, e.g. the need for a rebuttable presumption of the amount appropriate amount of support to be ordered; guideline must incorporate specific descriptive and numeric criteria, etc. Deviations are extraordinary expenses, emotional needs of the children, cost of living, conduct of either party, etc.

Answer to Question 2

B


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