A common misperception arises as to when child support amounts
change. As a general rule, parents are required to exchange tax
returns each year during the period of time that child support is
owed. Doing so and keeping an eye on the gross income of both
parents can be important in determining whether any action should
be taken regarding child support. If there has been a substantial
change in circumstances in finances, a change in support may be
required.
Keep in mind that simply because something changes and a
different amount of child support may be warranted, it does not
mean that a different amount of child support will be paid. Rather,
there must be a court order to change support. I have seen a number
of situations over the years where a spouse comes to me telling me
that he or she is aware the child support should be changed and it
should have been changed quite a while back. The spouse tried to
work out something with the other spouse and it did not work
