Hi Matthew,

There is a section of the child support guidelines on page 21, section IV.E.6, which gives an example of additional employment and how child support can be affected.  Essentially if you had both jobs before the divorce and the family relied on that income, both incomes would be used.  But, if you started working another job after the divorce in effort to help meet your financial obligations to your children, then the court may justify a deviation and disregard your additional employment for purposes of child support.

If I were in your shoes, I would contemplate making a copy of the relevant pages of the child support guidelines and discussing with your attorney the possibility of entering an "overall financial condition" adjustment on your worksheet to allow the court to disregard your second job.

In my case the judge issued Orders (more than one) which specifically stated that ANY additional income was to be paid at a percentage in line with the child support % split. In my case 20.3% of ANY and ALL additional Gross income is to be paid within 10days.

This Order was given because the father earns income through his employer in different forms and titles of incentive pay and benefits which are not consistent. Not as in your case through an additional employer. Additionally, he has the ability to defer the income to be paid out in future years to defer tax liability. That type of income and investment income received as payout would be included in Child Support calculations under Gross wages.

Complicated and definitely determined on a case by case basis by your Court judge.