Update. This is what I received from the case manager:
Please forward this email to your attorneys as well. I have spoken with Bradley Short of Bradley Software to discuss the discrepancies in the child support calculations in the multiple worksheets and my concern as to whether or not there is a glitch in their software. There is no glitch in the software, but the reality is the child support guidelines as written do not contemplate your situation. It is counter-intuitive that the mfa would reduce Father’s obligation for support, as the purpose of the mfa was to take into account that the non-residential parent has an additional support obligation of raising another child. However, as written utilizing the mfa as a whole significantly reduces Father’s child support obligation.
It appears that counsel for MOM has attempted to get around this by NOT using the multiple family adjustment when calculating DAD's child support obligation, but utilizing it when calculating the equal parenting time adjustment and getting the bottom line. In sum… where the mfa is not utilized Mom’s net obligation (line D9) prior to calculating the shared expense is $255 and where it is utilized it is $228. It is perplexing to me that there is no consistency in the use of worksheets, but presume this is howMOM’s counsel was intending on getting around the fact that the child support guidelines did not contemplate the current support obligation when calculating the child support worksheet. The only other discrepancy that Brad pointed out is that he felt that Mother’s obligation should increase by $46 for the special needs adjustment rather than Father’s obligation being reduced by $46, however, the reality is after doing both variations of the worksheets, whether Father is attributed a negative $46 or an additional $46 is added to Mother’s CSW the bottom line does not change.
The only other difference is that the Bradley Software calculates a $5 enforcement fee and MOMs counsel’s worksheet contemplates an $11 enforcement fee.
So, bottom line in not using the mfa (in either calculation, ie Mother’s support obligation or Father’s support obligation) before the enforcement fee is $15.00, ie $511 simply consistently not using the mfa verses $526 doing a hybrid calculation.
My hope is that the above information will be helpful in getting the two of you to come to “yes” without the necessity of further court proceedings.
This is the same person that 4 weeks ago told me I was wrong for believing the three child was used in error and that a three child schedule in fact should be used. I am not sure what changed her mind but we are trying to work through all of this and come to some kind of an agreement.
