Posts by MHR

MHR

10 Nov 2014

Law / How much should American dad that makes 407k PLN pay in child support? [9]

We're in the middle of a battle for that right now :-) Which is why I was curious as to whether what he sends right now is sufficient to raise a 5 year old. Because I want to make sure that whatever he ends up having to pay me doesn't take away from what he sends her.

MHR

10 Nov 2014

Law / How much should American dad that makes 407k PLN pay in child support? [9]

I'm the American mother, not the Polish one ;-)

I'm just trying to get an idea of what would be considered equal disbursement of support between both of us, when taking into consideration each living situation.

OR, even just having an understanding of roughly how much a 5 year old in Poland costs per month (for food, clothings, toys, etc) would be helpful to figure out what would be an equal share.

MHR

10 Nov 2014

Law / How much should American dad that makes 407k PLN pay in child support? [9]

If an American dad makes around $120,000USD/yr (which is almost 407,000PLN), what would he be expected to send to Poland for child support for a 5 year old?

This dad has 2 children, 1 that lives in the USA with the mother, and the 5 year old is in Poland with that childs mother. The Poland mother lives at home with her parents, so she doesn't have any rent expenses.

Currently he sends $410USD = 1390PLN to Poland every month.

Do you feel that is sufficient for a mother who lives at home in Lublin with her parents?

Furthermore, if the Polish mother ever pursued him legally, would she be entitled to more/less/same?

In the USA they go by a formula, which is generally 18% of the fathers gross income and there's a maximum limit for each income bracket. Is there not a formula like this for Poland? I tried searching for one and that's how I ended up here :-)