Will a court consider my expenses when setting child support?
My ex got a big promotion and moved with our kids to a part of New Orleans where the standard of living is very high. I get a lot of visitation with them and I didn’t want to lose it by being far away so I recently moved to be closer to them. I now pay much more for rent, food, and living expenses. She is taking me to court to try to increase child support because I’ve recently found a better job too. However, I’m not bringing much more money home than before because of the increased cost of living. In this child support hearing, will a judge consider that she moved my kids and I had to move as well if I wanted to keep all my visitation, and that it made my living expenses go up significantly? Or is the court just going to look at my gross income?