What if the other parent won’t share with me how much they earn?
If there is a case pending, you can use legal DiscoveryGoverned by Rules 51 to 65 of the Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure, this is the formal process of acquiring information that you need to put on your case. This includes options like interrogatories (written questions), depositions, subpoenas, and Requests for Productions.…Read more about Discovery options to find out this information. You can send the other parent formal requests under the Court rules that they must provide the information to. These are usually in the form of Uniform InterrogatoriesThis is a set of pre-written questions that one party can send the other party to answer under oath. The uniform interrogatories get their name because the questions do not vary from case to case.Read more about Uniform Interrogatories or Requests for Production asking them to disclose how much they make. You can ask that they provide you with their tax returns, bank statements, W2’s, 1099’s, K-1’s, and pay stubs. If they are employed, you can also SubpoenaThis is a discovery tool where a party can demand a person to appear as a witness or hand over documents. A subpoena is a form that party fills out and takes to the Court where it will be stamped as a court order through the recipient of the subpoena or the other party may…Read more about Subpoena their employment information from their employer.