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Anyone have any ideas regarding the Child Support Order and what sort of evidence USCIS will look for (ie. will they want evidence of positive communications with ex-spouse or communication with the Support Registry (as is in the Child Support Order/Parenting Plan) or only ask for documentation like cancelled checks for rent, ledgers to show tuition payments, etc.)?

I’m newly divorced, self-employed as well as W-2 employee, with three dependents and so will be looking at the 5 year physical presence test. We haven’t had much of an opportunity (thus far) to show split expenses since it was just ordered…In general, for all paperwork, is it better to provide a lot of evidence up front with the initial filing or just the basic of what they are asking for? Any advice for single parents or self-employed earners out there is also appreciated!

Ok so would you say that they reside with me but then explain further in Part 14 then? It looks like they can only accept three different responses for the residences section.

Yes, I ended up moving later on. So would they be separate line items then for before then after the move and still self-employed?

Ok so would it be fine to answer that they reside with me (based on 2024), but explain more in Part 14, or is there no point in providing more info for Part 14?

In 2024, we were still married (I had moved into my new address though) but we filed MFJ. We just recently divorced. Our parenting plan says 50-50 custodial time for the kids; but we plan to, starting this year, each claim one child and alternate the child. Do I answer based on the 2024 tax return or what will happen this year?

If I was self-employed under one zip code for one section of time and then self-employed under another zip code for another section of time (consecutively), can both go on the same line with zip-codes separated by a "/" or do these need to be broken out as separate line items?

In N-400, Part 6, it states, "For the residence and relationship columns, you must type or print one of the valid options listed. If any of your children do not reside with you, provide the address(es) where those children live in Part 14" I am divorced from my ex-spouse and the three children live with us 50-50. How does one answer this question with this circumstance? Are they required to fill out Part 14 with the ex-spouse's address as well then? Any help is appreciated. Thanks

No, I'm looking at Part 6. Information About Your Children. In the table below, it asks "Are you providing support for your son or daughter?" After divorce, I'm certainly supporting them for sure, but I'm unclear about what it means by statutory period. Does that mean the entire five years beforehand (prior to divorce, obviously my husband and me were together and had full custody of the kids but he was the main breadwinner) or does this just mean post-divorce. Either way, it looks like I need to provide evidence (per page 15 in the N-400 instructions) when it says, "An applicant who willfully failed or refused to support his or her dependents during the statutory period, even if there is no court-ordered child support, cannot establish good moral character (GMC) unless the applicant establishes extenuating circumstances." Again, not sure if this means during the marriage or post-divorce/living apart from spouse.

The calculations for child support were that he would be owing me a small monetary amount, but we agreed to do a $0 transfer instead (so no one pays each other) on our divorce decree. We do have an agreement to demonstrate support in other ways post-divorce (such as paying for childcare).

Our divorce was only finalized last week and we have had 50-50 custody (basically from November 2023 to today). Prior to this time, I was a stay at home Mom and worked parttime during this time. My spouse had signed an affidavit of support for me for my permanent residency, so would his payments to pay for child-related expenses prior to November 2023 be sufficient?

Hi all, I have a few questions: I received my permanent resident card in 2017 and my US husband and I just recently divorced. I know I can apply for citizenship based on physical presence; however, if I was a stay at home mom during 2020 and 2021, how can I demonstrate that I have not "willfully failed or refused to support dependents"? I gave birth in 2020 to our second child and we did have a joint checking account, but my husband was the primary breadwinner. I did "support" in other ways such as attending parenting classes so does this count? Thanks for any help.

Yes, so all the children are his. I do have a limited license legal technician I'm going to be retaining to sit in on our mediation and file the parenting plan/divorce paperwork. I guess I'm wondering if there's a document that outlines exactly what the Affidavit requires so that I can bring it to the mediation. For example, if I am going to be living in our family home for the next 6 months, I'm guessing he would still be required to provide me housing and food while still a permanent resident? Any insight is helpful. Thanks

Hi all, My USC husband and I (a permanent resident from Canada) have three young kiddos (6,3,13mths) and he has left our family (rented) home. He was the one to sign the Affidavit of Support. We’ve been married for 7 years, he is unwilling to work on the marriage anymore (although this has been very seldom anyways) and he wants a divorce (hoping to go through a mediator later on). I am currently a stay at home mom as the primary caregiver and try to work on my bookkeeping business when I can. We are in Washington State which is a community property state and have approx. $20,000 in debt (although the creditors are going after him since the cards were in his name). If I stay in the US instead of returning to Canada (and hopefully being able to bring my kids with me), is he required to pay my portion of the debt also or what are the limitations of the Affidavit? Thanks