<prompt> Human: I got married in June. My husband pays child support every month, he is not behind or anything like that. We are trying to decide if we should file jointly in fear of my income also being considered if his ex were to file for an adjustment in child support down the road. All info I can find is about back child support which isnt what were looking for. Any insight would be appreciated! Thank you!  <response>: Find a local family lawyer who specializes in child custody, pay them for 1 hour of their time and ask them this question.As far as I know it varies from state to state, and you might find that the family court considers your and your husbands income as a single income for child support calculations regardless of what you file with the IRS.So yeah, do the lawyer thing I mentioned. 