Long story short my ex has been at total war with me since she filed in 2018, finalized in 2020. I got screwed majorly financially, but got the kids 10 nights a month and shared legal custody (basically means nothing with a bully). But my child support payments are 3k/month, plus add-ons, and just that and rent ALONE, I can't make ends meet I'm underwater, and I'm highly paid. I've had to dip into inheritance for the past 4 years and it's half gone. I am the "monied spouse", but with my CS payments to her she earns a lot more than I do. Anyway, the CS support was calculated when she only made 8k in 2018. Now...

She got a job in Sept 2021. I filed in Nov 2021 for a re-calculation. I learned she was earning 96k a year. Our agreement says either party can seek re-calculation if income changes by 15% and both parties did parties did not opt-out of seeking re-calculation. I think that's the key thing. Judge angry at me for filing so quickly, her lawyer attacks me and makes up ridiculous stories about how kids cost her more and I am being deceitful and plays word games on my W2 between "earnings" vs "income". Judge wouldn't change CS, but reduced my pro-rata share. Judge said only pro-rata should change, and based on the 44k on her last tax statement, not on 96k annual salary. I am appealing this separately because I don't know how her income can go up by about 44k and only pro-rata changes but not CS.

So, to keep things kosher I wait until the new W2 comes out this past Jan, which would have her full 96k earnings on it. I asked her exchange W2's again this year, and she said she would not and she is not required to.

My lawyer sent her lawyer a letter saying we want to exchange W2s And my lawyer said that if we don't get it we would subpoena her employer which we hope to avoid and resolve peacefully.

Her lawyer said if we can show her where our agreement "requires disclosure" she will do it, otherwise she won't. And further, we have "no authority to issue a subpoena when there is no litigation pending". And if we issue the subpoena to her employer she will quash it and seek legal fees for "unlawful or frivolous subpoena"

In other words, her income went up 50k for sure. But she won't exchange tax documents and will block my attempt to get it via subpoena.

The judge is my case is extremely biased and often rules against me for no objective reason. My lawyer says the judge "has something out for me." It's just this vendetta BS stories my ex writes in her motions, I've been nothing but extra kind, but it means nothing. I'm hesitant to go in front of this judge again. I put in the appeal last year.

But I'm not sure how I can seek a review of CS when everyone knows my ex's income went up by 50k, and it would be a change of income by 15% which we had agreed upon. My financial situation is horrible, I literally can't cover rent for me and my 2 kids plus CS, never mind their clothes, utilities etc.. and I make a good income in my field.

Any ideas what I can do to counter her lawyer's refusal to share W2's and her going to quash a subpoena to get it? It's contrary to our agreement that says if either party has a change of income by 15% either party can seek a re-calculation

thanks