NEW YORK Part 12

Once the formula was applied, and a judge added other household and personal expenses and child support, Mr. Goldberg's monthly payment was determined to be at least $17,244, with additional expenses that varied. His take-home pay adjusted for taxes was slightly less than $12,000, he said.

When his 2011 bonus arrived, he said it was substantially less than it had been before: $70,000. In August he was laid off.