Child Support
| Child Support | |
| Statutes: | Child Support Guidelines Child Support Worksheets |
| Description | Child support is money paid from one spouse to another for the support of a minor |
| Takeaway | Child support is generally calculated using the worksheet that corresponds to the custody arrangement |
Child Support is money one spouse pays to the other in order to support their child(ren). It's intended to provide the same financial support each spouse would have provided to the minor if the parents had remained married. Child support is calculated using one Worksheet A (for primary custody), Worksheet B (for shared custody), or Worksheet C for split custody.
Which Worksheet to Use?
Worksheet A for primary custody is used if the child spends the night at one parent's house at least 2/3rds of the time. Worksheet B is used for anything closer to shared custody. Worksheet C is for situations where one parent has primary custody of one child, and the other parent has primary custody of another from the same marriage. Worksheet C is rare. The court uses the worksheet that corresponds to whatever custody actually took place, regardless of whether the other parent agreed to it.
Attorney Fees
In a child support lawsuit, the judge can decide to force one spouse to pay the other spouse's legal fees, if the parent making a child support claim is unable to afford an attorney on their own.[1]
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