- If your combined net income is $150,800 or less, the Court will utilize the Child Support Guidelines to determine each parents' responsibility for the expenses associated with raising your children.
[Child support guidelines are rarely deviated from, however, the Court has discretion
to modify the child support and deviate from the guidelines in special
circumstances:]- Equitable distribution of property;
- Income taxes;
- Fixed direct payment;
- Unreimbursed medical and/or dental expenses for either parent;
- Educational expenses for the children;
- Educational expenses for either parent;
- Single family units having more than six children;
- Involuntary placement of children in foster care;
- Special needs of gifted or disabled children;
- Ages of children;
- Hidden costs of caring for children;
- Extraordinary high income of child (e.g. actors, trust);
- Substantial financial obligations for elder care;
- Tax advantages for child's health insurance.
- Where the combined net income of the parties exceeds $150,800, the guidelines need to be supplemented for additional support based on the following factors:
- Age of the children;
- Standard of the living and economic circumstances of each parent;
- All sources of income and assets of each parent;
- The needs of the children for education;
- Assets and earning ability of the children;
- Responsibility of the parents for the court ordered support of others;
- Reasonable debts and liabilities for each child and parent;
- Any other fact the court deems relevant.
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