Child Support:Child support is a payment made by one parent to another parent to support the child. Usually the non custodian parent will pay the custodian parent to support the child. The child support is ordered by the court as part of the divorce decree or paternity judgment. Child support order states the amount of income or wealth to be shared by both the parents, how long the support be given, and how often the support is given by such parent. Both the parents can support the child with income and wealth, considering the best interest of the child. Usually the child support is paid on the monthly basis. Many states require that the income to support the child is deducted from the wages of the supporting parent. These deductions are made automatically from the paycheck. Now the Federal law requires that the payment for child support will be set in accordance with a guideline in order to prevent the difference in amount ordered from one court to another court. Most of the states use strict formulas to determine the payment of amount given for child support as a result the guideline. Consult a family law attorney to claim all your rights from the other spouse, to get the appropriate support for the child and an experienced attorney will assist you to obtain all your rights. How the Income is calculated?Before the court passes child support order you have to show the proof of your net income. If you are a service person, you have to show the pay statement in order to calculate your salary, if you are a businessman you have to show the profit and loss statements and tax returns of your business to determine the income of your business. These proofs are needed by the court so that your net income will be calculated. Some states have approved computer programs designed to determine the amount of child support. The court will take into consideration the amount of time and income spent on the child by the custodian parent while calculating the income of the non custodian parent. The court will also consider the number of children in common between the parents. Under special circumstances, you may face a situation which may lead to extraordinary medical expenses, special educational needs, travel expenses for child visitation, uninsured catastrophic losses etc. which may also be considered by the court. In those special circumstances, you have to file a separate application claiming support to provide for the child during those situations. Consult an experienced family law attorney before you claim support under those special circumstances. |
