Are there guidelines to determine child support?
Montana has guidelines to determine child support based upon the total income of both parents. Daycare, insurance, and medical costs and travel expenses, if they exist, are included in the computation. The guidelines allocate the amounts to be paid by each parent, taking into account financial resources of the parents and children, the children’s needs. Child support continues until a child is emancipated or graduates from high school, but no later than the child’s 19th birthday, unless the parties agree, or the court orders otherwise.
