Does the court have any leeway with the Child Support Guidelines?
Typically, the court may vary from the guidelines by around 5% – unless there are special circumstances that the guidelines don’t account for, such as a special needs child with additional medical expenses. Other possible factors include the presence of children born or adopted after child support was established, or a non-custodial parent who spends a substantially larger amount of time with the children than the typical custody arrangement assumes.
