How does child support get figured?
In Missouri, the party’s may agree on the amount of child support one party or the other will pay. Such an agreement is a recommendation to the Court, which may approve or disapprove, again based on the best interest of the minor child(ren). Also, there is a presumed child support amount calculated either by the parties or the judge in each case, which is again a recommendation to the Court only. The Court decides what is fair, taking into account circumstances, ability to pay, lifestyle of the children, etc.
