How is the amount of child support determined?
The amount of child support to be paid is based upon the NC Child Support Guidelines . These guidelines are used to calculate child support orders based on the ability of parents to pay and the needs of the children. The amount of child support is calculated using the worksheets contained in the guidelines.
Federal law now requires that the amount of a child support payment be set in accordance with a guideline. Having a guideline is believed to prevent widely different amounts of child support being ordered from courtroom to courtroom. Guidelines provide an objective basis for the determination of the amount of support to be paid. As a result, most states have established formulas that are used to determine the amount of the payment from one parent to the other. Denver, Colorado child support lawyer Gary D. Nicholas will safeguard your legal rights and fight for what is fair. Call now for your appointment.
Child support obligation is appointed to the party that is not awarded the primary custody of a child. There are guidelines that help to establish the amount of child support that must be paid. These guidelines are generally based on each partys income, expenses, and over all the needs of the children. This is determined by a chart-type format which calculates the total child support as a percentage of the paying parent’s income which will increase as the number of children being supported rises.
