What if the basic child support amount does not cover all the childrens expenses?
In addition to the basic child support obligation, the court may order the parents to share expenses for the children for daycare, education, medical and mental health care and long-distance transportation. Usually, the court will order each parent to pay a share of those expenses, which is calculated using the child support worksheets. To find out your proportionate share of daycare, for example, you would multiply the total amount of daycare per month by the percentage under your column on line 6 of the child support worksheets.
