Child Support Alimony Calculator With Shared Custody In Franklin
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The court normally starts by looking at the supporting spouse's actual earning history. Every amount of income whether it is taxed or not is considered. After the court looks at taxed income, they can then look at the assets that are likely to be awarded to the supporting spouse, which also includes separate property.
Regardless of marital status, parents have a legal duty to support and provide for their children. This means you can pursue a child support order if you and the other legal parent are living apart and they are not appropriately contributing to your child's financial needs.
If your divorce established joint physical custody, then child support will be based on his gross monthly income and yours. Whoever makes more pays the difference to the other. So long as he makes more than you do, he will be paying you child support.
The Guidelines set a minimum child support amount of $91.00 per child per month.
Changes found in the new Guidelines include a more expansive definition and details of what counts as “gross income” and greater guidance on what to consider when calculating imputed income for a parent, meaning income the parent could be expected to earn with reasonable effort.
