Child Support

The law provides that both parents must share in the financial responsibility of raising their children until they reach 21 or are sooner emancipated. State guidelines determine the amount of "basic" or weekly child support that a Court will order a non-custodial parent to pay to the custodial parent.

The amount of court-ordered child support is determined by applying a percentage to the incomes of both parents, according to the number of children in the family. In addition to earnings reported on the most recent Federal Income Tax Form, income will include workers' compensation, disability benefits, unemployment insurances, social security, veteran's benefits, pension and retirement benefits, fellowships and stipends, and annuity payments, as well as certain investment income. The court may also include or impute income from other sources to a parent.

Once the combined parental income is determined, the law provides that the non-custodial parent will be required to pay the following percentage as and for child support from income from all sources:

• 17% for one child
• 25% for two children
• 29% for three children
• 31% for four children
• No less than 35% for five or more children

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