It depends on the state. Every state has child support guidelines that provide a formula for assessing child support.
In some states both parents would just pay the child's expenses while the child is with them. In other states the court looks at mom's income and dad's income, adds the two together, figures the percentage of the total income each one makes, looks at the child support chart, and figures that percentage for each parent. In cases like this one parent can still owe the other child support.
Example: Mom makes 20,000 and dad makes 40,000. The total is 60,000. the state child support chart says that at 60,000 a year total, the total child support per month is 1600. to figure who owes what, take 20,000 (mom's salary) and divide by 60,000 (total income). Multiply answer by 100, so 20,000/60,000 = .33333 x 100 = 33.33% . Dad is 40,000/60,000 = .6666 x 100 = 66.66%. In this example if the total child support per month is 1600, then mom is expected to provide 533.33 per month and dad provides 1066.66 per month. Now here's where it gets complex. If both parents have child equal amount, then it would take 800 per month per parent to support the child (1600 in child support divided by two homes). Since mom makes 533.33 per month, mom would need (800-533.33) or 150.00 per month, which dad would give to mom.
If the amount of time parents have the child is not equal, then there is a different formula and it depends on the state. Also the percentage of total family income that goes to support the child varies by state. But this gives you an example of how it is calculated. Extra medical expenses as well as day care can be added in as well.
"Shared parenting with no relocation" means no. Take it to the authorities.
Here is a short paragraph from an article about shared parenting: "Shared parenting is the term used to describe a situation where parents are separated, but still sharing the responsibilities of raising a child together. Shared parenting is usually stressful for parents, because they must remain in contact, on a close basis, with someone they no longer want as an intimate part of their lives. Shared parenting can be difficult for a child as well, because he or she may feel torn between the two parents. For shared parenting to work, the adults must agree to put the child at first priority. "
Equal Parenting Alliance was created on 2006-02-22.
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The child support amount would depend on the difference in income. Even sole custody fathers are ordered to pay child support.
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In New Jersey, parenting time and shared residential custody arrangements focus on the best interests of the child, promoting meaningful relationships with both parents. Shared custody typically involves both parents having significant, but not necessarily equal, time with the child. Parenting time schedules can be customized based on the family's needs, and may include specific visitation times, holidays, and vacations. Courts encourage cooperative co-parenting to foster stability and continuity for the child.
They don't use a percentage system. The basic child support obligation is determined using a worksheet, based on the combined gross income of the parents. You'll use one worksheet to determine child support when you have basic visitation, and another worksheet when you have shared responsibility. "Basic visitation" means one parent has physical custody and the other parent has visitation less than 35% of the time; and "Shared responsibility" means each parent provides a suitable home for the children of the parties, when the children spend at least 35% of the year in each home and the parents significantly share the duties, responsibilities and expenses of parenting.
No, the only people responsible for child support, are the parents of the child, not their partners. Although, their spouses will most likely be affected if incomes are shared between the household.
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Whether he should, morally the answer would be no. However, this does not preclude cases where the mother earns considerable less, so he is still ordered to pay. Child support is for the children's support which is also needed when the children are with the mother. This should have been addressed by the court at the time of the support award.