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ABA Family Legal Guide
Family Law
3.4 Separation, Annulment, and Divorce
Child Support
- How do courts set child support?
- When working with guideline formulas, how are the parents' incomes determined?
- How much child support should a noncustodial parent expect to pay?
- What is an example of a guideline for child support based on the income of only the noncustodial parent?
- What's an example of a support formula based on the incomes of both parents?
- What are reasons for ordering more support than the guideline amount?
- What are reasons for setting support below the guideline amount?
- Is child support paid while the child is with the noncustodial parent for summer vacation or long breaks?
- How is child support enforced if a parent does not pay?
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