How much child support should I pay?
Like everything in the world of family law, there is no set figure for how much child support a parents has to pay the other. Child support assessments are conducted and determined using an 8-step formula. This formula determines the following figures:
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Child support income
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Parents’ combined income
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Parent’s income percentage
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Parent’s percentage of care
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Parent’s cost percentage
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Child support percentage
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Costs of children
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Child support amount
At the end of the assessment, The Department of Human Services (DOHS) will have a summation of who should pay what. However, this assessment isn’t always fair. When dealing with straight numbers, the DOHS often neglects the human element, and can overlook important mitigating factors.
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