Another Child Support Question

[~aquafina~]

does anyone know if Child Support would go up or down dependent upon the percentage of custody each parent has?

Reason I ask:


STBX has already agreed that the custody arrangements we have thus far will be entered into the court in the divorce decree.  those arrangements are as follows:

I am Primary Custodian.

STBX sees our child ONCE a week from about 3:30 PM until 8:00 PM.

we have agreed upon an occasional overnight visit (STBX has exercised this 3 times in one year)

So, the (generous) percentage split (if STBX were to choose 1 overnight per month) on custody is about

94 % (ME) 6% (STBX)

[Jade]

does anyone know if Child Support would go up or down dependent upon the percentage of custody each parent has?

Reason I ask:


STBX has already agreed that the custody arrangements we have thus far will be entered into the court in the divorce decree.  those arrangements are as follows:

I am Primary Custodian.

STBX sees our child ONCE a week from about 3:30 PM until 8:00 PM.

we have agreed upon an occasional overnight visit (STBX has exercised this 3 times in one year)

So, the (generous) percentage split (if STBX were to choose 1 overnight per month) on custody is about

94 % (ME) 6% (STBX)

That depends on how your state calculates child support.  In my state, it is a shared income calculation and the ncp gets credit for overnight visits.  The more overnight visits, the less child support.   The less overnight visits, the higher the child support. 

[~aquafina~]

OK..I am going to look into this AFTER the divorce is final and the Marital Settlement Agreement is entered as part of the decree.

Thanks, jade

[anniewalker]

My experience in AL is that visitation or lack thereof has no impact at all.  Visitation is looked up as a right of the NCP and they can exercise it or not, but I've never seen a judge increase child support because of a parent failing to exercise the right.  I have seen them give credit for extraordinary circumstances (an almost 50/50 split in time with the child).  Your attorney knows your judge better than we do though.

[~aquafina~]

Thanks, Annie

Like I said..I am going to look into it.

[Chris]

CS is dependent on "parenting time", as opposed to "visitation". 

[~aquafina~]

CS is dependent on "parenting time", as opposed to "visitation". 

oh...

I don't know what that means...

please explain