In post divorce parent coordination the two most common issues are physical custody and child support. In this article we'll talk about the second of these post divorce parent coordination issues and some of the questions you will need to address but first let's take a look briefly at what child support actually is. There are three main principles behind the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines:

What is lost in this language is the feeling that one parent invariably has that since they are the one writing the check, it is they who is paying child support. You see, just because one of you isn't writing a check, it doesn't mean that you aren't incurring expenses on behalf of your children. For example, if it cost you $2 a week to raise a child and your ex-spouse paid you $1 a week for child support, then you in effect are also "paying" $1 in child support. By way of you spending that money and paying for those expenses out of your own pocket, you too are paying child support but often times, the check writer does not see it this way is is looking to get their child support adjusted.

If that's the case, here are some questions to ask your mediator and your ex-spouse in order to determine if a child support adjustment may be warranted: