The obligation to pay marital settlement agreement.

These payments are not tax deductible to the payee.

In calculating child support, the court may consider child insurance and its cost, day care and its cost, union dues and amount, and the ages of the children.

There are two methods for calculating child support. Each state uses one of these three methods or a derivation there of. These methods are described as:

The Income Shares Model: child child support worksheet and the estimated incomes are typically substantiated by past pay stubs or W-2s.

Percent of Income Model: this method utilizes the percentage of income formula which determines the amount of child support calculation the least exact.