Parents have an obligation to provide financial support for all minor children. The court enforces the child support obligation regardless of the gender of the parent. For instance, the court does not automatically assume that the father must pay child support to the mother. If it is in the best interests of the children, the court orders a mother to pay child support to the father. In circumstances where the child lives with neither parent, the court will order both parents to pay child support to whomever the child lives with. The court relies upon the Arkansas Child Support Worksheet to determine how much a parent must pay to support their children.