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How Much Child Support Will I Pay

Julie A. Stephens
Northwest Indiana Family Law Attorney
219-682-0003
http://www.juliestephenslaw.com

A question often asked is how is child support calculated. We first always start off with your gross income and your spouse's or ex spouse's gross income. Obviously we can also be speaking about a paternity case where it is mother and father instead of husband and wife. We must always look at your gross income and the other parent's gross income. One of the items that we have to consider is which parent or are both parents providing health insurance benefits for the children. Now when your attorney asks you for this information please provide to them what you would be paying when it is employee only and what you are paying for employee plus dependents. This is going to be a different calculation than what is deducted from your paycheck if your employer is the one providing health insurance for you and your family. Your attorney will then be able to calculate how much it costs for you to provide health insurance for the children only. This amount will then be placed in the child support worksheet.

The next item that we will be looking at is how many overnights will the non-custodial parent have with the children. What is important is that you and the other parent and the attorneys work together to make sure that the financial needs of the children are being met. It is not the goal or it should not be the goal for any of the parents to reduce their child support for their own financial gain. The Court is going to make sure that the best interests of the children are upheld. That is the goal. In Indiana the statute has recently changed where child support is terminated when each child of the marriage or of the relationship turns 19 years of age. Termination of child support when a child turns 19 is not automatic especially if you have an Income Withholding Order where your employer deducts your child support from your weekly or biweekly paycheck and sends it to the Clerk's office. You need to seek an attorney's advice and assistance a few months at least prior to your child turning 19 years old. Although child support may terminate when your children turn 19 years old that does not mean that your financial responsibilities under a Court Order terminate as well. There may be college expenses that you have been previously ordered to pay or the other parent may choose to bring this in to your particular circumstance if you are terminating child support. Once the child turns 19 there can be a concurrent order regarding your contribution as well as the other parent's financial contribution towards your children's college expenses. College expenses can include not just tuition and room and board but also health insurance, car insurance, school supplies, parking passes and anything else that the Court feels the child needs to complete their college education.

Issues regarding child support are very fact sensitive and since I strongly suggest that you do not compare your case to others to come to your own conclusion, you should seek the advice of an attorney to discuss your specific circumstances so that you can both come to a conclusion of how you should proceed.

Julie A. Stephens
Northwest Indiana Divorce Attorney
219-682-0003
http://www.juliestephenslaw.com

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