Divorce Questions - Free Child Support Calculator
The most common divorce question: how much child support do I owe? The answer depends on numerous factors
determined under state law. Free child support calculators may not include all relevant variables used by the
court. Items which influence child support payments include:
- Monthly Income from employment and businesses owned
- Investment income
- Disparity in separate assets owned by parents
- Disparity in earning potential
- Temporary unemployment
- Travel requirements for visitation
- Insurance coverage required
- Contributions to college education funds
- Gifts for children
- Variations in custody agreements
- Special needs of children
All support and divorce questions must be resolved by the court to be binding, with courts giving deference
to agreed resolution of parents so long as the best interest of the child is protected.
Resolution of Divorce Questions:
- Legal and statutory divorce questions are decreed by the court, through court order. Lawyers are obligated
to advise
clients of possible outcomes.
- Divorce questions requiring a professional opinion (expert testimony) are usually resolved by comparing
competing reports, deposition and trial testimony.
- Factual divorce questions about conduct during the marriage are resolved by a jury (or judge in a bench
trial) based on a preponderance of the evidence (civil standard).
- Daily scheduling and minor divorce questions are normally resolved by attorneys and parties by agreement.
If agreement is not reached, a hearing may be requested. Judges quickly grow intolerant of hearings over minor
issues.
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