Child Support Guidelines, Second Edition is the only
comprehensive guidebook for determining child support awards that takes
practitioners step-by-step through the interpretation and application of the
guidelines and their worksheets in both the normal and exceptional child
support case. This unique publication thoroughly covers each state's version
of one of the three basic models for determining child support: the percentage
of income model, the income shares model, and the
Melson formula.
Important issues affecting calculations are clearly explained, including:
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Definition of "income" under the guidelines
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The impact of divided custody, shared custody, split custody, and extended
visitation
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Second household expenses, other dependents, subsequent children, and
stepchildren
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Impact of a private contract on the court's decision to apply the guideline
amount
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Deviation from the guidelines for a high income parent
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Deviation from the guidelines to pay for medical expenses, private school, and
child care expenses
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Imputed income
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Modification of prior awards
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And more.
