Will you Pay Child Support if you Share Custody?

Have you been to court to set up your current custody arrangement or are you looking to pursue a modification so that you have joint physical custody or some other split custody arrangement. You may be wondering what happens to your child support in this situation.

Does the Indiana Child Support Calculator Require Support if You Share Joint Custody?

Having a joint custody or shared custody agreement does not stop child support. The amount of time you spend with your child is a large factor in the child support calculation. So more parenting time will lower child support, but things like the parents income and the other factors may not be the same. So a child support calculation still needs completed in each case.

Child Support Calculation

You can go to the Indiana Child Support Calculator for Parents and calculate child support with your most recent information. You can also contact Vining Legal and we can work through the child support math with you. This child support calculator will provide the amount of child support that you should pay based on your family situation taking into account things such as income, healthcare expense, parenting time, and daycare expenses.

Deviation from Recommended support

In some situations, where the recommended amount of support is low or there are other factors present, the parties can deviate from the recommended obligation and agree to no child support. This can especially occur in situations where there is joint custody and the parties incomes are similar. It is important to remember though that state law requires child support so it needs to be calculated in your case.

If you have further questions, you should contact an attorney If you share physical custody and need help calculating support.