NEVADA Part 30

If our family’s circumstances are different from other people’s, can the court order a different amount of child support?

Yes, but you will have to prove that your circumstance warrant a variation from the statutory guidelines.  Some of the factors that the court will consider are as follows:

    The cost of health insurance;

    The cost of child care;

    Any special educational needs of the child;

    The age of the child;

    The legal responsibility of the parents for the support of others;

    The value of services contributed by either parent;

    Any public assistance paid to support the child;

    Any expenses reasonably related to the mother’s pregnancy and confinement;

    The cost of transportation of the child to and from visitation if the custodial parent moved with the child from the jurisdiction of the court which ordered the support and the noncustodial parent remained;

    The amount of time the child spends with each parent;

    Any other necessary expenses for the benefit of the child; and

    The relative income of both parents.