In addition to the basic child support obligation, the court
may tack on additional payments to cover child care costs if the custodial
parent is working or going to school and for the child’s reasonable health care
expenses. These payments are prorated at the same percentage as the support
obligation (using our example, 40% and 60%). The court may also order payment for
the child’s education.
If the combined parental income is more than $136,000 per
year, the court has a choice. It could use the same formula as above for all of
the combined income. Or, the court could use the formula for only the first
$136,000 of combined income, and then decide how much (if any) of the remainder
to award by considering these factors:
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