NORTH CAROLINA Part 43

6. WHAT IF I NEED MORE CHILD SUPPORT?

The Guidelines are flexible and allow for a child's special needs, extremely high or low income and other factors the court finds to be important.Make a list of all monthly expenses for your household and apportion the expenses between yourself and the child or children.Be sure to set aside a certain portion of the rent, utilities and food for each child.You should also consider whether to apportion such expenses as car payments, gasoline and medical bills for each child.You must support the child or children and you are the one who best knows the facts,needs and expenses.The judge can go outside the Guidelines, but it is up to you to prove the need for a variance from the Guidelines.