WEST VIRGINIA Part 14

Just because both parents share the cost of raising a child, that doesn’t mean they have to send checks to each other. In almost every case, one parent will make payments and the other will receive them. Usually, the parent receiving payments is the one who the child lives with most of the time. It is assumed that the receiving parent already pays to care for the child.

The paying parent, however, does not pay all the child support. Instead, each parent is responsible for a percentage of the total amount. For example, one parent might cover 40% while the other pays 60%. The parent who has more income pays the higher percentage.