WEST VIRGINIA Part 19

You use Worksheet A if one parent has the child less than 35% of the year (or 127 days). You also use Worksheet A in cases of split custody. Split custody means the parents have split up the children. For example, mom has majority custody of the older child and dad has majority custody of the younger child. In those cases, the court will make two, separate child support orders – one for each parent. However, only the parent who pays the higher amount of child support must make a payment that’s reduced (or offset) by the other parent’s obligation. So, if mom must cover $500 a month to help dad support the younger child, and dad must cover $400 a month to help mom support the older child, in the end only mom pays $100 (the difference between $500 and $400).

You use Worksheet B if you have an extended, shared-parent custody arrangement. This means each parent has the child for more than 35% of the year.