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\"\"<\/a>In Arizona, calculation of child support is done using a formula set forth in the Arizona Child Support Guidelines.\u00a0 \u00a0 To the untrained, the formula can seem complex.\u00a0 \u00a0There is no set, per-child amount for child support.\u00a0 The ultimate child support amount is determined by the several variables used in the formula calculation.\u00a0 These variables include the number of children, the parents’ monthly gross incomes, the cost of supporting children not common to the parties,\u00a0 the cost of medical insurance premiums for the children, the amount of child care expenses for the children, the parenting time schedule, and several other factors.<\/p>\n

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Once the variables are determined, it is relatively simple for an experienced child support lawyer to calculate the resulting child support amount.\u00a0 The key, however, is determining those variables.\u00a0 When people have court battles over child support calculations, the battle is not over how<\/em> to run the formula\/calculation.\u00a0 Rather, the battle is over the variables or figures that go into<\/em> the calculation.<\/p>\n

The mother may argue that the income shown on the self-employed father’s tax return is not accurate.\u00a0 \u00a0She will ask the judge to use a higher income figure for the father in the calculation than the father thinks is appropriate.\u00a0 The father may argue that he exercises more parenting time with the children than the mother claims and that his child support obligation should therefore be lower than the mother asserts.<\/p>\n

Approximately every four years, the child support guidelines are revised and updated to address changes in inflation, cost of living, and so forth.\u00a0 The latest version of the Arizona Guidelines became effective April 1, 2018.\u00a0 All Arizona child support calculations done on\/after this date–initial calculations as well as modifications–will use the April 1, 2018 guidelines’ formula.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The new guidelines make minor changes in child support calculations,\u00a0 One change is how child support is calculated when parents have two or more children and where the children are not all on the same parenting time schedule.\u00a0 \u00a0Although the guidelines change periodically, litigation over the variables used in child support calculations is sure to continue.<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2018 by Scoresby Family Law \u2013 J. Kyle Scoresby, P.C. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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