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Which parent is responsible for child support?
Which parent is responsible for child support?
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um in minnesota we have an income shares
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model for child support and that means
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essentially that the court takes both
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parties gross income and combines them
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together and then the percentage of that
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overall sum is the proportional share
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for your child support obligation
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additionally they take into a
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consideration parenting time so the
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amount of overnights you have with the
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child or children and that adjusts the
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child support amounts to make sure that
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you’re paying your proportional share or
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your fair share so generally speaking
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the parent who has the majority of
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parenting time will receive child
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support from the other parent however if
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you have a nearly equal or equal
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parenting time schedule for the purposes
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of calculating child support the parent
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with the higher gross income
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typically pays a child support
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obligation to the other
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Minneapolis, MN family law attorney Michael Cain explains how child support is calculated.
