Child Support Attorney in Eagan, Minnesota
How is the amount of child support determined?
How is the amount of child support determined?
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chessboard got modified in i think it
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was about 2014 was the last time it got
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modified
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and they adopted a joint income shares
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model and so with the joint income
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shares model you look at you know your
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spouse’s income and your income
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and you include that into a minnesota
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child care
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support guideline worksheet
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along with whoever is paying for health
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care if there’s dental insurance health
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care and by health care i mean health
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insurance you pay for dental insurance
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and vision insurance those are offsets
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if you have work related or education
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related child care those are considered
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in
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the calculations and then
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the other factor that’s obviously really
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important is the number of overnights
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each parent has in determining the
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amount of child support so if you are a
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parent that has fewer overnights and
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more income you’re likely to pay more in
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child support
Eagan, MN family law attorney, Susan M. Gallagher explains how the amount of child support is determined in a divorce.
