Child Support

Two basic ways of calculating:

• child support guidelines
• custom calculations

Oregon Guideline Model

• gross income
• potential income
• basic child support obligation
• regular, joint, split custody worksheets
• job related child care, medical insurance, uninsured medical costs may be added
• rebuttable presumption
• duration of child support

 Oregon Division of Child Support

California Guideline Model

• net income
• number of children
• percentage of parenting time
• add in child care and health costs

Tax Aspects of Child Support

• non-deductable
• exemptions
• head of household
• child care credit

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Mediating Support Issues
Child Support
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