In Michigan child support laws payments in relation to child support are routed through the Friend of the Court Bureau.
The Bureau’s Child Support Manual governs the practices in relation to child support payments.
- The guidelines prescribe the application of “Income Shares Model” based on the net income of each parent.
- The non-custodial makes child support payments, while the custodial parent is presumed to spend the payments only on the child.
- In addition to the net income of the parents, the bureau may also take the parenting time of each parent into account, in order to arrive at a final support amount.
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Delaware Child Support Laws
Delaware Child support guidelines set a minimum net income amount of $1,120 per month of an employed parent in order to calculate the child support.
Idaho Child Support Laws
The Idaho child support guidelines consider the gross income of the parents in order to determine the child support amount.
Illinois Child Support Laws
The Illinois child support guidelines lays down that the child custody amount shall be computed as a flat percentage of the combined incomes of the parents.
Maine Child Support Laws
The Maine child support rules follow the “income shares model” for determining the liability of each spouse towards child support in case of divorces.
Maryland Child Support Laws
Maryland Child support laws prescribe the application of the “Income Shares Model” which apportion the gross income of both the parents towards support.
Arizona Child support Laws
The amount spent by each spouse for the child in the household will be taken as the base for determining the Arizona child support award.
Arkansas Child Support Law
Arkansas Child Support Law are based on the Administrative Order No: 10 of the Supreme Court.
California Child Support Laws
According to California child support laws, support amount from parents will be computed based on income shares model after considering period of custody.
Wisconsin Child Support Laws
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