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Components
Along with a percentage of your income, you must also pay part of the amount for any medical care, dental work, vision correction, or any daily child care expense.- The amount you must pay is based upon your income and your ex’s income.
Determining Child Support
- The courts base child support on your income and the amount of children you have.
- You will be generally charged 17% of your gross income for one child, 25% for two children and 29% for three.
- If you have multiple child support orders, these will also be reviewed.
Options to Collect
- Child support can be paid parent to parent, or can be done through the Child Support Enforcement Unit.
- The Child Support Enforcement Unit will garnish the wages and seize income of the parent if they fail to pay.
Payment Timeline
- You must pay child support until your child reaches the age of 21.
- You can request a modification of child support if your child is no longer financially reliant on you.
Can Payments Change?
- Your child support payments will be reviewed every three years.
- Support can be changed if your income has gone up or down 15%.
Collecting Back Child Support
- You can only collect child support from the time you file or when you first started your divorce.
Are you considering a divorce and have questions about what to expect during a child support battle? Contact our experienced Rochester child support lawyers today for a free consultation and case evaluation.
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