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===How is the amount of child support calculated?=== | ===How is the amount of child support calculated?=== | ||
Child support is determined by the [[Child Support Guidelines|Guidelines]] which you can find in the [[Child Support]] chapter of this resource. Most of the time, child support | Child support is determined by the [[Child Support Guidelines|Guidelines]] which you can find in the [[Child Support]] chapter of this resource. Most of the time, child support is easy to figure out: you just look up the amount payable in the tables attached to the Guidelines based on the payor’s income and the number of children support is being paid for. Calculating child support can get more complicated when: | ||
*a child is 19 or older, | *a child is 19 or older, | ||
