Myth #2 – Child Support Payment are Decided By the Parents
THIS IS NOT TRUE!
Generally speaking, child support payment amounts are a result of a calculation made by the court.
This is not a decision typically left to the parents. The judge has a small amount of discretion at their disposal, however, that discretion is based on the calculated child support payment. (For instance, there might be extenuating circumstances where the judge tells one
parent they need to pay x% more than the calculation.). That discretion is very limited.
It is quite possible that outside of the child support agreement one payment choses to give the other spouse more than required, however that is generosity towards the well-being of the children, it is not considered excess payments, potentially applied to a future payment (a rainy day fund)
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