What if you get more time than with your kids than the court-ordered parenting plan?
First, that’s great. It’s wonderful to get more quality time. It also could impact the child support order.
If the other parent often shows up late to the exchanges, or occasionally gives you an extra overnight, or sometimes goes out of town and leaves the kids with you, or any other reason that you have the kids more time… If that’s the case, then you really need to compute exactly how much extra time you’ve been getting.
A little time here and a little time there can really add up.
And more time could mean a more favorable child support order.
With Custody X Change, you can visually enter on a calendar each modified exchange, and it will compute the percentages for you. It will also produce a report that proves the percentages and shows the reasons you entered for each difference. If you have a greater time-share with the children, then you can lower your child support payments. If you are receiving support, you should get more money if you have extra time.
The trial version of the Custody X Change software will let you put in all your tracking information and start journaling. You can then see how much those extra times will impact your overall time.