Lowering Child Support Payments
to the correct amount.
Are you one of the many responsible, loving parents who are overwhelmed by their child support payments?
Too many parents find themselves in a situation where they can't afford their child support. Now, these aren't deadbeat parents who don't care about their children--those parents are in a different category. These are the parents who dearly love and want to provide well for their children, but they see the other parent squandor the child support money and they can't afford to pay for the other parent's lifestyle. If you are one of these parents, is there any way to lower your child support payments and still provide well for your child?
Fortunately, the answer is yes.
To understand about responsibly lowering your child support payments, you need to begin by knowing how the child support is calculated. Although every jurisdiction has its own way of determining the amount of child support that is paid, most generally rely heavily on two essential elements: (1) how much time each parent has the children and (2) the incomes of each parent. How courts use these two factors varies widely, from jurisdictions in which the custodial parent always gets awarded child support to jurisdictions where a low-earning non-custodial parent can be awarded child support from a high-earning custodial parent. However, generally speaking, the person with the least amount of time with the children almost always pays child support.
The amount of time you have with your children is calculated into the parenting timeshare percentage, or visitation timeshare. This is the percent of time that each parent has with the children, and this is the number that goes into the child support caculator. This is the number you need to focus on if you want to lower your child support payments.
So, how do you figure out the timeshare percentage? That's where Custody X Change can help.
Custody X Change is custody software that lets you quickly and easily create sophisticated child custody calendars and visitation plans. As you create or enter your schedule, the program instantly computes the parenting timeshares to within less than 1 percent. This means that you know the exact amount of time you have with the children, and you have the accurate number to put into the child support calculator. This helps lower your child support payments in two ways:
- In many courts, the accurate timeshare percentage is never figured out. Most attorneys and courts don't go to the trouble of calculating the right timeshare--it is too difficult and complicated. So, they make a guess or estimate the percentage. Guessing at a timeshare percentage invariably leads to a child support payment that is too much or too little, and neither is fair. With Custody X Change there is no guessing, and you can print calendars and reports for the court or the other parent describing your parenting arrangement in detail, including what the timeshare percentage really is. With that in hand, courts will be more inclined to base the child support payment on the correct percentage.
- Knowing the exact timeshare percentage can help you adjust your schedule so you pay less child support. The best way to lower the amount of support is to increase your visitation time with the children. With Custody X Change, you can experiment with different schedules and see the difference in the parenting time. You can make little changes to the schedule--adding an hour or so to the visits, adding some holidays and vacations, changing the drop off and pick up times, etc.--and make a big change to the child support. You are still providing support for your children and you get to spend more time with your children.
Get more time with your children and pay a fair amount of child support. Download your free 30 day trial of Custody X Change and discover how it can help you.