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Written by Karen B. Hall
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Wednesday, 21 January 2009 20:25 |
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One parent will probably have to pay child support to the other. In Tennessee, a child support worksheet is required to be completed and presented to the Court along with each Permanent Parenting Plan. Basically, each parent is responsible for a pro-rata portion of a pre-determined amount of support for the child, and there will always be a payment except in the unusual circumstance. Factors to be used in determining child support include - but may not be limited to - each parent's income, the number of days per year the child spends with each parent, the cost of health insurance and work-related child care, and the number of other children for whom either parent may be responsible and in what amount. In addition, a deviation from the calculated amount may be ordered or agreed upon, depending upon the specific facts of the case.
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