Q: If you have joint custody does one of the parents have to pay child support
In this case my ex is pregnant and we will have 50 50 custody I was wondering as the father do I have to pay child support and if there was any type of custody where I would not have to pay her.
A: Is it a court order 50/50 custody? What are the parties income? What daycare expenses are there? Who is paying the health insurance premium for the child? These questions and more will determine, who, if anyone, will need to pay child support. As these are the type of information that the Court uses to run the Child Support Guidelines that determine the child support obligation in a particular case.
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