Q: If we are fighting for 50/50 will he still have to pay child support
Fiancé and I will be fighting for 50/50 coustdy of his daughter. Will he still have to pay child support. Will us being married make any difference
A: Even with a 50/50 time-sharing, you can still have child support assessed as child support is based on the Florida's Child Support Guidelines system that takes into account the parents' incomes, the number of children, the number of overnights, the cost of health insurance, the cost of daycare/aftercare and such. Unless all the factors/parents' salaries are substantially the same, there will likely be child support. Also, please note that only the parents' salaries/earnings are taken into account for child support purposes.
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