In determining the amount of child support for other children, which amount will be deducted from the gross income for that obligor, only the amount being paid for ongoing child support will be deducted. Portions of payments which are being paid for arrears will not be deducted from that obligors…
There are several specific things which are now explicity excluded from “income“, they are: 1) Child support payments received on behalf of a child who is not a party to the instant action; 2) The employer’s share of social security and medicare payments; 3) Health, life or disability insurance premium…
The official federal poverty level from 2009 is now the standard: $902.50 net per month or $999.00 gross per month. Now when using Worksheet A, other extraordinary expenses (in addition to payment for child care and health insurance coverage for the children) may be an adequate basis for deviating from…
The revised North Carolina Child Support Guidelines will have a new section which addresses retroactive child support. The guidelines will allow for retroactive child support to be determined either by applying the guidelines formula or by consideration of actual expenditures of the custodial parent. If retroactive child support is determined…
The new North Carolina Child Support Guidelines will be applicable to all child support cases (or modification of child support cases) heard on or after January 1, 2011. There will now be a provision which explicitly indicates that they are applicable to actions brought under North Carolina General Statutes Chapter…
The North Carolina Conference of Chief District Court Judges is required by North Carolina General Statutes 50-13.4 to review the North Carolina Child Support Guidelines to ensure that they provide for appropriate child support judgments. The child support guidelines were last reviewed in 2006 so they were again reviewed this…
Although their divorce is finalized, the aftermath of the divorce proceedings still continues in the North Carolina Court of Appeals for NASCAR Chair Brian France and his ex-wife, Megan. Brian’s lawyers are making an unusual request – that the proceedings should be closed to the public and the couple’s divorce…
The North Carolina Court of Appeals further refined, in a case of first impression, the definition of “gross monthly income” for purposes of calculating North Carolina child support. In this case, the North Carolina Court of Appeals addressed “gross monthly income” for child support calculation purposes. Two components of “gross…
The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently addressed, in an unpublished decision, whether a father’s lack of involvement in college choices relieves him of his responsibility to pay for college for the minor child. Under North Carolina law, the payment of college expenses is not required of parents as part…
Many Charlotte fathers – and a few mothers – are advocating for shared parenting time after couples divorce. A local group called Kids Need 2 Parents (KN2P) held a rally at Marshall Park on June 12 in an attempt to make “shared parenting” the presumed standard in custody law. Although…