Is child support cheaper with joint custody?
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Is child support cheaper with joint custody?
Joint custody doesn’t negate a child support obligation. Even if both parents share custody on an equal basis, one parent will inevitably owe some amount in child support. So even if the child spends equal time with each parent, the parent with the higher income will owe child support.
Do you have to pay child support if you have joint custody in Kentucky?
In any divorce, Kentucky family courts award custody of the children to one or both parents. It can put physical custody under either a sole or joint designation, but this has no impact on child support.
Do you have to pay child support if you have 50/50 custody in PA?
In the event of a 50/50 custody schedule, child support in Pennsylvania is payable to the parent with the lower income by the parent with the higher income.
Do you have to pay child support if you have joint custody in PA?
If parents have shared physical custody, they typically split these costs 50/50. In other physical custody arrangements, each parent pays an amount proportionate to their share of the income (from Step 3). This is how much the parent with less custody time owes monthly, per Pennsylvania guidelines.
