What paperwork do I need to calculate Child Support in North Carolina?

Answer:

Guidelines are provided in determining child support in North Carolina. These guidelines include the use of worksheets that must include the incomes of both parents but may not be used to calculate the child support obligation of a step-parent or another party secondarily liable for child support.

Required Worksheets

Worksheet A

Worksheet A is used when one parent (or a third party) has primary physical custody of all of the children for whom support is being determined. A parent (or third party) has primary physical custody of a child if the child lives with that parent (or custodian) for at least 243 nights during the year. Primary physical custody is determined without regard to whether a parent has primary, shared, or joint legal custody of a child.

In child support cases involving primary physical custody, a child support obligation is calculated for both parents but the court enters an order requiring the parent who does not have primary physical custody of the child to pay child support to the parent or other party who has primary physical custody of the child.

Worksheet B

Worksheet B is applicable when

(a) the parents share custody of all of the children for whom support is being determined, or

(b) when one parent has primary physical custody of one or more of the children and the parents share custody of another child. Parents share custody of a child if the child lives with each parent for at least 123 nights during the year and each parent assumes financial responsibility for the child's expenses during the time the child lives with that parent.

Worksheet C

Worksheet C is used when primary physical custody of two or more children is split between the parents. Split custody refers to
cases in which one parent has primary custody of at least one of the children for whom support is being determined and the other parent has primary custody of the other child or children.

If you have questions regarding child support in North Carolina, talk with an experienced attorney to discuss your case.

References:

Determining Child Support in North Carolina