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Originally Posted by pixiegirl  Wrong. It's figured so that each parent is responsible for a % of the childs preceived expenses per month. If the child costs $1K a month and dad brings in 60% of the income and mom 40% than the total obligation per month is $600/$400. If child lives with mom, than dad pays $600 a month and mom certainly can't pay herself. If dad has another baby with someone else and they split his income is figured deducting that $600 a month but if mom does the same thing she does not get to decrease her income by $400 a month. |
Child support is based on the income of each parent, NOT how much they think the child costs.
Maryland Child Support Calculator - AllLaw.com
They deduct your expenses (including child support you *pay*) and total your income (including child support you *receive*) and figure it from there.