Rhode Island Child Support Information.
In all knowledge, child support is the care for your child, I have said this many times, i think people forget about that in a battle of divorce, child visitation, and child support issues. In most cases people that are ordered to pay child support think it is some kind of punishment, which drives me crazy. They need to think, if the parents were together, they would be taking care of their children, unless we are talking about dead beat fathers or even mothers. Child support is for the health, care and happiness of your child, try to always remember that, but it should be fair to your lifestyle. On that note being said, I like to always remind parents reading child support information that. So in Rhode Island both parents may be ordered to pay a child support, this factor was adopted by the family court, based upon the formula and guidelines for child support, so both parents may be ordered to provide a child support and put it in a separate account to be used just for the children. So how do they choose how child support is paid? Here is the list of some factors in determining, how much and who will pay child support.
1. The financial needs of the children, what is the resources and needs for each child, this is a factor for child support.
2. The financial needs of the custodial parent, what are their bills, needs, and what are they paying already for the children, this is a factor for how much and who pays child support.
3. What was the standard of living for the children before a marriage had ended in divorce, this is a factor also for what parents will be paying in child support.
4. Emotional and physical health of the children, and what is their educational needs, this is also a factor for child support.
5. What the non custodial parent will be paying financially in their cost of living, is also a factor for child support.
6. Any thing that will fall into relevant factors for the amount and who pays child support.
In Rhode Island child support can be paid through a child's 19th birthday, if they are still attending high school, or at least 90 days after a child's graduation. Child support can also continue to be paid until the child's 21st birthday if there is physical and mental impairments, but I feel most parents will keep helping even after child support is up.