Child Support Discussion.
We have discussed so many times the differences in child support from state to state, and every state handles things differently, some states are similar in how they handle child support where others are completely different, today I am basically recapping on some child support information. Alaska is one of the states that handles its child support the most different from other states, it has 4 types of child support.
In any state of course the best interest is looked into for the child and who they will be placed with and who will be paying child support after the divorce is finalized and that goes for any state, the best intrust of the child. In Alaska, both incomes are evaluated and an equal adjustment is made, a lot of states do that, they will look at both incomes when it comes to child support. Sometimes the person paying is not paying as much, if the spouse receiving is making more of an annual income then the parent paying. But now as I mentioned before in Alaska there is 4 types of custody with child support.
1. There is what is called Hybrid custody. When one parent has custody of one or more of the children and the other parent have a shared physical custody of at least one of the other children. Child support is assessed differently in this custody, your lawyer if you live in Alaska will have this information based on your income.
2. There is what is Divided custody. The parents do not share custody after the divorce, they split up an equal time and no child support is paid, at all because there is a split custody.
3. There is what is called Primary physical custody. The child will stay with at least one of the parents after the divorce 30% of the time. Child support is assessed differently in this custody, also depending on your income.
4. There is what is called Shared physical custody. The children will be with one parent at east 70% of the year and less then 30% with the other parent after the divorce is final and also again child support will be assessed differently, in this situation.
Now some parents in other states if in agreement OVER CHILD SUPPORT, like we have had questions lately about certain things like, we both share custody right now in our separation and no child support is needed, that is what is called a divided custody in Alaska, so where I am going, is in the information I have read over the last several months on child support, divorce, separation, the parents can always make the agreement to what they want in the papers, as long as they are done legally. So you can do agreements yourself if the state you live in will allow it, just talk to your lawyer.