West Virginia Divorce ~ Child Support Factors
Either parent may be required to make child support payments, including health insurance coverage. These guidelines do not take into the account the economic impact of the following factors that may be possible reasons for deviation :
~ Special needs of the child or parent, including but not limited to, the special needs of a minor or adult child who is physically or mentally disabled
~ Educational expenses for the child or the parent
~ Families with six or more children
~ Long distance visitation costs
~ If the child lives with another person
~ Needs of another child or children to whom the parent owes a duty of support
~ The extent to which the parent's income depends on nonrecurring or non-guaranteed income
~ Whether the total of spousal support, child support, and childcare costs subtracted from a parent's income reduces that income to less than the federal poverty level.
One of the parents may also be granted exclusive use of the family home and all the furniture and property necessary to help in the raising of the child. The court may require health and hospitalization insurance coverage as child support. Provisions for withholding income shall be included in every divorce petition to guarantee the support payments. The West Virginia Child Advocate Office and in the statue are the two places you can get specific information on Child Support guidelines. These guidelines are presumed to be correct, unless it is shown that the amount is unjust or inappropriate under each case's circumstances.
Source : West Virginia Code - Sections 48 - 13 - 301, 48 - 13 - 702