How to Use a Child Support Payment Calculator

A child support payment calculator is an easy way to calculate child support payments. Even though in some cases a child support payment calculator can under estimate what your due child support payments will be. It is however a great idea to use a child support payment calculator before any legal proceedings is sought. This way you have an idea of how much money you will be able to collect as child support payments for your kids. The following article will describe how this is done.

Things You'll Need

  • Internet Access
  • Paper and Pencil

Instructions

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      The first thing you should know about getting child support payments is a lot of time may be spent in and out of court. Even though child support payments are the parting spouse's responsibility. Chances are the relationship didn't end on a good note, so proceed with care. Child support payments are for the kids and should not be used as a means to supplement your income. This is the first hurdle you have to jump before you use a child support calculator. Don't misrepresent yourself while seeking child support payments as being needy. You must show that you have a job or are able to be employed and that you just need child support payments for help.

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      You're going to need the following information for the child support payment calculator. So maybe you can be nice enough to get it or sweet talk it out of the other spouse so that you can figure out what your child support payments will be.

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      For the child support payment calculator you need - How many kids - The other spouse's net monthly income - The cost of health insurance per month - What daycare would cost per month - Also your net monthly income. All of this information is needed to calculate your child support payments.

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      Next do a quick search online for "child support calculator" make sure to put the phrase in quotes just like you see it here to pinpoint search results. Now using the child support calculator input all of the necessary information. Once you're done click calculate to see what your child support payments should be.

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      You may want to print or save the results of the child support calculator. This way you can present them to you lawyer when seeking child support payments. Now that you have the information to seek child support payments get started today even if all you have is a rough estimate. You can always use the child support calculator again because its free, to figure out what your child support payments will be.

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