{"id":2452,"date":"2016-10-14T14:58:04","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T18:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/?p=2452"},"modified":"2016-10-14T14:58:04","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T18:58:04","slug":"child-support-new-jersey-courts-calculate-modify-support-obligations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/insights\/child-support-new-jersey-courts-calculate-modify-support-obligations.html","title":{"rendered":"Child Support \u2013 How New Jersey Courts Calculate and Modify Support Obligations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In New Jersey, child-support is defined as a financial payment from one parent to the other to provide for the needs of their child or children. Child support is the right of every child and neither spouse can waive this responsibility. All parents regardless of their marital status have an obligation to support their children until they are deemed emancipated.<\/p>\n<p>In most instances, the amount of child support to be paid is calculated by using New Jersey\u2019s Child Support Guidelines. Income information is exchanged between the parents and this data is used in combination with factors such as the number of children, percentage of non-custodial parenting time and other prior child support obligations, to determine the amount of child support that is to be paid weekly. The Guidelines take into account the amount of funds necessary between the two parents to cover the basic needs of the children including, but not limited to, their food, shelter, healthcare and clothing expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Child support obligations will remain in place for many years. Child support is not terminated automatically and may continue longer based on extraordinary circumstances such as the special needs of a child. As such, a common aspect of many divorce agreements is an agreement between the parties for the use of a \u201cCOLA\u201d which is an acronym for Cost-of-Living Adjustment. This procedure automatically raises child-support awards every two or three years, the specific details of which are negotiated and agreed to before any final divorce judgment is entered. The purpose of a COLA is to keep the child support award\u2019s value current due to inflation. If child support is payable through the Probation Department, parents are often contacted directly regarding the implementation of a cost of living adjustment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/insights\/child-support-new-jersey-courts-calculate-modify-support-obligations.html\"  title=\"Continue Reading Child Support \u2013 How New Jersey Courts Calculate and Modify Support Obligations\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In New Jersey, child-support is defined as a financial payment from one parent to the other to provide for the needs of their child or children. Child support is the right of every child and neither spouse can waive this responsibility. 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