What is Included in Child Support?
The New Jersey child support guidelines are used to establish the right amount of child support for your children. There are a number of items that need to be included as part of the child support guideline worksheets before the calculation can be finalized. The first step is to determine each parent´s gross weekly earnings. The proof of income is disclosed through pay stubs, W2 forms and tax returns. Also, alimony payments, including those in your current divorce, must be incorporated into the overall calculation. Alimony is incorporated into the child support guidelines calculation because alimony is considered income to the party receiving the alimony and it is deducted from the paying party´s income. Next, you will take the total gross income amount for both you and your spouse and apply appropriate taxes to come up with each of your total net incomes. The NJ child support guidelines will use the combined net income for both you and your spouse to determine the child support paymen
