Does The Amount Of Parenting Time Have With A Child Factor Into The Amount Of Child Support?
Under the current Michigan child support guidelines, when the payor has 128 or more overnights of parenting time, the child support is reduced under the Shared Economic Responsibility Formula (SERF). The presumption is that, with a significant amount of parenting time, the non-custodial parent is paying more of the day to day costs related to raising the children, so they are entitled to a reduction in the amount they pay in support. However, the problem with the current SERF formula is that there is a “cliff effect” at 128 overnights, where the amount of child support drops approximately 35%. This has resulted in parents focusing on the amount of child support in their parenting time negotiations, which is completely inappropriate. It is upsetting when a potential client leads off a discussion of parenting time by asking how much parenting time they need to get a reduction in child support. There has been significant discussions in the family law community about this issue and it is r
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