The New Jersey Considerations in the Use of Child Support Guideline (Court Rules Appendix IX-A) is a document that outlines the criteria to be used when establishing or modifying support guidelines in the state of New Jersey. The document includes two main types of considerations: economic and non-economic. The economic considerations include the parent’s income, earning capacity, assets, liabilities, and other sources of income. Additionally, the court may take into account the financial needs of the child, the age of the child, the cost of health care, childcare, and other necessary expenses related to the child. The non-economic considerations include the lifestyle of the parents, the child’s educational needs, the relationship between the parents, the parent’s ability to provide emotional and physical support to the child, and the parents’ ability to provide for the child’s extracurricular activities. The document also outlines additional considerations, such as the presumption that the non-custodial parent will pay the child support, the shared responsibility between the parents for the child’s support, the circumstances for deviation from the guideline, and the requirement of the court to consider the best interests of the child when setting or modifying the support. Keywords: Child Support, New Jersey, Considerations, Economic, Non-Economic, Income, Assets, Liabilities, Financial Needs, Lifestyle, Education, Relationship, Emotional Support, Physical Support, Extracurricular Activities, Deviation, Best Interests.
The New Jersey Considerations in the Use of Child Support Guideline (Court Rules Appendix IX-A) is a document that outlines the criteria to be used when establishing or modifying support guidelines in the state of New Jersey. The document includes two main types of considerations: economic and non-economic. The economic considerations include the parent’s income, earning capacity, assets, liabilities, and other sources of income. Additionally, the court may take into account the financial needs of the child, the age of the child, the cost of health care, childcare, and other necessary expenses related to the child. The non-economic considerations include the lifestyle of the parents, the child’s educational needs, the relationship between the parents, the parent’s ability to provide emotional and physical support to the child, and the parents’ ability to provide for the child’s extracurricular activities. The document also outlines additional considerations, such as the presumption that the non-custodial parent will pay the child support, the shared responsibility between the parents for the child’s support, the circumstances for deviation from the guideline, and the requirement of the court to consider the best interests of the child when setting or modifying the support. Keywords: Child Support, New Jersey, Considerations, Economic, Non-Economic, Income, Assets, Liabilities, Financial Needs, Lifestyle, Education, Relationship, Emotional Support, Physical Support, Extracurricular Activities, Deviation, Best Interests.
