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Child support in New Mexico is set by the statute known as the New Mexico Child Support Guidelines. It is a straightforward formula that looks at the gross income (before taxes and withholdings) of both parents, multiplied by the number of children. The formula tells you what the base child support will be.
On the basic rate, if you're paying for: one child, you'll pay 12% of your gross weekly income. two children, you'll pay 16% of your gross weekly income. three or more children, you'll pay 19% of your gross weekly income.
The court estimates that the cost of raising one child is $1,000 a month. The non-custodial parent's income is 66.6% of the parent's total combined income. Therefore, the non-custodial parent pays $666 per month in child support, or 66.6% of the total child support obligation.
It's important to remember that New Mexico is considered a ?50-50 state?. This means that New Mexico family court judges prefer for both parents to be actively involved in their child's life.
The law provides that a judge ?shall terminate parental rights? when the child has been abandoned by his or her parents. To be considered abandoned, a parent must have done one of the following two acts ?without justifiable cause?: Left the child without providing for his or her identification for at least 14 days; or.
Residence: If the child lives in New Mexico, then neither parent can move the child out of state or generally more than 50 miles from the current town without the consent of the other parent or a court order approving the relocation.
New Mexico law assumes that ?joint custody is best for children. Joint custody means that both parents make legal decisions (ie. school, doctor, dentist, activities in which the child participates), spend time with the children and are involved with them.
Map of Child Support Payments Collected Per Capita RankStateChild Support Paid Per Capita1Arizona$23.162New Hampshire$18.363Colorado$17.944South Carolina$17.3647 more rows
It's important to remember that New Mexico is considered a ?50-50 state?. This means that New Mexico family court judges prefer for both parents to be actively involved in their child's life.
In New Mexico, child custody is always based on the principle that joint custody is in the child's best interest, which means that the New Mexico courts tend to prefer that parents share both legal custody and physical custody (also known as timesharing) of their children.