Whose income is considered when determining child support?

[Shelly]

Is it only the parents income, or is it any income coming into the household, such as spouses income? And if the parent recieving the child support has a higher income than the parent paying, is that considered as well?

[Adam]

just the parents of the child.

[kindtoe804]

Only the bio-parent who is NOT the custodial parent. Non related adults do NOT count.

The Custodial parent's income has no bearing on how much CS the non-custodial parent will pay

Each state has a mandated minimum percentage of income the non custodial parent must pay.

[Truthiness]

Every state is slightly different so you need to look up the tables for your state.

Today both parent's incomes are counted, the tables are long (and two-dimensional).
The ostensible purpose of child-support is to normalize the quality of life the child experiences at both locations so the custodial parent can end up paying the non-custodial parent - this generally only happens when the man wins custody.

If you make more money than your ex-husband it will reduce the amount he pays.

[greatsoda694]

That depends on the state. In Massachusetts, anything except change back on a dollar is considered for not only increasing child support, but also alimony.
http://squidoo.com/ChildSupport2ndSpouseIncome

http://ChildSupportRights.org/WhatPayersNeed2Know
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