Contact
the Oklahoma Family Law Center; we have
experienced child support lawyers that can
help you with your Oklahoma child support
questions today.
Oklahoma
child support guidelines dictate
the amount of child support to be paid after
a divorce. The amount of child support is
based upon the combined income of the parent
with sole physical
custody and the parent with the visitation
rights. Oklahoma child support guidelines
calculate earned income and passive income
when determining the combined or gross income
of both parents. Salaries, wages, commissions,
bonuses, severance pay as well as the sale
of goods or services are included in determining
earned income. Examples of passive income
are benefits from social security, unemployment
or workers compensation as well as stock
dividends and gifts. Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) and Food Stamps are
not considered income when calculating the
gross income.
When determining the amount of child support
to be paid, Oklahoma will always act in
what it deems in the best interest of the
child. The amount determined to be paid
will be paid until the child/children reach
eighteen (18) years of age. Oklahoma child
support laws follow a standardized system
dictating the amount of child support to
be paid to the parent who has custody. However,
if you can not afford to pay the child support,
it is an unfair amount or the amount of
child support is not in the best interest
of the child, Oklahoma child support laws
allow the court to change their determined
amount of child support.
Contact the Oklahoma
Family Law Center; we have child support
lawyers experienced in Oklahoma Child Support,
child support guidelines, child support
laws that can help you with your Oklahoma
child support questions. |
