Assessing the Child Support Amount in Your Case

Separation or divorce of parents can be a difficult thing for the kids. To ensure that this has little impact on the child's lifestyle, every state has particular legal directives regarding child support. The New York State laws also provide guidelines about the issue. To get a clear idea about this, you need to talk to a child support lawyer.
The question that comes to mind is how much you need to pay. As per the laws of the state, the non-custodial parent has to pay for the support and care of the child until he/she reaches 21 years of age. There are two factors at work here - the amount you earn and the benefits your child may require.

Child Support in the Arizona Family Court: How Do Social Security Benefits Affect Calculations?

Social Security benefits can affect child support in two ways. First, if either the parent paying child support (the "obligor") or the parent receiving child support (the "obligee") receives Social Security benefits, the Arizona Child Support Guidelines require that the Social Security benefits be included in determining either parents income. Thus, the Social Security benefits help to determine the initial child support obligation.

Second, the Social Security benefits can affect the amount of child support that must be paid out of pocket by the parent paying child support. Section 26 of the Arizona Child Support Guidelines addresses this issue and states verbatim as follows: