Child Support and Beyond: How to Handle the Expenses Child Support Doesn't Cover

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Child support is an attempt by the court to ensure that the children’s basic needs are met, and that as they go from one household to the other they have a relatively comparable standard of living. In most states, there is a formula or calculator to help determine how much child support should be paid from one parent’s household to the other household. Generally, child support is meant to cover the basics—food, clothing and shelter. There are far more costs above and beyond what child support would ever cover. And it is these costs that also must be shared by parents.

Sandy Voit

CDFA®

Sandy Voit, CDFA®, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor, specializes in personal finance counseling, helping self-employed professionals set up their business, and supports divorcing couples seeking to attain a successful, fair and equitable financial settlement.

Sandy earned a Master of Science degree in Counseling and Personnel Services from the University at Albany. After a career in higher education administration for 27 years at five universities (including Director of Financial Aid and Dean of Students at Bastyr University), he served as executive director at a large synagogue in Seattle before establishing a financial counseling private practice in 2006, and becoming a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® professional in 2007. 

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