How does the judge determine how much child support will be paid?

Child support is the most objective issue to determine when dealing with a Divorce. Child support is calculated with a State created calculator. All attorneys must use the same calculator and thus the same calculation. Simply stated, both parties have to produce verification of their income, whether through pay stubs, bank statements or tax returns. Both parties verified income is imputed into the calculator. The calculator then “spits out” the minimum amount that must be paid for child support purposes.