Child Support Expenses

Kougl Wife to Be!

Hey there, I have a question regarding Child support expenses.  When paying child support to the other parent (we are in ND), should this include expenses such as car seats, booster seats, childcare equipment (swings, cribs, etc.)?  The other parent in this situation is being paid the max child support payment every month on-time and is asking for more money to buy the next car seat on top of this payment.  Also - are most medical expenses (L&D, well-care child visits etc) included in the child support payment or is that an additional payment to the primary care parent.  Can someone shed some light on how this works.  Also - if anyone has any resources regarding this topic and would be willing to share that would be so great.

 Thank you so much.

DaringMiss

The place to start is the  CO.  Many details should be outlined there.  Check with your attorney.

No, I would not expect that ordinary daily equipment to be added to the child support.  Those items should be purchased *with* the child support.  Like clothes and food and rent and utilities, basic needs for the child (such as safety equipment) should be purchased by each parent for use during their time with the child.

Medical expenses are usually addressed in the custody agreement.  Who is going to carry health insurance and how extra medical expenses are to be split should also have been spelled out.  The split is frequently 50/50 or based on income percentages.  Day care is usually handled the same way.  Extra circulars like summer camps, sports or music are similar.

I don't know about labor and delivery costs.  

 https://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/childsupport/progserv/guidelines/guidelines.html

babyboy0112

My dad lives in ND mom in KS. My mom made him pay max possible, the court systems made all medical bills half and half and swings carseats anything like that my mom was responsible for paying with all the child support my dad paid her. My mom kept trying to get more but my dad fought it and it worked the amount stayed the same which is also when they discussed the medical bills and etc.
good luck to you guys I know how rough it can be watching my mom do that to my dad

jpearce327

In my case it was a personal thing. I wanted to make abolutely sure that my child was in an approved carseat. Not an expired/damaged one. I also wanted to make sure he had clean bottles, the correct formula, healthy food, etc. So I provided all of this. Yeah, call me crazy.