Parents refusing to cooperate in co-parenting is not an uncommon circumstance, and it arises against a backdrop of many separated families. Based on CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics provisional 2023 data from 45 reporting states and D.C., there were 672,502 divorces and annulments. Many of those families likely include children whose parents make decisions from two separate homes. When cooperation fails, courts are often brought in to help sort it out. Court involvement often extends to child support, which typically goes to the parent with primary physical custody. So how much is child support, and how is the amount determined? The rules behind these orders are outlined below.
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