Child Support in the Summer

[azh42410]

Is a father required to pay child support during the summer if he has the child for 2 weeks and the mother for one week alternating through the summer? During the rest of the year the father has the child every other weekend so the mother has primary phyiscal custody. This is for Mississippi.

 

[Antigone*]

Is a father required to pay child support during the summer if he has the child for 2 weeks and the mother for one week alternating through the summer? During the rest of the year the father has the child every other weekend so the mother has primary phyiscal custody. This is for Mississippi.

Yes absolutely.

 

[mistoffolees]

Yes absolutely.

Unless the court order says something different.

 

[LdiJ]

Is a father required to pay child support during the summer if he has the child for 2 weeks and the mother for one week alternating through the summer? During the rest of the year the father has the child every other weekend so the mother has primary phyiscal custody. This is for Mississippi.

Child support is generally calculated for the year, basically, and then divided up amongst the months of the year. Therefore any credits for parenting time are included in the child support calculation, and the same amount of support is paid all year long.

Generally, in those rare instances where an abatement is assigned during extended periods of parenting time, the parent is actually paying higher child support during the rest of the year.

This however is a general response. Your should review your specific paperwork to see if there is any mention of an abatement during periods of entended visitation. If there is not, then there is no abatement.

 

[CSO286]

Genrally speaking, Dad can receive some type of "Parenting Time Credit" that is applied at the time support is calculated, there by reducing his support obligation every month as opposed to a higher obligation and then some type of abatement in the summer months (Assuming he has the children then).

Does your court order address that situation specifically? If so, please post the pertinent language, word for word, without using any names.

 

[azh42410]

It says, "The Petitioner shall pay unto the Respondent the amount of $$$$ per month for child support beginning ----Date----- and on the first of every month thereafter until the child turns 21, or is emancipated or by further order of this Court."

 

[LdiJ]

It says, "The Petitioner shall pay unto the Respondent the amount of $$$$ per month for child support beginning ----Date----- and on the first of every month thereafter until the child turns 21, or is emancipated or by further order of this Court."

Then there is no abatement for summer/extended parenting time and therefore dad must continue to pay in full throughout the summer months.

 

[Zigner]

Ya'll are assuming that this OP is one of the parties to the CS order.

 

[azh42410]

I am the mother.

Thanks for all of the replies!

 

[CSO286]

Ya'll are assuming that this OP is one of the parties to the CS order.

I know I was. I gave OP the benefit of the doubt and ASSumed it was mom posting.


Though looking at it now, it very well could be Dad's new gal**************.

 

[Zigner]

Nope - you were right - it was mom

 

[dmcc10880]

Regardless whether it's mom, dad, girlfriend or the man in the moon, based on what the order stated, the answer is still YES.

 

[Zigner]

Regardless whether it's mom, dad, girlfriend or the man in the moon, based on what the order stated, the answer is still YES.

I never suggested otherwise

 

[dmcc10880]

I never suggested otherwise

No one ever stated anything to the contrary.

 

[mistoffolees]

Genrally speaking, Dad can receive some type of "Parenting Time Credit" that is applied at the time support is calculated, there by reducing his support obligation every month as opposed to a higher obligation and then some type of abatement in the summer months (Assuming he has the children then).

I wanted to highlight that phrase so OP doesn't miss it. Ordinarily, parenting time is determined first and THEN support is determined based on that amount of parenting time (although in some states, parenting time does not affect CS, so it's a moot point). In effect, whatever amount of CS OP is receiving already has the summer parenting time factored in.