Author Question: Klara is getting divorced from her husband, Grover, and tells her lawyer that she wants to get ... (Read 35 times)

cookcarl · **on:** Aug 3, 2018

Klara is getting divorced from her husband, Grover, and tells her lawyer that she wants to get enough child support from her ex-husband to buy a new house for their three minor children, herself, and her new boyfriend. Her lawyer is likely to tell her all BUT which one of the following?

A) She is unlikely to be awarded much child support because her relationship with her boyfriend caused the breakup of her marriage.
B) Child support is for the benefit of the children and not her.
C) Child support is driven by state guidelines.
D) The formula for calculating child support commonly takes into account the number of children, child care costs, and the income of the noncustodial parent.

Question 2

The higher the parents' income, the more likely the court will consider standard of living rather than the child's basic needs.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false