Author Question: The Johnsons have been married for twelve years and have two children, Justin, 12 and Agnes, 10 . ... (Read 36 times)

frankwu · **on:** Aug 3, 2018

The Johnsons have been married for twelve years and have two children, Justin, 12 and Agnes, 10 . The couple are divorcing and are working on a settlement agreement that would include the amount of support the father, Ed, intends to pay his wife for support of the children. Before finalizing the document, Ed does some research on what they legally can and cannot do regarding child support. What will he find?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The right of child support belongs to:

a. The recipient parent.
b. The child.
c. The state.
d. The legal guardian.

milbourne11 · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 3, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Courts prefer agreement to litigating domestic issues; however, they will thoroughly scrutinize a child support agreement. They will examine the amount of child support agreed upon by the parties and compare it to the amount the custodial parent would have received under the Johnsons' state child support guidelines. If the amount is less than the guidelines, the Johnsons will have to convince the judge of the presiding family court that awarding the Johnsons' preferred amount would be in the best interest of Justin and Agnes. The judge has the final say in the amount awarded, and can override the parties' agreement. The judge, however, must enter on the record the reasons for granting a deviation from the guidelines.

Answer to Question 2

b