F&F: Pennsylvania and Mississippi Update Child Support Guidelines

Articles here. Excerpts:

'The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Domestic Relations Rules Committee has reviewed and proposed updates to the child support guidelines, which will go into effect later this year. The Committee, as required by federal law, reviews the child support guidelines at least every four years in order to assure that they appropriately reflect current economic data on the costs of raising children.

The Committee's Recommendation 116 was guided by Jane Venohr's economic study. Jane Venohr, Ph.D, is a research associate with the Center for Policy Research. She is regarded as the nation’s leading expert on child support guidelines, having worked with over 25 states to develop and update guidelines.'

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'Significant amendments to the Mississippi child support guidelines went into effect May 22, 2012. The amendments were to MCA 43-19-103, which sets out the bases that the court may use to deviate from the statutory child support calculation guidelines.

The most significant change is that the payments by the noncustodial parent for child care expenses may be a factor in determining child support payments when the child care is needed in order for the custodial parent to seek or retain employment, or because of the disability of the noncustodial parent.'