Parents are expected to pay for the child according their ability. A parent with a higher standard of living is obligated to make sure his child can share in the lifestyle. However, the non custodial parent cannot be expected to pay for a lifestyle which is beyond his own.

Child support provides for all of the child’s “needs” during formative years. The courts consider a parent’s first obligation in life to support their minor children, and the child is to share in the standard of living of both parents. Therefore, child support provides for not just needs, but a lifestyle as well.

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