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Arizona Child Support Calculations<\/h1>\n
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If you’re a parent in Arizona and not raising your children together with the other birth parent, you’re no doubt familiar with child support. Regardless of the relationship between them, parents are obligated to provide for their kids. Child support<\/a> is designed to see that the needs of the child are met. Given how different each case is, it’s natural to wonder how child support payments are calculated.<\/p>\r\n

Child support calculations follow the Arizona child support guidelines<\/a>, which are updated every few years to remain effective. In this article, we’ll pull back the curtain on the child support calculation process. We’ll explain the model that the system is based on and break down the entire procedure step by step. Read on for a better understanding of child support calculations in Arizona.<\/p>\r\n

Arizona Child Support Calculations – Basic Information<\/h2>\r\n

Court-ordered child support ensures that children who aren’t being raised in a two-parent household have their basic needs supported as if they were. States oversee the administration of child support based on federal law through Title IV-D of the Social Security Act of 1975<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

The Division of Child Support Services (DCSS)<\/a> of the Arizona Department of Economic Security handles almost all aspects of child support in the state. This includes:<\/p>\r\n