# Child support

**URL:** <https://forum.rosen.com/t/child-support/16384>\
**Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers\
**Created:** [August 18, 2015, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/child-support/16384 "2015-08-18T13:39:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Separating2014](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58f4c7/32.png) [@Separating2014](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Separating2014)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/child-support/16384/1 "2015-08-18T13:39:15Z")

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What is the best way to determine child support obligations when both incomes are dependent on sales/business earned and not set salaries? Should it be based on yearly tax returns? Thanks

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**Author:** ![Lindsay\_Willis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@Lindsay\_Willis](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Lindsay_Willis)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/child-support/16384/2 "2015-08-21T14:45:35Z")

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You can use your W-2/1099 from the previous year, or look at recent earnings over the previous months.