Schedule B child support

If the court orders 50/50 hypothetically, with one week/one week. Then under schedule B, who pays for cell phone expenses, hair cuts, school technology fees, car insurance for teens, clothing, etc. If one parent has a history of refusing to even pay for a haircut, would not schedule B be a struggle if only one parent consistently pays for cell phones bills, grooming, car insurance?

Child support worksheet B is used whenever both parents have at least 123 overnights a year with the minor children, therefore, worksheet B is used for a week on/week off custody schedule like in your case.

The child support worksheet does not account for cell phones, school technology expenses, or car insurance. The parent the children are with would pay for these types of miscellaneous expenses or the parents would have the division of the expenses set forth in a consent court order.

Hair cuts and clothing are part of the expenses included in a child support worksheet and the monthly child support obligation is intended to assist with that.


Anna Ayscue

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With four children, the cell phone bill would be about $200.00 per month for the four phone lines. Does that mean it would be paid through extraordinary expense on the worksheet shared between the parties or through court order? How is cell phone expense handled for worksheet A and worksheet B?

Extraordinary expenses on the child support worksheet are for expenses for special or private schools that meet a child’s particular educational needs or expenses for transporting a child to and from each parent’s homes. Cell phone expenses are not extraordinary expenses that are included in any of the child support worksheets.

Therefore, cell phone expenses must be divided by agreement between the parents or one parent must pay for it. The NC Child Support Guidelines do not address cell phone expenses.


Anna Ayscue

Attorney with Rosen Law Firm Cary • Chapel Hill • Durham • Raleigh • Wake Forest

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