In New Jersey divorce cases, employer-sponsored benefits can significantly affect child support and alimony by increasing a spouse's effective income. Properly accounting for and grossing up these benefits ensures fair financial determinations during divorce proceedings.
In New Jersey, child support calculations treat government benefits differently depending on whether they are means-based or non-means-based. Means-based benefits are excluded from income and do not reduce support obligations, while non-means-based benefits are counted as income and may be credited toward a parent's support obligation.
Making the correct calculation for the children's health insurance premium when calculating child support using the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines
Major changes were signed into law last week that will profoundly impact support payors and recipients throughout the State of New Jersey. Here are the basic details from NJChildSupport.org:
