Stekr v. Beecham – Deviation from Child Support Guidelines
When family courts are weighing how much a parent should pay in child support, they doesn’t simply look at each party’s pay stubs. Typically, the courts conduct a detailed analysis that includes consideration of:
- Salaries and wages
- Income from overtime and second jobs
- Investment and interest income
- Pension income
- Trust or estate income
- Annuities
- Capital gains
- Social Security benefits
- Veterans’ benefits
- Military personnel fringe benefits
- National Reserve and drill pay
- Workers’ compensation
- Unemployment
- Disability insurance benefits
- Prizes and gifts (including gambling and lottery winnings)
- Income of a new spouse
- Alimony received from another
- Real estate income