how many years does the court look back for income

[janey29]

my nephew worked 40 hours and overtime to support his family
his wife never worked except to watch a family members child and that mother paid her under the table. that was never claimed on their income tax during the one year they were married or her previous years of living with him. they have a 6 year old girl
question: how far back does the court look at income to establish support
and
it does not seem reasonable that the wife could get away with working very little or not at all and my nephew would have to pay the most support when she is a lazy person.
is it not 50/50 when you pay for a child's expenses

[Attorney Cheri Hobbs]

In order to calculate child support now they will use each party's current income and the amount of overnights the child(ren) is with each parent. If a party is covering health insurance for the child that amount will go into the equation also. The court usually requires the parties to share 50/50 the uncovered health and medical expenses but sometimes orders this to be paid pro rata (higher percentage for higher income earner).

[janey29]

thank you so much
does the court look at the current 3 months of salary or does the coourt look at the past year of income, or two years of income?

[Attorney Howard Iken]

That is up to the argument of both parties. Any of the choices is valid. If no argument is made the the most recent months would be the default.

[janey29]

thank you so much!
i appreciate this forum
thank you
janet