Child support question

[shorty3913]

How exactly does child support work when someone works full time and the other works part time? I work full time and make more money then my husband. He only works about 20 hours a week and makes less then I do. Our son lives me and i'm just wondering how that works.

I have played around with the Calculator and it always shows that someone has to pay a negative amount of money. I do make more then he does, but there are bills to pay and I do have to support my son..

[Attorney Cheri Hobbs]

The court will take into account each party's income (if one party makes less than minimum wage the court may impute minimum wage to that party - same if the party is voluntarily underemployed/unemployed), the amount of overnights with each parent (not afternoon hang outs but sleep overs), and give credit to whichever parent (if any) pays for the child's health insurance and/or daycare/afterschool care.