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Under Michigan law, the following factors are evaluated in the determination of parenting time:
There are not standard schedules, but courts are generally child-focused and will not order a parenting schedule that is contrary to the court’s perception of the child’s best interest.
Both natural (or adoptive) parents have an obligation to support their children. Support means a payment of money for the support of a child, including payment of medical, dental, and other healthcare expenses, child care expenses, and educational expenses.
Child support is based upon the Michigan Child Support Formula and is usually calculated using computer software. The important factors for calculating child support are the incomes of the parents, the number of overnights each of them has with their child or children, the amount of daycare paid by either or both, and the cost of healthcare insurance. Child support, under the Formula, is mandatory, although a court may enter a support order the deviates from the Formula if an application of the Formula will be unjust or inappropriate. Child support usually ends when a child graduates from high school or turns 18, whichever is later, but the court may order support for a child between the ages of 18 and 19 ½ if the child is regularly attending high school full time with a reasonable expectation of graduating and is living full-time with the support payee or at an institution.
Child support is paid through the use of a Uniform Child Support Order (UCSO).