Nevada determines child support by calculating percentages of the parents' incomes. The calculation of Nevada child support is different if the parties have joint custody or if one party has primary custody. As we have previously discussed, there are also statutory caps that are employed towards Nevada child support.
If one party has primary custody then child support is purely a percentage of the non-custodial parent's income. If the parties have one child then child support will be eighteen percent of the non-custodial parent's income. This amount increases to twenty-five percent for two children and twenty-nine percent for three children. These amounts are calculated purely on gross income; the expenses of the paying parent are generally not considered by the Court.
If the parties share joint custody of the children then Nevada will offset the parties income. In other words, the Court will calculate child support for both parents and the party with a higher obligation will pay the difference between the two calculations. For example, if the parties have one child and eighteen percent of parent A's income is $1,000 per month, and eighteen percent of parent B's income is $700 per month, then parent A will pay parent B $300 per month (the difference between the two numbers). This calculation was created by the Nevada Supreme Court in the Wright v. Osborne decision.
Child support may be adjusted every three years or if one of the Parties' income changes by twenty percent. Also, if there is a change in Nevada child custody, then child support will be recalculated as part of the custody change.
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