The Marine Corps regulations provide a guide for the monthly support standards that the Marines must follow. The standards depend upon the status of the family member. However, a Marine is never obligated to pay more than 1/3 or his/her "gross military pay" (defined as total pay and allowances): Civilian spouse/children not in military housing: The greater of BAH with-dependents or $200 per supported person.

Army Regulation 608-99, Family Support, Child Custody and Paternity requires soldiers to pay temporary support depending upon the family situation: Civilian spouse/children not in military housing: BAH-II (aka "BAQ") at the with-dependents rate. Civilian spouse/children in military housing: Difference between BAH-II at the with-dependents rate and the without-dependents rate. Civilian spouse/children not in military housing and not living together: Pro rata share of BAH-II to each.

The Navy regulations provide a guide for family support, expressed as a fraction of the sailor's "gross pay." "Gross pay" is defined as base pay plus BAH, if entitled, but excludes all other allowances, such as BAS, hostile fire pay, etc.

The Air Force Instruction 36-2906, Personal Financial Responsibility requires all airmen to "provide adequate financial support of a spouse or child or any other relative for which the member receives additional allowances for support. Members will also comply with the financial support provisions of a court order or written support agreement." Family support includes not only cash payments, but in-kind payments like buying groceries, paying bills, etc.

If the parties cannot agree, the Court will utilize the Virginia Support Guidelines for child support and the applicable County guidelines for alimony [spousal support]. However there could be a substantial variation based on "other factors" the Court may be asked to consider by either party.

In both the case of married and un-married relationships, parties can apply to court for the other party to pay them child support for the benefit of their children. Children can include not just a persons biological children, but children who are the other party's children from a prior relationship.

Child and spousal support are determined using a guideline calculation set forth by the courts. Child support is computed on income of both parties and the percentage of time each party spends with the minor children. Spousal support also takes into consideration the income of both parties, as well as how long you have been married.

This is a complicated question. The person who decides if you get spousal support is the judge. Unless your spouse agrees to pay you spousal support, you will need to file a lawsuit and ask the judge to award you spousal support.

The obligation of spouses to support each other does not necessarily terminate when they divorce. If the divorce will leave one spouse with very little income and the other with enough to contribute to the low-income spouse's support, the court will usually award alimony, at least temporarily. Although historically spousal maintenance was typically awarded to homemaker wives, to be paid by breadwinning husbands, that is no longer always the case.

In North Carolina, if you can show that you are a dependent spouse and that your spouse is a supporting spouse, the court may award spousal support. Once that initial determination is made, the court may consider other factors that include but are not limited to the marital misconduct of either of the parties, the duration of the marriage, the relative earnings and earning capacities of the parties, the ages and physical, mental and emotional conditions of the spouses.

Child support is not tax-deductible. You would be supporting your child whether you were divorced or not. When filling out tax forms, the payer does not deduct it from income, and the receiver does not add it to income. With spousal support, you have an option. The payer can take the amount as a tax deduction, in which case the receiver must report it as taxable income. ...OR... The payer can choose to not take the tax deduction, in which case the receiver does not report it as income.

The Court does not keep track of or send support checks. All support checks are issued through the Ohio Child Support Payment Central, P.O. Box 182372, Columbus, Ohio 43218-2372. You may call 1-800-860-2555 to see if a payment has been posted to your account.

No. Under both old and new bankruptcy laws, child support payments and spousal support payments are not dischargeable in a Texas bankruptcy proceeding.

When the child(ren) and the custodial parent are living together, the department will enforce both child and spousal support. If the children and the custodial parent are not living together, the department will enforce past-due child support and past-due spousal support. When child support terminates, and the spousal support order remains in effect, the department will not enforce spousal support only.

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Once a divorce or legal separation has been initiated temporary orders can be entered for child support, spousal support, custody & visitation and other issues pending a final dissolution.