Child Support are court ordered payments for the financial support of a child.

Basic child support is calculated based on the combined gross income of both parents and is allocated based on each parent's proportionate share of the combined parental income for child support.

How Does Shared Custody Affect Child Support? People often think that the parent who has physical custody will receive child support but in Minnesota child support is not affected by custody; instead, the amount of court-ordered parenting time (visitation) is considered in calculating child support.