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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Child Support in NC
- No written or verbal agreement of parents can prevent a judge from ordering child support.
- The payment of child support has nothing to do with parental visitation rights, and a parent can’t legally “punish” the other parent for failing to pay it when he or she has the right to visitation by court order or written agreement.
- Grandparents can be liable for child support when one or both of the parents are minors.
- Child support may still be required when parents share custody on a 50/50 basis if one of the parent earns more than the other or pays certain additional expenses such as daycare or health insurance.
- The court may calculate child support based on what a parent is capable of earning if he or she refuses to seek or accept gainful employment.