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Question: My ex husband and my self are going to court to modify our child support since our oldest child turned 18. My question is since we divorced he had 2 other childred after ours that he now pays support for. When we modify can he deduct that amount he pays for his second child support off his imcome when we file for modifaction?

Answer: The goal of implementing the duty to pay child support is to ensure the child is receiving an amount of support that is approximately equal to the amount he or she received when both parents were living together. Child support is determined in accordance with A.R.S. 25-320. Courts will follow the Arizona Child Support Guidelines when determining whether child support should be issued and the amount of child support. The guidelines can be found here . In Arizona the child support calculator is used to determine the amount a parent pays in child support. A link to the child support calculator can be found here.