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well there are three basic ways of
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computing child support income in which
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case you’re looking at a percentage of
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your gross adjusted income they take off
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your FICA Medicaid Medicare they take
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off your New York City taxes or your
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yoner taxes depending upon where you’re
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living then there’s of course the uh the
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needs-based award uh which occurs when
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you cannot determine someone’s income or
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the lifestyle based award when you can’t
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determine someone’s income but the basic
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fundamental principle in child support
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is it’s based not upon the current
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economic circumstances of the spouse or
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partner but based upon the ability of
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the party to provide support