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Child Support for Minor Children in Portland Divorce Mediation

Facts About Oregon Child Support for Minor Children

Children of divorced parents can receive child support until age 21 if they are attending school, or age 18 if they are not attending school.
In Oregon, a minor for purposes of child support is a child who is 17 or younger, or who is 18 and attending high school and living with a parent.
If at least one child of your marriage or relationship is younger than 18 at the time of the divorce or is 18 and still in high school and living with a parent, the Oregon Child Support Guideline Calculator worksheet must be completed and included in your divorce paperwork.

Even if you have tentatively agreed that you will handle the child(ren)'s expenses informally and do not wish to exchange child support, you must still complete the child support worksheet.
The child support calculation provided by the worksheet is not absolute. It is a presumptive amount using the state's formula, but it is only a guideline. It can be modified by agreement or by a judge if the parties do not agree.
Many people have difficulty using the Oregon Child Support Guidelines Calculator website correctly. I can do it for you.

Each party's earned income or investment income from all sources
Each party's union dues, if any
The amount of any Social Security disability benefits received by either party
The cost of work-related childcare paid by each party
The cost of each party's individual health insurance
The additional cost to cover the children on a parent's health insurance, over and above what the parent would pay for just the parent's own coverage
The amount of spousal support, if any, paid (or to be paid) or received (or to be received) by either party, whether from the current marriage or any previous marriage

I will help you avoid the above-listed mistakes and oversights, and I will compute the guideline child support amount for you.
I will suggest additional categories of non-essential but still important expenses that you may wish to agree to share between yourselves on behalf of the child(ren) for things that are not meant to be covered by regular child support.

Schedule a 90-minute in-person or Zoom introduction (first hour is always FREE)
or a 30-minute free "meet-and-greet" as soon as you're ready to begin mediation.