Preliminary Thoughts: There are a great deal of misconceptions regarding child support held by people who don't deal with family law problems. Initially, the idea that just dads pay child support is not true, a minimum of, not under the regulations in Michigan, and in many various other states. A 2nd false impression is that Courts don't account for all components of an individual's earnings. While the Court can only make decisions based on the information that is actually supplied to it, supported by paperwork at a hearing, it is the individual's job to see to it they are presenting evidence to properly show their earnings. A 3rd inappropriate idea about child support is that if you are paying support under a Court order, however your children are currently living with you, the commitment to pay support quits and that you are no longer required to pay support, regardless of the order to do so. We will certainly go over these below, as general guidance, but anyone with ...