What is a general percentage of child support payment for one child? I know it varies between states and the family's financial aspects, but just give me some educated guess. I've heard it's around 30% of the net income from the paying parent. Is this almost correct? Thanks a lot!

 

In my province we have what's called the Family Responsibility Office. Your state (?) may have something similar and you may be able to look up that stuff online?

 

Hopefully the individual faced with this this problem has a lawyer. The lawyer is the best one to answer your question. A lot depends on incomes of the mother and father and other factors. We are talking about a long commitment (up at least to age 18 for the child, longer if school is an issue).

I am not a lawyer, as a matter of fact I don't like 99% of them, but I have been through a nasty divorce.

Bite the bullet and hire the best lawyer you can get. It will be money well spent in the long run. Life sucks sometimes.

Good luck.