§ 3586 Combined Support Agreement Rules

Key Takeaways

•If parents agree to pay money together for both child support and spousal support, but don't say how much is for the child and how much is for the spouse, the court doesn't have to make a separate order for child support.
•The court can accept the combined payment plan as long as both parents agree to it.
•The law doesn't force the court to split the money into two separate amounts if the parents didn't do it themselves.

Example

A mom and dad agree that the dad will pay $1,000 every month to help support both the kids and the mom, but they don't say how much of that $1,000 is for the kids and how much is for the mom.

The court can say okay to this plan and doesn't have to make a separate order saying how much is for child support and how much is for spousal support.

If an agreement between the parents combines child support and spousal support without designating the amount to be paid for child support and the amount to be paid for spousal support, the court is not required to make a separate order for child support.

Key Takeaways

•If parents agree to pay money together for both child support and spousal support, but don't say how much is for the child and how much is for the spouse, the court doesn't have to make a separate order for child support.
•The court can accept the combined payment plan as long as both parents agree to it.
•The law doesn't force the court to split the money into two separate amounts if the parents didn't do it themselves.

Example

A mom and dad agree that the dad will pay $1,000 every month to help support both the kids and the mom, but they don't say how much of that $1,000 is for the kids and how much is for the mom.

The court can say okay to this plan and doesn't have to make a separate order saying how much is for child support and how much is for spousal support.

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§ 3586 Combined Support Agreement Rules

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