Child support is a tool governed by mathematical guidelines created by the Idaho Supreme Court (Idaho Rule of Family Law Procedure 126) to ensure parents are providing for the minor children’s physical needs. While they are guidelines, the courts in Idaho rarely deviate from this mathematical calculation. These guidelines can factor in many issues, such as custodial arrangements, the parties’ employable incomes, tax benefits for claiming minor children, insurance premiums. Apportionment of day care and health insurance costs are often dealt with in tandem with child support. Child support issues many times are much more complicated than they seem at first glance and revolve highly on the custodial arrangement of the children. Our family law attorneys help their clients navigate through these rules to ensure an accurate child support calculation.