Line 2c: Adjustment to gross income for other children primary residing with a parent

DIRECTION: Enter the monthly amount of the support obligation of the parent for any

children primarily residing in his or her custody and not the subject of this proceeding.

The amount of the adjustment is the amount in the schedule of basic child support

obligations that represents that parent's support obligation based only on that parent's

gross income and without any adjustment for other children for whom that parent is

responsible.

CAVEAT: The adjustment for a child for whom there is an existing court or

administrative order shall be reduced by the amount that is actually being paid in current

support payments.

An adjustment is appropriate in a proceeding to establish a child support order or

to modify the support payable under an existing order. The adjustment is available for

the parent's natural and adopted children but not the parent's stepchildren.

(1) In any action to decrease child support a parent obligated to pay support shall not be entitled to a line 2(c) credit for children

born to or adopted by the parent obligated to pay support after the entry of the current order.

However, the parent obligated to pay support will be allowed to a line 2(c) credit for children that

have remained primarily residing with the parent obligated to pay support from

prior to the existing order.

2) In any action to increase child support, a parent obligated to pay support

shall be entitled to a line 2(c) credit for children born to or adopted by the parent

obligated to pay support after the entry of the current order. However the use of the

credit alone can not act to reduce the current support amount in the action in question.

A. COMMENT: Children are primarily residing in a parent's custody though living

away from the parent to attend school.