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New York Law - What Other Factors Determine Child Support?
In addition to the guidelines, the court will consider the following
factors in setting child support:
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The financial resources of both parents.
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The financial resources of the child.
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The physical and emotional health of the child.
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Educational needs of a child, including college, private schools, and summer camp.
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The standard of living the child would have enjoyed had the marriage not been dissolved.
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Tax consequences of alimony versus child support.
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The non-monetary contributions each parent will make to the child's well-being.
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The educational needs of either parent.
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The relative incomes of the parties.
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Child support that the payer is paying to children by prior
marriages or other children who he or she is supporting.
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Other resources available to support those children of prior marriages.
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Extraordinary expenses of visitation.
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Expenses the non-custodial parent has for extended visitation,
to the extent that this reduces the custodial parent's expenditures.
Section 240.1-b(f)
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