2017

The court can look at any asset which is available and which can potentially generate income for child support. The South Carolina Child Support Guidelines give this example: the court may determine the reasonable earning potential of any asset at its fair market value and assess against it the current treasury bill interest rate or […]

In determining child support “gross income” does not include: Benefits received from Means-Tested Public Assistance Programs, such as temporary assistance to needy families (TANF), Supplemental Security income (SSI), food stamps, and general assistance; Income derived by other household members; and/or In-kind income; however, the court should count income expense reimbursements as in-kind payments received by

A family court judge can deviate from the South Carolina Child Support Guidelines; however, if the judge decides the application of the guidelines is inappropriate, the court must make specific written findings as to why it didn’t follow the guidelines. The court can deviate from the guidelines when: -The combined monthly gross income of both