Child Support Lawyer in Spartanburg and South Carolina

Child support is a financial child support obligation designed to help meet a child’s basic needs - such as food, housing, education, and healthcare - when parents live separately. Support is paid by a non‑custodial parent to assist in the financial support of minor children in the care of a custodial parent. It may be paid directly to the custodial parent or indirectly through the Family Court.

Under the South Carolina Child Support Guidelines, support amounts are based on each parent’s gross income or earning capacity and may include expenses such as medical insurance premiums and work‑related daycare expenses. Typically, a parent’s personal living expenses (like rent or utilities) are not used to calculate support within the Guidelines. Some situations may involve a deviation from the Guidelines.