Along with the development of child support software, other programs have arisen
that can help parents, attorneys and courts come up with an accurate child support
amount. These programs calculate the time-share or the overnight percentage. The
time-share percentage is the amount of time the child spends with each parent. This
is nice figure for quick reference–it is easy for the parents or their lawyer to
know how much time they have with the child at a glance.

It is also an impressive number to show the court. That’s because the time-share
percentage is a pain to calculate. It takes many hours of figuring out and counting.
It’s the same thing with the overnight percentage. The overnight percentage is a
little different from the time-share. It is the number that shows how many nights
the children are spending with each parent. This is also a time consuming and hard
number to calculate.

The time-share and overnight percentage are important though. In almost every state,
one of these numbers is used in determining how much child support is paid and
received. However, because of the difficulty in calculating this number, many
attorneys and courts simply hazard a guess. But that guess turns into a factual
number that has to be paid.

Parents who want to make sure that they aren’t paying more child support than they
have to should do everything they can to get an accurate number. Luckily, other
software programs are out there that allow you to easily get this number. These are
the computer programs that let you create your child custody agreement and schedule.
As you enter your schedule into the program, it constantly shows you the time-share
or overnight percentage.

With the child support software that the states use, you simply enter in different
figures for the required fields. States require different things for their
calculations. The most common numbers asked for are income, rent or house payments,
how much you pay for insurance, how much you pay for the child’s insurance, and the
time or overnight percentage. So, if you have the program that gives you an accurate
percentage, you merely enter that into the other program and you can rest assured
that the amount calculated is correct.

With all the technological advances today it can be most helpful to find computer
programs that allow you to reach the custody agreement that you want. An important
part of your custody agreement is the child support payments. It’s nice to know that
you can now get an exact calculation that you can be sure is an accurate figure.

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