Cores & Associates knows that caring for children is expensive. Ensuring the proper amount of support is contributed is essential. In New Jersey, there are guidelines that determine the base amount of child support to be paid in each case. Those guidelines are based upon the income of the parties, the cost of health insurance, cost of work-related child care and the number of overnights the children spend with each parent annually. The goal of a child support order is to ensure that children are not financially disadvantaged by divorce or separation of their parents. The court realizes, however, that two households cannot be run on the same amount of money as one. At Cores & Associates, they will guide you through this process and ensure that your rights, as well as the best interests of your children, are protected.