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Extracurricular activities and unreimbursed medical expenses could be paid for in a number of ways depending on the circumstances of your case. Payment for these types of expenses are typically above and beyond any child support payment.

Child support is governed by the child support statute and the Child Support Guidelines. The Guidelines contain a formula based on the incomes of both parents and the number and ages of the children. The Guidelines max out at a combined net weekly income of $4,000.

In determining the amount of child support that one parent must pay to the other, the court follows and applies the Connecticut Child Support Guidelines. The guidelines essentially provide a mathematical formula based primarily on the parties’ incomes.

Unless a divorce agreement prohibits the modification of alimony, it is possible, under Connecticut divorce law, for either party to seek an increase or decrease in the amount of alimony. In order to do so, a now former spouse must show that a substantial change in circumstance has occurred since the date of divorce.