Child Support

A judge will consider the following guidelines when establishing child support:

1. the income of each parent;
2. the time each parent spends with, and is responsible for, the child as established in the custody arrangement;
3. work-related child care costs; and
4. medical insurance premiums.¹

The child support order can also include these extra expenses that are not covered by the basic child support:

1. uninsured medical, dental, and counseling expenses over one hundred dollars per year;
2. extraordinary educational expenses; and
3. transportation and communication expenses necessary for long-distance visitation or time-sharing.²

¹ N.M. Stat. § 40-4-11.1(G)-(J)
² N.M. Stat. § 40-4-11.1(K)