Child support is a monthly payment made by a parent to assist in covering the costs of raising a child. In Kentucky, both parents are financially responsible for their kid (or children), although only the non-custodial parent normally makes payments. This is because the law presumes that the custodial parent—the parent who spends the most of the time with the kid—spends the appropriate amount of child support directly on the child.

The amount of child support will depend on each parent’s income and the number of children requiring support. Kentucky has enacted child support guidelines, or rules, for calculating support. In addition to the amount determined by the guidelines, parents must also share the child’s health and childcare costs and may need to cover other expenses, like those required for the child’s education. 

In Kentucky, child support payments will continue until the child turns 18, or until 19 if the child is still in high school. Parents divide these payments between themselves proportionally, based on their individual incomes.

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