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Section 7 Expenses: What Counts as an Extraordinary Expense
The monthly child-support table amount is not always the entire child-support obligation. Some costs relating to a child can be added on top of the basic table amount. These are commonly called section 7 expenses, after section 7 of the Child Support Guidelines. But not every expense for a child qualifies. The first question is whether the expense falls within one of the categories recognized by the Guidelines. The second is whether it is necessary in relation to the child's
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