This paper looks at two difficult sections of the Federal Child Support Guidelines:  Section 4, dealing with income over $150,000 and s 9 dealing with shared parenting. Specifically, the author explores how the courts exercise their discretion under s 4 and how they have applied s 9 since the Contino decision was handed down by the Supreme Court.

This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Child Support program in November, 2014.