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Section 10 of the Child Support Guidelines allows parties to argue that the base amount of support set out in the Guidelines tables is too low or too high and would cause ''undue hardship'' if the table amount was paid. Payors will <span class="noglossary">claim</span> that the base amount is too high, while recipients will argue that it is too low. This chapter discusses exceptions to the Guidelines more thoroughly in the section, [[Exceptions to the Child Support Guidelines]]. | Section 10 of the Child Support Guidelines allows parties to argue that the base amount of support set out in the Guidelines tables is too low or too high and would cause ''undue hardship'' if the table amount was paid. Payors will <span class="noglossary">claim</span> that the base amount is too high, while recipients will argue that it is too low. This chapter discusses exceptions to the Guidelines more thoroughly in the section, [[Exceptions to the Child Support Guidelines]]. | ||
If undue hardship is claimed, the court will look at the standard of living of each parent's ''household'', rather than the standard of living of each parent alone. This means that the court, in deciding whether there is undue hardship, will look at the total expenses and total income of each parent's household, including the income of each parent's new partner. This will not cause the new partner to be liable to pay support; it just means that his or her income will be | If undue hardship is claimed, the court will look at the standard of living of each parent's ''household'', rather than the standard of living of each parent alone. This means that the court, in deciding whether there is undue hardship, will look at the total expenses and total income of each parent's household, including the income of each parent's new partner. This will not cause the new partner to be liable to pay support; it just means that his or her income will be taken into consideration to see whether the usual table amount of support payable is unduly high or low. | ||
===Incomes in excess of $150,000=== | ===Incomes in excess of $150,000=== | ||
