• extraordinary medical, psychological, educational, or dental expenses; 

• independent income of the child;

• the custodial parent receiving both child support and spousal support;

• seasonal variations in a parent's income or expenses;

• the age of the child, taking into consideration the greater needs of older children; 

• any special needs of the family; 

• the terms of any shared parental arrangement; 

• the total assets of the parents and the child;

• the impact of the IRS dependency exemption and waiver of that exemption;

• when the application of the child support guidelines requires a person to pay another person more than 55% of his or her gross income for child support; and 

• any other adjustment which is needed to achieve an equitable result. 

The Court can also order that one parent provide health insurance for the child , pay education expenses for the child, and/or that a parent purchase a policy of life insurance. Support terminates upon the child’s 18^th birthday, or the 19^th birthday if the child will graduate from high school by that time.

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