Family Law .

Running head: FAMILY LAW
Family Law
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1FAMILY LAW
Answer to Question No 1
Prior to the filing of a calendar request or notice of hearing in a child support matter,
the filing party should follow certain local form and rules. The child support must be brought
in the Court of residing country of the child or in the country where his or her parents resides.
The filing party should mention the identity, date of birth and residence of the parties and the
child. Pursuant to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, the jurisdictional facts of the
custody should also be stated1. The additional allegations regarding the ability of the non-
custodial parents to provide child support and the required legal fees may be sought in the
claim. The need of the custodial parents of the material residence to provide support to the
child. The claim for relief should come along with the other requisites in the complaint.
Answer to Question No 2
§ 16–914 of the Code of the District of Columbia requires that the custody of a child
should be given to a parent considering the best interest of the child2. Pursuant to the Federal
Child Support Enforcement Act every states are required to develop and follow the guidelines
to calculate the range for paying child support. A parent or a third party has primary custody
of a child if the child lives with the parent for at least 243 nights during a particular year. This
obligation shall be determined with the help of AOC-CV-627, Rev. 1/15 form. The primary
custody is determined irrespective of whether a parent has shared or primary custody of a
child. The worksheet A is to be used to determine the obligation for primary custody. The
payment made by the parents for child support of other children is subtracted from the
monthly gross income of both the parties3. The expenses for other living children of that
parent is deducted from their gross income. Using the Schedule of Basic Child Support
1 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act
2 Code of the District of Columbia
3 Americanbar.Org, 2018, https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/migrated/publiced/practical/books/
family/Chapter11-cs.pdf. Accessed 19 Nov 2018.