Child Support in the Arizona Family Court

Social Security benefits can affect child support in two ways.First, if either the parent paying child support the "obligor"or the parent receiving child support the "obligee" receivesSocial Security benefits, the Arizona Child Support Guidelinesrequire that the Social Security benefits be included indetermining either parents income. Thus, the Social Securitybenefits help to determine the initial child support obligation.Second, the Social Security benefits can affect the amount ofchild support that must be paid out of pocket by the parentpaying child support. Section of the Arizona Child SupportGuidelines addresses this issue and states verbatim as follows:A. Income earned or money received by a child from any sourceother than court-ordered child support shall not be countedtoward either parent's child support obligation except as statedherein. However, income earned or money received by or on behalfof a person for whom child support is ordered to continue past...