Child support amounts are determined differently depending upon the age of the children. For children under the age of 18, the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines apply. These guidelines can be found on the website of the New Jersey Supreme Court by clicking here. For children over the age of 18, the child support guidelines do not apply. In such cases, the following statutory factors are used to determine the level of child support.

N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23(a):

1. Needs of the child.
2. Standard of living and economic circumstances of each parent.
3. All sources of income and assets of each parent.
4. Earning ability of each parent, including educational background, training, employment skills, work experience, custodial responsibility for children including the cost of providing care and the length of time and cost of each parent to obtain training or experience for appropriate employment.
5. Need and capacity of the child for education, including higher education.
6. Age and health of the child and each parent.
7. Income, assets and earning ability of the child.
8. Responsibility of the parents for court-ordered support of others.
9. Reasonable debts and liabilities of each child and parent.
10. Any other factors the court may deem relevant.