Does child support cover school supplies?

There is a growing misconception among some that child support should only cover a child's bare necessities, such as food and clothing. In truth, child support is meant to cover a broad range of expenses, which may include school fees, entertainment, medical, and extracurricular activities, among other things. read more

Therefore, to answer your question, child support is to help support a child. If your papers do not mention you helping with incidentals, she could take you back to court and ask that you be ordered to help her pay half of the other fees for supplies, fees, school clothes, etc. read more

And sometimes, you have to bite the bullet, pay for the things that your child needs to have an enriched life, and ignore the fact that the law only mandates a floor and not a ceiling when it comes to child support. read more