To provide financial assistance to the custodial parent.

To ensure the child's basic needs are met.

To punish the non-custodial parent for their actions.

To create a savings account for the child's future.

By the court, based on a variety of factors.

By the parents, through negotiation or mediation.

By a formula set by state law.

By the child, based on their needs and wants.

To protect the financial interests of both parties in the event of a divorce.

To ensure that both parties are aware of their rights and responsibilities in the marriage.

To create a plan for the division of property and assets in the event of a divorce.

To provide a legal framework for the marriage.

The division of property and assets.

The amount of child support to be paid.

The custody arrangements for the children.

The terms of spousal support.

California

New York

Texas

Florida

Joint physical custody with shared parenting time.

Sole physical custody with one parent having primary responsibility for the child.

Split physical custody with the child living with each parent for alternating periods of time.

Bird's nest custody with the child remaining in the family home while the parents alternate living arrangements.

The income of both parents.

The child's needs.

The cost of living in the area.

The age of the child.

To ensure that the child receives financial support from both parents.

To create a legal obligation for the non-custodial parent to pay child support.

To establish a payment schedule for child support.

All of the above.

A significant change in the income of either parent.

A change in the child's needs.

The child reaching the age of majority.

The non-custodial parent's remarriage.

Until the child reaches the age of 18.

Until the child graduates from high school.

Until the child becomes financially independent.

Until the child marries.

Wage garnishment.

Tax refund intercept.

License suspension.

Contempt of court proceedings.

To divide retirement assets between spouses in the event of a divorce.

To ensure that the non-custodial parent continues to make child support payments after retirement.

To create a trust for the child's benefit.

To modify a child support order.

Absolute prenuptial agreement.

Limited prenuptial agreement.

Postnuptial agreement.

Marital agreement.

A prenuptial agreement is entered into before marriage, while a postnuptial agreement is entered into after marriage.

A prenuptial agreement is typically more comprehensive than a postnuptial agreement.

A prenuptial agreement is more likely to be upheld by the courts than a postnuptial agreement.

All of the above.

It can protect your assets in the event of a divorce.

It can help to avoid costly and time-consuming litigation.

It can ensure that both parties are aware of their rights and responsibilities in the marriage.

It can create a sense of financial security for both parties.