The purpose of this chapter is to establish a uniform system to be used in the determination of the amount of child support, to minimize the economic consequences to children, and to comply with applicable federal law by using specific guidelines based on the following principles:
I. Both parents shall share responsibility for economic support of the children.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 458-C:1

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13

II. The children in an obligor’s initial family are entitled to a standard of living equal to that of the obligor’s subsequent families.
III. The percentage of net income paid for child support should vary according to the number of children and according to income level.