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Work-related child care costs necessary for the Parent's employment, education, or vocational training that are appropriate to the parents' financial abilities and to the child's lifestyle if the parents and child were living togethe shall be considered when determining the amount of this expense. For instance, if one parent's employer provides day care at a cost of $800.00 for one child and deducts this amount from the parent's paycheck(or recieves the full amount of the paycheck and then writes a check back) , that parent is given credit for child care expenses provided that this $800.00 charge is reasonable given the family's lifestyle.

However, if a child care subsidy is being provided pursuant to a means-tested public assistance program, only the amount of the child care expense actually paid by either parent or a nonparent custodian shall be included in the calculation.

 If either parent is the actual provider of child care services to the child for whom support is being determined, the value of those services shall not be an adjustment to the Basic Child Support Obligation when calculating the support award.

 Likewise, if child care is provided without charge to the parent, the value of these services shall not be an adjustment to the Basic Child Support Obligation. If child care is or will be provided by a person who is paid for his or her services, proof of actual cost or payment shall be shown to the Court before the Court includes such payment in its consideration.

The total amount of Work Related Child Care Costs shall be divided between the parents pro rata to determine the Presumptive Amount of Child Suppor.

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