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The Averaging Problem: When Fifty Percent Custody Counts as Zero
The Pennsylvania Superior Court case Mosher v. Mosher illustrates complexities in child support calculations when one parent shares custody 50% of the time with one child and none with another. The decision applies an averaging formula that can obscure…