Question:  What is a child support offset calculation?

Answer:  We should check the math of an offset calculation of child support. In other words, in a situation where both parents have custody of kids of the marriage, the court often looks at what child support one parent would pay for two kids based on that income, and what the other parent would pay for one on the other income. Then, you look at the difference, and that is who pays. Sometimes it works out to be a wash.