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Are childcare or daycare expenses included in a child support order?
If the custodial parent needs to put the children in daycare or has other childcare costs due to his/her employment, the costs will be usually added to the basic child support obligation. The childcare costs cannot be more than an amount the court believes is “required” to provide quality care from a licensed provider. The custodial parent may have to show documentation of the costs if the non-custodial parent makes this request. However, it is important to know that if the judge thinks it is appropriate, s/he can consider the willingness and availability of the noncustodial parent to provide child care personally when deciding whether child-care costs are necessary or excessive.1
1 Va. Code § 20-108.2(F)
