Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia

Re: Child Support calculations

Section 20-108.2(C) of the Virginia Code defines gross income to be considered for the purpose of calculating child support obligations under the Child Support Guidelines used in the Commonwealth. Gross income is defined for purposes of the Guidelines as "all income" including, but not limited to wages, salaries, commissions ,etc.

There are four types of income listed as excluded from gross income which include income from federal SSI bemefits as well as other social services programs. The kinds of benefits/allowances payable to active duty military referenced in the question are not listed as excludable from gross monthly income for purposes of calculating a child support obligation under the Guidelines and therefore they should apparently be included.

A step-child or new biological child in a party's household may be considered in calculating an obligor's child support obligation (owed for his child[ren] outside his household), basically, as long as it doesn't result in a decrease in a previously ordered support obligation

(but such factor(s) could prevent or modify future increases from what otherwise might have been ordered.)