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In cases of remarriage or having other children, the child's need is the one relevant factor in determining support, along with other factors, including the social problems surrounding one sibling having more than others, the relationship with the non-custodial parent, and the extent to which payments by the respondent parent actually benefit those who are not directly entitled to the support benefit. Child support may not be reduced below the statutory minimum based solely on the fact that the custodial parent supports other persons not entitled to support by the non-custodial parent, or the custodial parent is receiving welfare.
A remarriage or new children by the supporting parent generally will not result in a decrease in child support. Courts generally decide that undertaking new family obligations does not lessen the duty of a parent to provide for his or her family by a previous marriage.
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