Maryland Bases Shared Physical Custody of 128 overnights a year for many who work overnight this creates a custody issue.  This is a problem not only spending the time with your children but your also paying a much higher rate in taxes as well as Child Support. 

Where is the consideration for first responders, military, hospital workers police, or anyone who is essential personnel that may have worked unprecedented hours due to a global pandemic?  Because they work more the children eat more?

Things to consider when your away from your Children due to your job working 16 hour shifts five days a week 

Child Support arrearages are accumulating from day 1 - without due process - with the same custody and the same rights.  This affects your ability to hold a clearance, a drivers license, an occupational license, a passport, and you could be facing a felony. 

Things like overtime, shift differential, weekend differential, hazard pay, second jobs, should never be factored into a guideline.  It is not Guaranteed income. 

The ability to modify the support - should be immediate or in a very quick fashion - you shouldn't have to file modification with the courts and then wait months to modify.  Pay changes to your income happens weekly .

Child support guidelines looks at overnights, and gross income rather then actual costs or the basic needs of the child.  Just because the non custodial parent works more does not mean that the Child needs more.  Again what is the Basic needs?

The Non Custodial Parent is Taxed on the income (most of the time at a much higher tax rate because they cannot claim their children) This money is transferred to the Custodial parent - tax free money and their is no accountability of the money and no guarantee it even goes to the Children. No tax credit for this

Health Insurance is pro rated -  The cost of the health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, copays, deductibles, is the cost.  The children cannot insure themselves, they are only insured because the employee is insured. The remainder of the cost is not income and should not be added to the total. 

The guidelines do not take into consideration any additional expenses paid for by the noncustodial parent such as shoes, clothes, food, hair cuts - and everything else is not considered