Child support will be awarded to the custodial parent.  Child support is essentially set by statute and absent unusual circumstances, child support will be awarded in accordance with the South Carolina Child Support Guidelines.  The Guidelines are based upon the incomes of both parties to determine the initial amount of child support for their combined income level.  To that amount is added the actual cost of health insurance (for the children only) and the costs of day care.  The noncustodial parent's child support obligation is the percentage of the total child support obligation (including health insurance and day care) that their income bears to the combined income of the parties.  Different calculations may apply in situations in which the noncustodial parent has the minor child/children for more than 109 overnights each year. 

The child support guidelines presume that the custodial parent will be responsible for the first $250.00 of nonreimbursed medical, dental and similar such expenses for each child, each year.  Thereafter, the remaining unreimbursed medical, dental and similar such expenses will be split in accordance with the percentages that their income bears to the combined income of the parties. 

The South Carolina Department of Social Services' website has a child support calculator and can be found at http://www.state.sc.us/dss/csed/calculator.htm