Bast v. Rossoff

OPINION OF THE COURT

Lewis R. Friedman, J.

This case raises the question of how much child support should be paid when there is "shared” or "joint physical” custody. A review of the New York decisions on the subject reveals that their stated analyses neither answer the question nor provide any guidance. This opinion, therefore, seeks to discern whether there is a rule which should be applied to *750joint physical custody cases. The court concludes that the application of the Child Support Standards Act percentages is inappropriate in cases of shared physical custody.

These parties were married in…