Last verified: February 2026 Georgia uses the Income Shares Model to calculate child support under O.C.G.A. Section 19-6-15. This approach considers both parents’ incomes and the amount of time each parent spends with the children. Significant updates to Georgia’s child support guidelines took effect January 1, 2026, including revised support amounts and new adjustment provisions. … Read more
Last verified: February 2026 Florida uses the Income Shares Model to calculate child support, based on the principle that children should receive the same financial support they would have received if the parents lived together. Under Florida Statute 61.30, both parents share responsibility for supporting their children based on their respective incomes and the time-sharing … Read more
Best Practices for Child Car Seats in Utah Utah’s car seat law requires children younger than 8 years to ride on child restraint devices. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children should ride on rear-facing seats for a minimum of 2 years. Children can graduate to forward-facing seats once they outgrow the rear-facing seat’s weight … Read more
A Summary of Child Car Seat Laws in Texas A Summary of Child Car Seat Laws in Texas Infants and toddlers should ride on rear-facing seats until they reach age 2. Children can graduate to forward-facing seats once they outgrow the rear-facing seat. Children can ride on booster seats once they outgrow forward-facing seats. The … Read more
A Summary of Child Car Seat Laws in Tennessee Tennessee law requires all children under 1 year of age or those who weigh less than 20 pounds to ride on rear-facing seats. The law requires children 1-3 years and those weighing 20 pounds or more to ride on a forward-facing seat. Children ages 4-8 years … Read more
A Summary of Child Car Seat Laws in South Carolina The law in South Carolina requires all infants under age 2 to be secured in a rear-facing seat. All children 2 years or older or those under 2 years who have outgrown rear-facing seats should be secured in a forward-facing seat. The law requires children … Read more
A Summary of Child Car Seat Laws in Rhode Island Infants and toddlers under the age of 2 years or those weighing less than 30 pounds should be restrained in a rear-facing seat. The law requires all children 2 years old or older who have exceeded the rear-facing seat’s weight and height limits to ride … Read more
A Summary of Child Car Seat Laws in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania law requires children under age 2 to ride on rear-facing seats. The law requires children under the age of 4 to be secured in the appropriate child restraint system (rear-facing or forward-facing seat). Children who have outgrown rear-facing seats should ride on forward-facing seats until … Read more
Last verified: February 2026 Delaware uses the Melson Formula, a variation of the Income Shares Model, to calculate child support. This formula is unique to Delaware (and a few other states) and considers both parents’ incomes while ensuring each parent retains enough income for basic self-support. Under Delaware law, both parents must support their children … Read more
