§ 655 - Total child support obligation
§ 655. Total child support obligation
In any proceeding to establish or modify child support, the total support obligation shall be presumed to be the amount of child support needed, from which a parental support obligation shall be calculated and ordered to be paid unless support is established under section 659 of this title. The court shall review the adequacy of a child support amount agreed to by the parties with reference to the total support obligation. (Added 1985, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 1, 1987.)