In North Carolina, our courts are guided by an overall philosophy of equity in determining child support wherein the needs of the children as well as the lifestyles and ability to pay by the parents is considered. In order to expedite this process and create equity and fairness amongst all people seeking child support, the state of North Carolina has implemented presumtive child supprt guidelines. Guidelines are created by the conference of chief district court judges on at least a once every four year basis. The guidelines utilize a mathmatical formula which takes into account the adjusted gross incomes of the parents and creates a basic child support obligation. These guidelines create a rebuttable persumption and are typically used in almost all child suport cases.