If you have been paying or receiving the same amount of child support for over a year, it may be time to revisit that calculation. Under Indiana law, a child support order may be modified if: (1) there has been a substantial and continuing change of circumstances; or (2) it has been more than a year since the last child support order and you think that there has been a change of either parents' income which will impact the child support calculation by more than 20%. (Keep in mind that bonuses, a company car, a free place to stay, and other job "perks" can be imputed as income to either parent.) If you don't request a modification and look at the numbers at least every couple of years, you or your kids could be needlessly struggling. All too often folks continue paying way too much after a decrease in salary or receiving way too little in light of the other parent's multiple promotions over the years. The spirit of Indiana Child Support Guidelines desires for children to experience the same level of care and comfort in both parents' homes. This is only possible if current and accurate numbers are regularly used to update child support calculations.