text: when paying child support, is payment suspended while the child is with the non-custodial parent? if not why?   a child support order is based on a number of factors, including the income and expenses of both parents and the percentage of time each parent has custody or visitation.  the amount of time that each parent spends with the child is already figured into the amount of support paid.  therefore, payments will generally not be suspended during times when the child is with the non-custodial parent.  suppose for example, the non-custodial parent has the child 10% of the time.  that person will pay higher support than a non-custodial parent who has custody 40% of the time because there is a presumption that support will be provided during the time of custody.  the bigger the custodial burden, the biggest the monetary support will be.