Patent ID: 8065159

Claim:
A method, implemented using a computer, for providing a network-based child financial support framework, the method comprising the steps of: maintaining a network database including information on a received financial support payment; calculating, using the computer, a proper amount of the financial support payment based on a user profile and an amount paid to date from a non-custodial parent to a custodial parent, wherein the user profile includes data relating to at least one of income, number of children, basic support, insurance premium, child care cost, and additional expenses; receiving identification information from the user; determining, from the identification information, whether the user is the custodial parent; and providing, only after determining the user is the custodial parent, access to an interface configured to allow the custodial parent to retrieve tracking information for the financial support payment, said tracking information including at least one of payment status, payment amount due, payment amount received, payment date, and payment available withdrawal date.