This impacts many families in a different way in terms of how they determine or calculate alimony and child support, with a determination that judges are supposed to determine the fairness of each approach in a fashion or order that is most fair for the families. This usually involves calculating the alimony first and then the child support or vice versa then it would compare both approaches also factoring in the amount and the tax consequences. The judges are supposed to express a reason for deciding if they are not going to use an alimony award after considering the statutory factors about alimony and the law and public policy.