How to Add a Private Expense

In SupportPay you can also track private expenses. Private expenses are expenses that may not be related to a child and may be directly related to a parent.

NOTE: A parent may want to track private expenses to provide documentation on their current household expenses, outside the scope of child support. For example, if a parent is seeking to modify a child support order and wishes to show the court documentation on their current household expenses, they can track these expenses as private expenses. This would provide information to a legal professional on the current financial obligations of the parent in order to justify a child support review or modification.

Private expenses are:

• Not shared with the other parent
• The amount owed is only allocated to the parent that chose to track the item as private

Follow the steps below to add a private expense:

1. In SupportPay, click on the green Add Expense/Support button.
   
   
2. Select the Expense option.
   
   
   
3. Next, enter the name of the expense, and make it private by clicking on the button next to Make expense private. 
   
   
   
4. Click on Next Step to continue.
   
   
   
   
5. Choose who is paying for the expense and who the expense is for. Then click on Next Step.
   
   
   
6. Lastly, upload the receipt and enter the details for the expense, then click on Add Expense.
   
   
   
7. Once the expense is added, you can check it out by going to Private Expenses, under Transactions, on the left-hand side menu. 

This is how you create a private expense in SupportPay. If you have any further questions, please make sure to contact our helpdesk at help@supportpay.com