When two people make the decision to have a child, all of the financial repercussions of that decision are not always weighed and measured in advance. If the two parents split up down the road, whether after a divorce or a legal separation, both parents still have the financial responsibility to share in the costs equally in raising the child or children. Child support payment amounts are not set in stone; sometimes they have to be adjusted. Here are a few signs your child support payments should be adjusted. 

You are having to pay for all of your child's necessities on your own. 

Kids require a lot of things, and those required things should be a shared evenly between two parents. If all of the child support you get from the other parent is barely enough to cover things like shelter and food expenses, and you're left buying the child's clothing, diapers, and care items on your own, it is a good sign that your child support needs to be adjusted. While child support should help cover some shelter and food expenses, you should also be getting enough to aid for all those little things your child needs. 

You are struggling to provide childcare for your child. 

Daycare, babysitters, and all of the caring professionals who help you take care of your child while you work can be one of the biggest expenses a parent has. Even if you have primary custody of your child, this is not an expense you should have to cover all on your own. Paying for the care of the child while the parents work is also a shared financial responsibility between parents. In some cases, parents can work it out so that the other parent cares for the child when the other is at work to alleviate the expense of childcare, but this is a rare occurrence. 

You are not able to provide the education you want for your child. 

If you make the decision to enroll your child in a certain school, it is best if this is a mutual decision and both parents agree to share the costs of tuition. Even if one parent decides the child should be enrolled in a certain school for specific reasons, this is a cost that should be shared. If you are unable to pay for the tuition, you should definitely see about getting a child support raise.