Child Support can be very complex. The amount of child support is determined by state guidelines, so court-imposed obligations to provide for children are only as good as the financial data the court possesses. Jennifer M. Newman uses many strategies to ensure that parents with primary custody receive the full support to which they are entitled.

Jennifer Newman makes full use of the mandatory child custody conference as a means to determine the incomes of a parent. While most parents are willing to pay child support, sometimes there are signs that a parent is underreporting his or her income. A parent who is hostile to "benign" questions about income gives important clues about which way the case is heading.