The advantage to using the
standard meal allowance is that records don't have to be kept
of actual meal expenses, although records do have to be kept to prove the time, place and business
purpose of your
travel.
Upon request
of a party, the court shall consider the following factors in respect to both parents: the financial resources
of the child, the financial resources
of the custodial parent, the
standard of living the child would have enjoyed had the marital relationship not been discontinued, the physical and emotional condition
of the child, the educational needs
of the child, the financial resources and needs
of the non-custodial parent, inflation, the costs
of meeting the educational needs
of either parent, if the costs are incurred for the
purpose of increasing the earning capacity
of the parent, extraordinary
travel and other
travel - related expenses incurred in exercising the right to parent - child contact, and any other factors the court finds relevant.