CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES
All provisions of the Guidelines (pp. 1-6) should be reviewed prior to the completion of the worksheet. These guidelines will apply (absent a prior agreement acceptable to both parties) in cases where combined gross income of both parties does not exceed $100,000 and where the income of the non-custodial parent does not exceed $75,000.
1. BASIC ORDERa) Non-custodial gross weekly income (less prior support orders actually paid, for child/family other than the family seeking this order) _______ b)%of gross/number of children (from chart III A) _______% c)Basic Order (a) x (b) (A)_______
2. ADJUSTMENT FOR AGES OF CHILDREN
a)Age of oldest child _______ b)%increase for age(from chart III B.) _______% c)Age add on (2b) x (A) _______ d)Adjusted order (A) + (2c) (B)_______
3. CUSTODIAL PARENT INCOME ADJUSTMENT
a)Custodial parent gross income _______ b)Less $15,000 - $15,000 c)Less day care cost (annual) - _______ d)Custodial adjusted gross _______
e)Non-custodial gross (annual) _______ f)Total available gross (d) + (e) _______
g)Line 3(d)_______ Line 3(f) _______
h)3(d) divided by 3(f) _______per cent i)Adjustment for custodial income (Line 3h %) x (B) (C)_______
4. CALCULATION OF FINAL ORDER
a)Adjusted order (B)above (B)_______ b)Less adjustment for income (C) above (C)-______ c)Less 50% weekly cost of family group health insurance [under the provisions of section G(1)] -______
WEEKLY SUPPORT ORDER (B)-(C)-4(c) ($)_______
1. BASIC ORDERa) Non-custodial gross weekly income (less prior support orders actually paid, for child/family other than the family seeking this order) __769__ b)%of gross/number of children (from chart III A) __30___% c)Basic Order (a) x (b) (A)__231__
2. ADJUSTMENT FOR AGES OF CHILDREN
a)Age of oldest child ___8___ b)%increase for age(from chart III B.) ___10__% c)Age add on (2b) x (A) ___23__ d)Adjusted order (A) + (2c) (B)__254__
3. CUSTODIAL PARENT INCOME ADJUSTMENT
a)Custodial parent gross income _28,000_ b)Less $15,000 - $15,000_ c)Less day care cost (annual) - __4,160_ d)Custodial adjusted gross __8,840_
e)Non-custodial gross (annual) _40,000_ f)Total available gross (d) + (e) _48,840_
g)Line 3(d)__8,840_ Line 3(f) _48,840_
h)3(d) divided by 3(f) ___18__per cent i)Adjustment for custodial income (Line 3h %) x (B) (C)___46__
4. CALCULATION OF FINAL ORDER
a)Adjusted order (B)above (B)__254__ b)Less adjustment for income (C) above (C)-__46__ c)Less 50% weekly cost of family group health insurance [under the provisions of section G(1)] -___6__
WEEKLY SUPPORT ORDER (B)-(C)-4(c) ($)__202__
A. BASIC ORDER
The basic child support obligation, based upon the income of the non-custodial parent is as follows:
GROSS WEEKLY INCOME NUMBER OF CHILDREN 1 2 3$ 0-$125 Discretion of the court, but not less than $50 per month
$125-$200 15%(± 2%) 18%(± 2%) 21%(± 2%)
$201-$500 25%(± 2%) 28%(± 2%) 31%(± 2%)
$501-max. 27%(± 2%) 30%(± 2%) 33%(± 2%)
Within the discretion of the court, and in consideration of the totality of the circumstances of the parties, the order may be either increased or decreased by 2 percent. Where the court must set a support order where there are more than three children, the minimum order is to be no less than that contained in this guideline for three children, to be increased within the discretion of the court depending upon the circumstances of each case.
The above orders are to be increased to reflect the cost of raising older children. The following percentages are intended to be applied to the age of the oldest child in the household for whom support is sought under the pending action.
AGE OF OLDEST CHILD PERCENTAGE INCREASE0-6 Basic Order Applies 7-12 Basic Order + 10% of Basic Order 13-18 Basic Order + 15% of Basic Order Over 18 Discretion of the court (and if statute permits)
Where the custodial parent works and earns income in excess of $15,000 after consideration of day care expenses, the support order is to be reduced by the percentage that the excess represents in relation to the combined incomes of both parents minus the custodial parent's disregard.