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Child support guidelines

High-Income Payers

If the paying parent has an income of more than $84,000/year, the court may use the high-income payer guidelines.

• the Percentage Standard will determine support for the first $84,000 of income
• a second set of guidelines are applied to the income between $84,000 ($7,000/month) and $150,000 ($12,500/month)
• a third set of guidelines are applied to income of more than $150,000 ($12,500/month)

Paying Parent’s Monthly Income	1 child	2 children	3 children	4 children	5 children
First $7,000 of income	17%	25%	29%	31%	34%
Portion of income between $7,000 and $12,500	14%	20%	23%	25%	27%
Portion of income above $12,500	10%	15%	17%	19%	20%

Example

A parent has an income of $14,000/month and supports two children.

Income portions	Income amount	Percent	Support for each portion of income
1st $7,000	$7,000	x 25% =	$1,750
Portion between $7,000 and $12,500	$5,500	x 20% =	+ $1,100
Portion (if any) greater than $12,500	$1,500	x 15% =	+ $225
Estimated support total			= 3,075

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