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Child support guidelines

Low-Income payers

If the paying parent’s income is less than $1,350/ month the court may use the low-income payer guidelines. Support amounts vary with parent’s monthly income and number of children. The chart below shows support amounts at different incomes.

Please note: Low-income payer guidelines are based on income between 75% and 150% of the federal poverty level. The federal government updates the poverty level each spring. After the updates are posted, the low-income payer table will be adjusted and will be available on this page.

Examples for low-income payer cases (based on the 2009 federal poverty level)

Monthly Income	1 child	2 children	3 children	4 children	5 children
$675	$75	$111	$128	$137	$150
$825	$102	$151	$175	$187	$205
$950	$128	$189	$219	$234	$258
$1,125	$169	$249	$289	$309	$338
$1,300	$215	$317	$367	$393	$431

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