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Split-Placement Cases
If the court orders the placement of one or more children with each parent, the court may use the split-placement guidelines. The court my pro-rate the Percentage Standard for each child in split-placement based on the total number of children.
If the court orders the placement of one or more children with each parent and orders shared-placement of other children, the court may use the combined split-placement and shared-placement guidelines.
Prorated percentages:
- Cases with 2 children, 12.5% of income for each child (25% divided by 2)
- Cases with 3 children, 9.67% of income for each child (29% divided by 3)
- Cases with 4 children, 7.75% of income for each child (31% divided by 4)
- Cases with 5 children, 6.8% of income for each child (34% divided by 5)
Example for split-placement
Parents have 3 children
Parent A: Monthly income is $3,000
Has placement of 2 children
Parent B: Monthly income is $2,800
Has placement of 1 child
| Parent A | Parent B | |
|---|---|---|
| Parents' monthly income | $3,000 | $2,800 |
| Multiply the Monthly Income by the prorated Percentage based on the number of children living with the other parent | x 9.67% (1 child x 9.67%) |
x 19.34% (2 children x 9.67%) |
| The parent with the highest dollar amount in this line will be the parent who pays support. | $290 | $542 |
| Offset – subtract the amount for Parent A’s (the lower amount) from the amount for Parent B (the higher amount). Parent B will pay $252 (estimate). | $542 - $290 = $252 | |
Tools to estimate support
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