Court orders

Setting payment amounts

Tools to estimate income & support amounts

• Income to use when estimating support amounts
• Appendix B of DCF 150
  To determine gross income, income modified for business expenses, and income imputed from assets

Tables to estimate child support amounts

• Percent Conversion Table
  using basic guidelines
• Low-Income Payer Table
  Paying parent with incomes less than $1,350/month

Worksheets to estimate support amounts

• Shared-Placement Cases
  Court order states that the parents will share the placement of their children at least 25% of the time - at least 92 days/year
  
• Serial Family Cases
  Parents supporting more than one family
  
• High-Income Payer Cases
  Paying parent earns an income of more than $7,000/month ($84,000/year)
  
• Split-Placement Cases
  Court order gives one parent the placement of one or more children and gives the other parent placement of the other children
• Combination Cases of a Split-Placement & Shared-Placement Family

Calculators to estimate support amount (require MS Excel)

• Serial Family Calculator
  Parents supporting more than one family
  
• Shared-Placement Calculator
  Court order states that the parents will share the placement of their children at least 25% of the time - at least 92 days/year
  
• High-Income-Payer Calculator
  Paying parent earns an income of more than $7,000/month ($84,000/year)
  
• Split-Placement Calculator
  Court order gives one parent the placement of one or more children and gives the other parent placement of the other children
• Combination of a Split-Placement & Shared-Placement Calculator

Go back to Court Orders

Child Support Home  |  Parents & Guardians Information  |  Topic List