Section 4-208 – More than one child

If there is more than one child, the court’s order should specify the amount of child support due for the children, with the amount recalculated and reduced as the obligation to support terminates for each child. The amount due for each possibility should be...

Section 4-207 – Parent’s monthly share

This is the child support amount from line 7, worksheet 1 (or line 9 if applicable), multiplied by the percentage contribution of each parent from line 6, worksheet 1. In our example, if F had a monthly net income of $1,500 and M had a monthly income of $500, each...

Section 4-206 – Monthly support

The combined monthly net income of both parties from line 4 of worksheet 1 is compared to table 1. For example, if the combined monthly net income was $2,000 and there were three children, we would find $712 as the child support from table 1 (read across the table...

Section 4-205 – Deductions

The following deductions should be annualized to arrive at monthly net income:(A) Taxes. Standard deductions applicable to the number of exemptions provided by law will be used to establish the amount of federal and state income taxes.(B) FICA. Social Security...

Section 4-204 – Total monthly income

(A) Total monthly income is the income of both parties derived from all sources, except all means-tested public assistance benefits which includes any earned income tax credit and payments received for children of prior marriages. This would include income that could...

Section 4-203 – Rebuttable presumption

The child support guidelines shall be applied as a rebuttable presumption. All orders for child support obligations shall be established in accordance with the provisions of the guidelines unless the court finds that one or both parties have produced sufficient...