CHILD SUPPORT CALCULATOR v2.0

CHILD SUPPORT WORKSHEET NON-JOINT CUSTODIAL RELATIONSHIP

Plaintiff:
Defendant:
Case Number:
Number of children to support:
Plaintiff is:
Custodial Parent
Non-custodial Parent
and Defendant is

PART I: Monthly Income Custodial Non-custodial COMBINED Line 1: Child support guidelines income

Line 1a: Permissible deduction from income
(Court ordered child support obligations)

Line 1b: Another permissible deduction from income
(Court ordered spousal support for this case)

Line 2: Income available for support
(Line 1 minus Line 1a minus Line 1b)

Line 3: Share of income available for support
(Each parent’s Line 2 divided by combined Line 2)

PART II: Basic Obligation Line 4: Child support obligation from monthly chart

Line 5: Each parent’s share of child support obligation
(each Line 3 multiplied by combined Line 4)

Line 6: Presumptive child support obligation
(Higher Earner Line 5 minus Lower
Earner Line 5)

PART III: Additional Monthly Child-Rearing Expenses Line 6: Child’s health insurance

Line 7: Child’s extraordinary medical expenses

Line 8: Work-related child care expenses

Line 9: Total additional child-rearing expenses
(sum of Line 6, 7 & 8)

Line 10: Share of additional child-rearing expenses
(each Line 3 multiplied by combined Line 9)

Line 12: Adjustment for additional child-rearing
expenses (Higher Earner Line 11 minus Line 10)

PART IV: Monthly Child Support Order Line 11: Total child support obligation
(each parent’s Line 5 plus Line 10)

Line 12: Credit for additional child-rearing expenses
(non-custodial parent’s Line 9 only)

Line 13: Presumed child support order
(Line 11 minus Line 12 for non-custodial parent only
rounded down to the nearest dollar)

The Administrative Office of the Courts has provided this calculator to assist with the process of calculating Arkansas child support orders under the Arkansas Child Support Guidelines (effective July 1, 2020). The calculator will estimate the amount of child support that may be ordered in your case and generate the Child Support Worksheet that can be saved as a PDF and/or printed upon completion.

The judge in your case has the final authority to determine the amount of child support ordered. This calculator only provides an estimate and is not a guarantee of the amount of child support that will be ordered. Many factors may affect the amount of child support awarded.

If you have any questions about the child support guidelines, you should review Administrative Order 10 and/or talk with an attorney.

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