What is the amount of child support that I am entitled to?
What is the amount of child support that I am entitled to?
- 1 child would be 20 percent of your spouse’s net income.
- 2 children would be 25 percent of your spouse’s net income.
- 3 children would be 30 percent of your spouse’s net income.
- 4 children would be 35 percent of your spouse’s net income.
- 5 children would be 40 percent of your spouse’s net income.
The court shall deduct the following items from resources to determine the net resources available for child support. Net income is defined as follows:
- Social Security and Medicare taxes
- Federal income tax based on the tax rate for a single person claiming one personal exemption and the standard deduction
- Union dues
- Expenses for health insurance coverage for the obligor’s child. If the obligor has children in more than one household, there is a formula for a percentage of the child support to be “offset” from each household. The income of a new spouse (of either party) is not considered when setting child support.
