How Is Child Support Calculated?
If you owe child support and are having it deducted automatically from your paychecks you may be wondering how they figure out how much you owe. In each state, the way the payroll department calculates child support is the same, but some states are more lienent to the percentage that the non-custodial parent must pay.
So how is child support calculated? The amount starts with what you owe each month. Depending on your pay period schedule, your child support may come out bi-weekly, weekly, twice a month, etc. It will be deducted with each paycheck. Your employer is required by law to deduct from your paycheck using a child support calculator equation that figures out whether you will have enough that is required after the child support is taken. Depending on your situation this may be 50%, 55%, 60%, or as much as 65%.
Which pecerentage that child support can be taken up to will depend on if you are supporting a family or have child support payments in arrears.
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