Guides

Every state. Every territory. Plainly explained.

Browse formulas, custody rules, expense handling, and modification standards across all 56 U.S. jurisdictions.

States

Alabama
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Alaska
Percentage of Income

Civil Rule 90.3 — flat percentages of adjusted annual income.

Arizona
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Arkansas
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

California
Income Shares

Algebraic income-shares formula (Family Code § 4055) with timeshare percentage central to the calculation.

Colorado
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Connecticut
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Delaware
Melson Formula

Melson formula — both parents reserve self-support, then primary needs and standard-of-living allocations.

Florida
Income Shares

Income-shares with substantial-time adjustment kicking in at 20% of overnights.

Georgia
Income Shares

Income-shares with parenting-time deviation available but not formulaic by default.

Hawaii
Melson Formula

Melson formula with Hawaii-specific primary needs amount.

Idaho
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Illinois
Income Shares

Income-shares with shared-care multiplier applied at 40% overnights or more.

Indiana
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Iowa
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Kansas
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Kentucky
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Louisiana
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Maine
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Maryland
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Massachusetts
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Michigan
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Minnesota
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Mississippi
Percentage of Income

Statutory percentages of adjusted gross income; court may deviate.

Missouri
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Montana
Melson Formula

Melson formula incorporating personal allowance and standard-of-living adjustment.

Nebraska
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Nevada
Percentage of Income

Tiered percentages of obligor gross monthly income with statutory caps per child.

New Hampshire
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

New Jersey
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

New Mexico
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

New York
Percentage of Income

CSSA percentage-of-income (17/25/29/31/35%) up to a statutory income cap, then judicial discretion.

North Carolina
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

North Dakota
Percentage of Income

Percentage of obligor net monthly income via state schedule.

Ohio
Income Shares

Income-shares using statewide schedule revised in 2019; low-income SSR applied first.

Oklahoma
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Oregon
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Pennsylvania
Income Shares

Income-shares using PA basic support schedule with self-support reserve test.

Rhode Island
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

South Carolina
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

South Dakota
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Tennessee
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Texas
Percentage of Income

Percentage of obligor's net resources up to a statutory cap (currently $9,200/month).

Utah
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Vermont
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Virginia
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Washington
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

West Virginia
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

Wisconsin
Percentage of Income

DCF 150 percentage standard applied to gross income with shared/split overrides.

Wyoming
Income Shares

Income Shares model with standard parenting-time credit and pro-rata expense allocation.

District

U.S. Territories