Puerto Rico child support guidelines
Puerto Rico ASUME guidelines — income-shares variant with mandatory administrative review every three years.
Puerto Rico ASUME guidelines — income-shares variant with mandatory administrative review every three years.
Source: ASUME guideline regulation
This jurisdiction combines both parents' incomes to estimate what would have been spent on the children, then divides that obligation proportionally.
Shared-time credit begins at 92 overnights/year using the cross-credit method. Adjusted obligation cannot fall below 25% of base.
Schedule applies up to $30,000/mo combined. Income may be imputed when underemployment is found.
Health insurance premiums, work-related childcare, and uninsured medical are added on top of basic support and split by income share.
Self-support reserve of $1,400/mo is preserved before support is calculated. Statutory minimum order: $50/mo.
Modifications generally require a 25% change in circumstances and may be reviewed every 3 years. Support continues to age 21 — and may extend through education.
Administered by ASUME (Administración para el Sustento de Menores).
Courts may deviate from guideline amounts when fairness requires. Imputed income may apply if a parent is voluntarily underemployed.