Statewide formula

Net disposable income: gross minus taxes actually payable, FICA, mandatory retirement, health premiums (Fam. Code § 4059).

Same definition of income, for the parent the children live with most.

Overnights the children spend with the paying parent.

Added to the obligation and shared by income.

California: ordered separately from the basic amount.

Premium paid by

Guideline child support in California, per month

$1,250

$15,000 a year

Total net disposable income (TN)$8,000
High earner’s time with the children (H%)0.0%
K factor0.25
Formula amount, 1 child (× 1)$1,250

Estimate under the California guideline as published, from the incomes you enter. Deviations, imputed income, other children and the judge's findings can change the order. How this is calculated.

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