Enter both parents' net monthly income, the number of children, the overnights each parent has, and the child care and health insurance figures. The calculator runs the § 61.30 income shares formula, applies the gross-up method when each parent has 73 or more overnights, and prints the result in Form 12.902(e) line order.
Quick Answer
Florida child support is the combined net income of both parents, matched to the § 61.30(6) schedule for the number of children, split by each parent's percentage of the combined income, then adjusted for child care, the children's health insurance, and overnights. The court may vary the result up to 5% without written findings. The calculator below shows every line. Free consultation: 877-862-7188.
Use net monthly income (line 27 of the Financial Affidavit, Form 12.902(b) or (c)). Column A is the Petitioner and column B is the Respondent on the printed worksheet. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
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Combined net income sets the basic obligation from the schedule. Each parent carries the percentage of it that matches their share of the combined income.
Child care, the children's health insurance and noncovered medical costs are added and split the same way, with a credit for what each parent already pays. The parent with fewer than 73 overnights pays their line 9 amount.
Applies when each parent has at least 73 overnights a year, § 61.30(11)(b).
The basic obligation is multiplied by 1.5, split by income share, and each parent's share is then multiplied by the other parent's overnight percentage. The difference is the transfer, adjusted for the additional support each parent actually pays.
Between schedule rows. The schedule moves in $50 steps from $800 to $10,000 of combined net income. A combined figure between rows uses the row below it, the convention the Fourth Circuit worksheets follow. Above $10,000 the statute adds a percentage of the excess: 5.0% for one child, 7.5% for two, 9.5% for three, 11.0% for four, 12.0% for five, 12.5% for six.
Deviation. The court may vary the guideline amount up to 5% either way after considering the factors in § 61.30(1)(a). A larger variance needs written findings and a Motion to Deviate, Form 12.943. The § 61.30(11)(a) factors include extraordinary medical or educational expenses, a child's independent income, seasonal income, the age and special needs of the child, the parties' assets, tax credits and the dependency exemption, and any order that would take more than 55% of the payor's gross income.
Low income. If the paying parent's own net income is under $800, § 61.30(6)(a) caps the payment at 90% of the difference between that income and the federal poverty guideline for one person, and the court sets an amount case by case. The calculator flags that situation rather than guessing at it.
The calculator gives the presumptive number. Whether it holds depends on the income figures, the overnights the court will count, and the credits. Bring the worksheet to a consultation.