Child
Support Guidelines
Determining recommended child support has been reduced to a formula
by the Maryland legislature.
The Child Support Worksheet, below,
requires the collection of financial data from both parents. The amount of child
support is determined by the joint income of the parents and the number of children to be
supported. The Child Support Schedule (which
follows the worksheet on this same page) provides the actual dollar amount of monthly
support.
The Worksheet assumes one parent has
sole physical custody of the children, and that the other, non-custodial parent will pay
the monthly child support figure to the custodial parent. The monthly term is used
for convenience; child support may be made payable at other regularly-scheduled intervals.
Child Support Worksheet
(Note: this form is for viewing or printing, and is not
designed to be filled in electronically.)
Child Support
Obligation: Sole Custody |
Mother |
Father |
Combined |
| 1. Monthly Actual Income (Before taxes) |
$ |
$ |
|
| a. Minus preexisting child support payment actually
paid |
- |
- |
|
| b. Minus health insurance premium (if children insured) |
- |
- |
|
| c. Minus alimony actually paid |
- |
- |
|
| d. Plus/minus alimony awarded in this case |
- |
- |
|
| 2. Monthly Adjusted Actual Income |
$ |
$ |
$ |
| 3. Percentage Share of Income (Line 2. Each parent's income divided by
Combined Income) |
% |
% |
|
| 4. Basic Child Support Obligation (Apply
line 2 Combined to Child Support Schedule) |
|
|
$ |
| a. Work-related Child
Care Expenses |
|
|
$ |
| b.
Extraordinary Medical Expenses |
|
|
$ |
| c. Additional Expenses |
|
|
$ |
| 5. Total Child Support Obligation (Add lines 4, 4a, 4b, & 4c. |
|
|
$ |
| 6. Each Parent's Child Support Obligation (Multiply line 3 times line 5
for each parent) |
$ |
$ |
|
| 7. Recommended Child Support (Bring down amount from line 6 for the
non-custodial parent only. Leave custodial parent column bank.) |
$ |
$ |
|
(The expenses itemized in lines 4a-c are
defined in the Family Law Article of the Maryland Annotated Code, in Sections 12-204(g),
12-204(h), and 12-204(i), and are listed below.)
Child Support Schedule
The following table is an abbreviated version of
the Maryland Child Support Schedule. The full version of the Schedule adjusts child
support based upon the Combined Actual Adjusted Income column in $50 increments.
| Combined Actual Adjusted Income |
1
Child |
2
Children |
3
Children |
4
Children |
5
Children |
6 or More
Children |
| $1000 |
198 |
307 |
332 |
336 |
340 |
343 |
| $1500 |
267 |
413 |
517 |
584 |
623 |
629 |
| $2000 |
332 |
515 |
645 |
727 |
793 |
848 |
| $2500 |
386 |
598 |
750 |
845 |
922 |
987 |
| $3000 |
441 |
684 |
857 |
965 |
1053 |
1126 |
| $4000 |
557 |
867 |
1085 |
1223 |
1334 |
1427 |
| $5000 |
670 |
1043 |
1304 |
1470 |
1604 |
1716 |
| $6000 |
774 |
1203 |
1504 |
1696 |
1851 |
1978 |
| $7000 |
861 |
1334 |
1669 |
1882 |
2054 |
2195 |
| $8000 |
929 |
1441 |
1804 |
2032 |
2219 |
2372 |
| $9000 |
989 |
1539 |
1928 |
2168 |
2367 |
2534 |
| $10000 |
1040 |
1616 |
2026 |
2278 |
2487 |
2659 |
Up to Line 4 of the
Child Support Worksheet
(If you would like a copy of the full version
of the Maryland Child Support Schedule, we will gladly forward it to you via fax or e-mail
file attachment {Word Perfect 6.0 format} at no charge. Please e-mail us your request.)
Definitions to Determine Line 4 Expenses
Work-related child care expenses.-
(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, actual
child care expenses incurred on behalf of a child due to employment or job search of
either parent shall be added to the basic obligation and shall be divided between the
parents in proportion to their adjusted actual incomes.
(2) Child care expenses shall be:
(i) determined by actual family
experience, unless the court determines that the actual family experience is not in the
best interest of the child; or
(ii) if there is no actual family
experience or if the court determines that actual family experience is not in the best
interest of the child:
1.
the level required to provide quality care from a licensed source; or
2. if
the custodial parent chooses quality child care with an actual cost of an amount less than
the level required to provide quality care from a licensed source, the actual cost of the
child care expense.
(3) Additional child care expenses may be considered if a child
has special needs.
Back to Worksheet Line 4.
Extraordinary
medical expenses.-
Any extraordinary medical expenses incurred on behalf of a child
shall be added to the basic child support obligation and shall be divided between the
parents in proportion to their adjusted actual incomes.
Back to Worksheet Line 4.
Additional Expenses:
School and transportation expenses.-
By agreement of the parties or by order of the court, the
following expenses incurred on behalf of a child may be divided between the parents in
proportion to their adjusted actual incomes:
(1) any expenses for attending a
special or private elementary or secondary school to meet the particular educational needs
of the child; or
(2) any expenses for transportation
of the child between the homes of the parents.
Back to Worksheet Line 4.
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