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Child Support Calculator

Our child support calculator is based on the North Carolina Child Support Guidelines for families with a combined income of less than $300,000 per year ($25,000 per month). Child support is calculated using your information about parental income, child related expenses and the number of children in your family. Should you have any questions about your results, or if you would like more information, please contact us. We are happy to answer any and all questions that you might have.

Please read the following instructions before using the Child Support Calculator.

Instructions

Please follow the the instructions as thoroughly as possible using only whole dollar amounts (no decimal places).

Choose the following category for Custody Type under the following circumstances:

Primary Custody - choose this category if the child(ren) reside with one parent and visit with the other parent.
Joint/Shared Custody - choose this category if the child(ren) reside with one parent but visit with the other parent for more than 123 overnights per year.
Split Custody - choose this category if at least one child(ren) resides with one parent and one child(ren) resides with the other.

Number of Overnights - you will need to provide information as to the number of overnights with each parent ONLY if you are using the Joint/Shared Custody category. If not leave blank.

Number of children living with each parent - you will need to provide the requested information ONLY if you are using the Split Custody category. If not, leave blank.

For additional information or definitions regarding our Child Support Calculator, refer to the North Carolina Child Support Guidelines.

Custody Type:
Number of Children:

	Plaintiff	Defendant
Monthly Gross Income:	$	$
Pre-existing child support payment	$	$
Responsibility for other children	$	$

Adjustments:
Work-related child care costs	$	$
Child(ren)'s health insurance premium costs	$	$
Extraordinary expenses	$	$

Number of overnights:
Number of children living with each parent

Important: If you do not input the requested information properly, the recommended child support amount may not be properly calculated. No attorney-client relationship is formed by the use this calculator or of any of the information contained in this site or the links from our site to other servers. No attorney-client relationship is formed without the express written agreement with Family Law Associates, 428 East 4th Street, Suite 428, Charlotte, NC 28202. Family Law Associates makes absolutely no warranties as to the accuracy of the calculations contained in this site.