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Massachusetts Child Support
Interactive Worksheet


The attached CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES supersede any previous Guidelines and are effective February 15, 2006.
 
All provisions of the Guidelines should be reviewed prior to the completion of the worksheet. These Guidelines will apply in cases where combined gross income of both parties does not exceed $135,000 and where the gross income of the non-custodial parent does not exceed $100,000. Worksheets shall be completed for all cases.
First fill out these values in whole dollar amounts:
Non custodial parent gross annual income: $
Weekly support paid - child of prior marriage: $
Custodial parent gross annual income: $
Number of Children:    
Age of Oldest Child:    
Annualized day care cost: $
Non custodial weekly cost family group health insurance: $
or
Custodial weekly cost family group health insurance: $

1. BASIC ORDER

a. Non custodial gross weekly income (less prior
support orders actually paid for child/family
other than the family seeking this order)

_______
b. Basic Child Support Order from chart
(Attachment A pdf)
(A) _______
2. ADJUSTMENT FOR AGE OF CHILDREN
a. If age of oldest child is 13 - 18,
calculate 10% times (A)
_______
b. Adjusted order (A) + (2a) (B)_______
3. CUSTODIAL PARENT INCOME ADJUSTMENT
a. Custodial parent gross income (annual)   $ ______
b. Less $20,000 -$20,000
c. Less annual child care cost -$ ______
d. Custodial adjusted gross _______
e. Non-custodial gross (annual) _______
f. Total available gross (d) + (e) _______
g. Line 3(d)_______ Line 3(f) _______  
h. 3(d) divided by 3(f) _______ %
i. Adjustment for custodial income
(Line 3h %) X (B)
(C)_______
4. CALCULATION OF FINAL ORDER
a. Adjusted order, (B) above (B)_______
b. Less adjustment for (C) above (C)-______
c. Less 50% weekly cost to obligor of family
group health insurance [Section G. 1]
-$ ______

Or

Plus 50% weekly cost of obligee's family
group health insurance [Section G. 1]
+$ ______
WEEKLY SUPPORT ORDER (B) - (C) ± 4(c) ($)_______


Chart for a Basic Child Support Order pdf
Sample Worksheet pdf
Download the Child Support Guidelines pdf

Massachusetts State Resource Page
Divorcenet Home Page

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Date Last Modified: Sunday, August 20, 2006
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