This form contains the official Child Support Guidelines for the state of Arkansas to be used in determining the proper amount of child support payments.
This form contains the official Child Support Guidelines for the state of Arkansas to be used in determining the proper amount of child support payments.
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On April 2, 2020, the Arkansas Supreme Court issues their opinion titled In Re Implementation of the Revised Administrative Order No. 10. The new order shifts away from basing all child support obligations solely on the non-custodial parent's income and instead is based on an ?income-sharing? model.
FindLaw Newsletters Stay up-to-date with how the law affects your life Code SectionCalculation of Support -- Income Which Exceeds Chart% of the Parent's IncomeOne dependent: 15% Two dependents: 21% Three dependents: 25% Four dependents: 28% Five dependents: 30% Six dependents: 32%
If the parties share true joint custody and have similar income levels, the court may not require child support to be paid by either party. However, if there is a large income disparity between the parties, then the court will typically perform an offset of child support.
Is there a limit to the amount of money that can be taken from my paycheck for child support? 50 percent of disposable income if an obligated parent has a second family. 60 percent if there is no second family.
Parents cannot come to an agreement that there will be no child support. Even when everyone agrees that no child support should be paid, Arkansas courts must still go through all the calculations and decide based on the law to set the child support orders.