The Guidelines set a minimum child support amount of $91.00 per child per month.
40% of the high earner's net monthly income minus 50% of the low earner's net monthly income. For instance, if Spouse A earns $5,000 per month and Spouse B earns $2,500 per month, temporary spousal support might be calculated as follows: 40% of $5,000 = $2,000. 50% of $2,500 = $1,250.
Yes. Since there are different mothers, each can have their own child support case regardless of where they live or whom they live with if the father is not present.
Child Support With Multiple Mothers It now follows an 'income shares' model that considers each parent's income when deciding the total amount of child support. This is instead of the court ordering one parent to provide child support to the other on a mere percentage basis.
Pro Rata is a term that Washington uses in determining each parent's support obligation. For example, if you're combined net income is ten thousand dollars and one spouse contributes 7,000 of that, the other spouse contributes 3,000 - the Pro Rata share is a 70/30 split.
Child Support With Multiple Mothers It now follows an 'income shares' model that considers each parent's income when deciding the total amount of child support. This is instead of the court ordering one parent to provide child support to the other on a mere percentage basis.
For example, suppose your monthly income is $1,500 and your co-parent's income is $4,500, for a combined parental income of $6,000. Since you contribute 25% of the total parental income, your pro rata share of the basic child support guideline amount is also 25%.
Apply the pro rata formula: Plug the identified values into the formula: Pro Rata Share = (Individual Share / Total Shares) x Total Amount.
No it will not affect your child support.