Child Support Calculator (enter the dollar amount without commas ex: 2455.00)
Enter the average monthly income/resources of the non-custodial parent.
Enter the average monthly amount taken out for Social Security.
Enter the average monthly amount taken out for Federal Income Taxes.
(based on a single person, claiming one exemption)
Enter the average monthlyamount taken out for state income taxes, if
applicable. (Texas has no state income taxes.)
Enter the average monthly amount taken out for union dues.
Enter the average monthly amount spent on child's health care.
Your child support is based on this subtotal =
In cases where the parent paying child support is
paying child support for other children
outside of this case, the percentages are slightly lower,
use the estimates in this table.
1
Child
2
Children
3
Children
4
Children
5
Children
6
Children
7
Children
17.5%
22.5%
27.38% 32.20%
37.33% 37.71% 38%
1 Child =
16%
20.63%
25.20%
30.33% 35.43%
36%
36.44%
2 Children =
14.75%
19%
24%
29%
34%
34.67%
35.2%
3 Children =
13.6%
18.33%
23.14%
28%
32.89%
33.6%
34.18%
4 Children =
13.33%
17.86% 22.5%
27.22%
32%
32.73%
33.33%
5 Children =
13.14%
17.5% 22%
26.6% 31.27%
32%
32.62%
6 Children =
13%
17.22%
21.6%
26.09%
30.67%
31.38%
32%
7 Children =
Texas Family Code, Section 154.129.
Number of children in this court case.
Fill in the blank fields, and the form will calculate an estimate for you.
Child support for 7 children is 40%
Child support for 6 children is 40%
Child support for 5 children is 40%
Child support for 4 children is 35%
Child support for 3 children is 30%
Child support for 2 children is 25%
Child support for 1 child is 20%
Number of
other children
the person
paying child
support is
legally
responsible to
support
(note: this
includes
biological
children not
step children)
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
The estimates below apply if the person paying child support does NOT support other children.
This is only a guideline and doesn't take into account other issues such as special needs of a child,
current living circumstances, etc. For more information about the type of factors the court's consider
when calculating child support read "Child Support Information" on TexasLawHelp.org website.
