© 2020 Family Law Self-Help Center Child Support Worksheet
Joint Custody. Only fill out this section if you are asking for Joint Physical Custody.
Skip to if you are asking for primary custody, sole custody, or visitation only.
Subtract the lower earning parent’s amount of child support from the higher earning parent’s amount.
- = paid by
Adjustments.
If you want primary or sole physical custody, the court uses the number in as the standard
amount of child support the other parent would pay.
If you want the other parent to have primary or sole physical custody, the court uses the number
in as the standard amount of child support you would pay.
If you want both parents to have joint physical custody, the court uses the number in as the
standard amount of child support.
You can ask for more or less child support than the amount in or if you think any of the following
factors apply. ( check all that apply, or skip to if none if these reasons apply)
Special educational needs
A parent’s legal responsibility to support others
The value of services contributed by either
parent
Public assistance paid to support the child
Cost of transportation to and from visitation
The relative income of both households
Any other necessary expenses for the benefit
of the child
The obligor’s ability to pay
Explain:
Final Child Support Amount Requested:
$ ___________ paid by (name) _____________________________________
Child Support Obligation
$____________
Name of higher income parent:
____________________
