In this article you will learn how child support works by state and you will be able to access each state in particular.

The Office of Child Support Enforcement, a division of the Administration for Children and Families under the Department of Health and Human Services, is now in charge of the federal child support enforcement program. While each state is free to choose its own method of calculating support, federal rules issued under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act mandate that child support standards be applied consistently across each state.

Differences Established by Child Support Law

45 CFR 302.56 mandates that each state create and make public a presumptively accurate (but that can be rebuttable) guide, and that the guideline be reviewed at least every four years.

In order to determine the “standard computation” of child support in each state, local courts and state Child Support Enforcement Offices have each developed their own “Child Support Guidelines Worksheet.” In any given situation, courts may decide to diverge from this normative estimate.

Unite States is a signatory to the 2007 Hague Maintenance Convention and has reciprocal arrangements in place with a some number of nations on the recovery of child support.

Get the Child Support Portal Login for your state

✅ Alabama

ALABAMA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN AL

ALABAMA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN AL

✅ Alaska

ALASKA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN AK

ALASKA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN AK

✅ Arizona

ARIZONA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN AZ

ARIZONA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN AZ

✅ Arkansas

ARKANSAS CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN AR

ARKANSAS CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN AR

✅ California

CALIFORNIA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN CA

CALIFORNIA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN CA

✅ Colorado

COLORADO CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN CO

COLORADO CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN CO

✅ Connecticut

CONNECTICUT CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN CT

CONNECTICUT CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN CT

✅ Delaware

DELAWARE CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN DE

DELAWARE CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN DE

✅ Florida

FLORIDA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN FL

FLORIDA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN FL

✅ Georgia

GEORGIA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN GA

GEORGIA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN GA[

✅ Hawaii

HAWAII CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN HI

HAWAII CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN HI

✅ Idaho

IDAHO CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN ID

IDAHO CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN ID

✅ Illinois

ILLINOIS CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN IL

ILLINOIS CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN IL

✅ Indiana

INDIANA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN IN

INDIANA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN IN

✅ Iowa

IOWA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN IA

IOWA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN IA

✅ Kansas

KANSAS CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN KS

KANSAS CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN KS

✅ Kentucky

KENTUCKY CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN KY

KENTUCKY CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN KY

✅ Louisiana

LOUISIANA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN LA

LOUISIANA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN LA

✅ Maine

MAINE CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN ME

MAINE CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN ME

✅ Maryland

MARYLAND CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN MD

MARYLAND CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN MD

✅ Massachusetts

MASSACHUSETTS CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN MA

MASSACHUSETTS CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN MA

✅ Michigan

MICHIGAN CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN MI

MICHIGAN CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN MI

✅ Minnesota

MINNESOTA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN MN

MINNESOTA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN MN

✅ Mississippi

MISSISSIPPI CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN MS

MISSISSIPPI CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN MS

✅ Missouri

MISSOURI CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN MO

MISSOURI CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN MO

✅ Montana

MONTANA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN MT

MONTANA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN MT

✅ Nebraska

NEBRASKA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN NE

NEBRASKA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN NE

✅ Nevada

NEVADA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN NV

NEVADA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN NV

✅ New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN NH

NEW HAMPSHIRE CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN NH

✅ New Jersey

NEW JERSEY CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN NJ

NEW JERSEY CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN NJ

✅ New Mexico

NEW MEXICO CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN NM

NEW MEXICO CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN NM

✅ New York

NEW YORK CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN NY

NEW YORK CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN NY

✅ North Carolina

NORTH CAROLINA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN NC

NORTH CAROLINA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN NC

✅ North Dakota

NORTH DAKOTA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN ND

NORTH DAKOTA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN ND

✅ Ohio

OHIO CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN OH

OHIO CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN OH

✅ Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN OK

OKLAHOMA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN OK

✅ Oregon

OREGON CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN OR

OREGON CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN OR

✅ Pennsylvania

PENNSYLVANIA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN PA

PENNSYLVANIA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN PA

✅ Rhode Island

RHODE ISLAND CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN RI

RHODE ISLAND CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN RI

✅ South Carolina

SOUTH CAROLINA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN SC

SOUTH CAROLINA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN SC

✅ South Dakota

SOUTH DAKOTA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN SD

SOUTH DAKOTA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN SD

✅ Tennessee

TENNESSEE CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN TN

TENNESSEE CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN TN

✅ Texas

TEXAS CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN TX

TEXAS CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN TX

✅ Utah

UTAH CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN UT

UTAH CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN UT

✅ Vermont

VERMONT CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN VT

VERMONT CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN VT

✅ Virginia

VIRGINIA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN VA

VIRGINIA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN VA

✅ Washington

WASHINGTON CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN WA

WASHINGTON CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN WA

✅ West Virginia

WEST VIRGINIA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN WV

WEST VIRGINIA CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN WV

✅ Wisconsin

WISCONSIN CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN WI

WISCONSIN CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN WI

✅ Wyoming

WYOMING CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN WY

WYOMING CHILD SUPPORT LOGIN WY

Ways to establish

Three fundamental models, or formulae, are used by states to determine a child support obligation: one of three models: the Melson Formula, the Income Shares model, or the Percentage of Income model.

The Income Shares

According to the Income Shares Model, minor children should get the same level of parental assistance as if their parents shared a home. The estimated percentage of each parent’s income that would have gone toward the kid in a shared home is used in this approach to determine support. State-specific calculations effectively sum the combined income of both parents. The amount required to maintain each kid is then calculated using fundamental factors, modified for the particular circumstance, and varies by state. Finally, the amount of support due is divided between the parents proportionally based on their respective income contributions. For example, the noncustodial parent is responsible for 60% of the support obligation if the custodial parent earns $4,000 per month while the noncustodial parent earns $6,000 per month.

The Percentage of Income

Support is calculated using the Proportion of Income model as a percentage of the noncustodial parent’s income. This approach presupposes that the kid receives the whole financial support of the custodial parent. As in the previous model, the support amount is changed. (Note: Massachusetts and the District of Columbia employ a hybrid formula that combines the Income Shares and Percentage of Income models.)

The Melson Formula

The Income Shares concept is simplified by the Melson Formula. A Standard of Living Adjustment (SOLA), which automatically allows the kid to partake in a parent’s or parents’ increasing income, is one of its unique characteristics. This six-step approach takes into account the SOLA, the major support requirements of the children, child care costs, and unusual medical costs. The courts next consider each parent’s basic self-support requirements and their share of the combined net income to establish the amount of support due. These sums are put together. The formula has the name of the Delaware Family Court judge who created it in the 1970s and 1980s, Elwood F. Melson, Jr.

 

 

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