Calculate Child Support
You may use the charts below to assist you in estimating child support payments. Remember: this is only guide. Actual child support will vary depending on the particular circumstances of your case.
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FAM §154.062. NET RESOURCES
(a) The court shall calculate net resources for the purpose of determining child support liability as provided by this section.(b) Resources include:
- 100 percent of all wage and salary income and other compensation for personal services (including commissions, overtime pay, tips, and bonuses);
- interest, dividends, and royalty income;
- self-employment income;
- net rental income (defined as rent after deducting operating expenses and mortgage payments, but not including noncash items such as depreciation); and
- all other income actually being received, including severance pay, retirement benefits, pensions, trust income, annuities, capital gains, social security benefits, unemployment benefits, disability and workers' compensation benefits, interest income from notes regardless of the source, gifts and prizes, spousal maintenance, and alimony.
- return of principal or capital;
- accounts receivable; or
- benefits paid in accordance with aid for families with dependent children.
- social security taxes;
- federal income tax based on the tax rate for a single person claiming one personal exemption and the standard deduction;
- state income tax;
- union dues; and
- expenses for health insurance coverage for the obligor's child.
