What is a child support worksheet?

A child support worksheet is the step-by-step form that shows how a support amount was calculated under a state guideline — the income used, the formula or schedule applied, and the resulting obligation. Courts and child-support agencies use their own official worksheets for each state.

Is this the same as my state’s official worksheet?

No. This is an informal planning worksheet that reuses the same formula engine as the site’s calculators. It is not the official court form, and it is not legal advice. A court decides support using the state’s official worksheet and current guideline.

How accurate is the estimate?

Percentage-of-income states (such as Wisconsin and Mississippi) use verified statutory rates. Income Shares and Melson states use the official guideline schedule where loaded, and a clearly labeled reference model everywhere else. Always verify the current figure with the state child-support agency.

What if the court-ordered amount differs from my estimate?

Differences are common and usually legitimate: medical or child-care add-ons, how each state defines income, parenting time, arrears repayment, and documented deviations all move the number. Record the difference in the worksheet’s compare section and review it with a family-law attorney.

How do I print the worksheet on Letter size?

Click the Print / Save PDF button and choose US Letter (8.5 × 11 in) in the print dialog. The page stylesheet sets Letter size with normal margins, and you can choose “Save as PDF” instead of a printer to keep a digital copy.

Child Support Worksheet Generator

A printable worksheet that turns the site’s state formula engine into a case tracker: enter income, see the guideline estimate, compare it with the court-ordered amount, tick the review checklist, and print on US Letter.

Free & printableUS Letter layoutAll 50 states + D.C.

Direct answer

A child support worksheet generator helps you see how a support number was reached: it takes your state, monthly income, and number of children, applies the state’s guideline formula (Percentage of Income, Income Shares, or Melson), and prints a review sheet you can compare with the court-ordered amount. Percentage states such as Wisconsin and Mississippi use fixed statutory rates; Income Shares states combine both parents’ incomes against a schedule. The printed worksheet is an informal planning estimate, not the official court form.

Child support worksheet — estimate & case tracker

Reuses the same formula engine as the site’s Virginia calculator (Income Shares). Generate the estimate, compare it with your court order, and print a review worksheet.

State

Monthly income ($)

Other parent income ($/mo)

Number of children

Are you the non-custodial (paying) parent?

Other deductions ($/mo, optional)

Income Shares / Melson states combine both parents’ incomes, so the other parent’s income is required. Other deductions are recorded on the worksheet for reference and are not applied to the estimate.

Virginia Child Support Worksheet — Planning Estimate & Case Tracker

Prepared August 11, 2026 · Model: Income Shares · Income basis: gross · Statute: Va. Code § 20-108.2

Worksheet for: Non-custodial (paying) parent · Monthly income: $2,500.00 · Other parent: $2,000.00 · Children: 1

Informal planning estimate generated by ChildSupportFig — not a court worksheet, not legal advice. Courts set support using the official Virginia guideline. Confirm current figures with the state child-support agency or a licensed family-law attorney.

Step 1 — Your estimate

Estimated monthly obligation$439per month (Virginia — Income Shares)

Official schedule: Virginia Code § 20-108.2 Schedule of Monthly Basic Child Support Obligations (current; cap raised to $42,500/mo eff 2025-07-01) (2025)

Combined parental income$4,500.00
Total basic obligation (schedule)$790.50
Obligor income share55.6%
Obligor basic obligation$439.17
Estimated monthly support$439.17

Income Shares: combined income → official Virginia schedule → split by income share (+ add-ons, parenting-time credit).

Step 2 — Compare with your court order

Court-ordered amount ($/mo)

Notes on the difference

Court-ordered amount__________

This worksheet’s estimate$439.17

Differences are common — add-ons, income definitions, parenting time, arrears, and documented deviations all move the court number. Tick what applies in Step 3.

Step 3 — Review checklist

Medical support / health-insurance add-on is included in the order
Child-care add-on is included in the order
Parenting-time / shared-custody adjustment was applied
Court deviated from the guideline baseline (documented in the order)
Both parents’ incomes were considered (Income Shares states)
Arrears or other extras are folded into the monthly payment

Before relying on the number: confirm the current guideline, verify add-ons and parenting time, and ask a licensed family-law attorney in Virginia whether a deviation is likely.

2026 reference figures used in the worksheets

Verified reference data retrieved August 11, 2026. The calculator above applies each state’s loaded schedule; these figures are shown so printed worksheets carry dated, source-cited context.

Percentage-of-income states — statutory rates by number of children (retrieved 2026-08-11)
State	1	2	3	4	5+	Source
Wisconsin	17%	25%	29%	31%	34%	Wis. Stat. § 767.511
Mississippi	14%	20%	22%	24%	26%	Miss. Code Ann. § 43-19-101

2026 federal & state thresholds (retrieved 2026-08-11)
Item	2026 value	Why it matters
Federal poverty line (48 states)	$15,960 per person	Basis for low-income rules, self-support reserves, and fee thresholds.
125% of the federal poverty line	$19,950 per person	Common court fee-waiver line; also used by several states for low-income adjustments.
Washington self-support reserve	180% of the federal poverty line (effective Jan. 1, 2026)	Raised from 125% of FPL — RCW 26.19.065 protects more of each parent’s income.

Virginia Income Shares examples — one child, obligor only income (Va. Code § 20-108.2 schedule, retrieved 2026-08-11)
Monthly income	Estimated 1-child obligation
$1,000	$206
$2,000	$385
$3,000	$554

Sources and retrieval date: percentages and thresholds retrieved August 11, 2026, from Wis. Stat. § 767.511, Miss. Code Ann. § 43-19-101, the 2026 HHS federal poverty guidelines (48 states), RCW 26.19.065, and the Virginia Code § 20-108.2 schedule. Guidelines change — confirm the current figures with the state child-support agency.

Worksheet estimates by state

Every state page runs the same formula engine used here — pick your state to see its model, statutory rates, and full calculator.

Not legal or financial advice. Child support is determined by a court based on your state’s official worksheet. Online estimators provide an informal planning figure only. Laws change — always confirm the current guideline with your state child support agency or a licensed family law attorney in your state before relying on any number.

Child Support Worksheet Generator

Child support worksheet — estimate & case tracker

Virginia Child Support Worksheet — Planning Estimate & Case Tracker

Step 1 — Your estimate

Step 2 — Compare with your court order

Step 3 — Review checklist

2026 reference figures used in the worksheets

Worksheet estimates by state

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