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The Child Support Standard provides guidelines to Wisconsin courts for setting child support and medical support. The guidelines are based on the parent's income, the time a child spends with each parent, and whether a parent is supporting other children.
The serial-family parent worksheet may be used to estimate a parent’s income available for support. The formula for high-income payers are. The guidelines for the first $7,000/month of income are: 17% of income for 1 child. 25% of income for 2 children. 29% of income for 3 children.
High-income payers. If the paying parent earns an income of more than $7,000/month ($84,000/year), the court may use the high- income payer guidelines. the Percentage Standard on will determine support for the first $7,000/month ($84,000/year) of income.
Section 49.22 (9), Stats., requires the department to adopt and publish a standard to be used by courts in determining child support obligations. The standard is to be based on a percentage of the gross income and assets of either or both parents.
2 proposed rule provides that the child’s benefit is based on the parent’s percentage of shared care-taking responsibility. The proposed rule applies the same methodology recommended for Social Security Disability or Old Age Insurance derivative benefits to the calculation of child support in cases
• Child Support orders must be based on earnings, income, or other evidence of ability to pay • Guidelines must incorporate a low -income adjustment • Requires states to meet evidentiary standards for establishing orders and imputing income
The formula for determining variable child support costs for shared placement between parents will change July 1, along with other child-support related rules. In this article, an attorney with the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families explains the changes.
