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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.
The proposed rule changes the measure of reasonable cost from 5% of each parent’s gross monthly income to 10% of the gross monthly income of each parent and applies it to the full cost of the policy as opposed to the incremental cost of adding the child(ren).
The child support standard determines the minimum amount each parent is expected to contribute to the support of their children. It expects that the custodial parent shares income directly with their children. It also presumes that the basic needs of the children are being met.
The pro rata percentage standard for the total number of children for whom support is being established is calculated by determining the designated percentage for the total number of children and dividing by the total number of children.
Guidelines. The following are guidelines and resources for calculating child support payment amounts: Guidelines for Setting Child Support Payment Amounts. Tables to estimate child support amounts: Low-Income Payer Table. Calculators to estimate support amount:
