Search results
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.
Section 49.22 (9), Stats., provides that “the department shall promulgate rules that provide a standard for courts to use in determining a child support obligation based upon a percentage of the gross income and assets of either or both parents.
do not meet the code’s criteria for use of the high- or low-income guidelines, the child support order amount is set based on a percentage of the paying parent’s income that starts at 17% of gross income for one child, and goes up to 34% for five or more children.
If a payer's monthly income available for child support is below the lowest income level in Appendix C, the court may set an order at an amount appropriate for the payer's total economic circumstances.
