Child Support Worksheets
Worksheet A - Primary Physical Custody Child Support Calculation Worksheet
If you are asking for primary physical custody, fill out this worksheet. Primary physical custody exists when one parent has the
child more than 60% (219 days) of the time calculated over a one year period.
Determine the Gross Monthly Income (GMI) of the non-custodial parent (estimate if unknown).
Gross monthly income is the income received from all sources. If you do not know the parent’s gross monthly
income, you can calculate the number with the formula on the last page.
 Determine Child Support Obligation.
GMI
$ ___________
.18 (for 1 Child)
X .25 (for 2 Children)
=
.29 (for 3 Children)
.31 (for 4 Children)
Add .02 for each additional child
Monthly Child Support:
$ _______ OR $100 per child $_______
(write the higher amount)
Higher Amount: $__________
 Apply the Presumptive Maximum (rarely applicable).
Usually, this is the maximum amount a parent may be required to pay per month per
child (and can reduce – not increase – the amount that would be owed under step
). This amount changes every year on July 1st and can be found by going to
http://nvcourts.gov and searching the phrase “presumptive maximum.” Make sure
you are using the most current chart.
Presumptive Maximum
Reduction to:
$________
Or  not applicable
 Deviations. You may request an amount of child support that is lower or higher than the amount in  or , but
your reason(s) must be based upon one of the following factors. ( check all that apply)






The cost of health insurance
The cost of childcare
Special educational needs
Age of the child
Parent’s legal responsibility to support others
The value of services contributed by either
parent
 Public assistance paid to support the child
 Expenses reasonably related to the mother’s
pregnancy and confinement
 Cost of transportation for visitation if the
custodial parent moved out of the jurisdiction
 The amount of time the child spends with each
parent
 Any other necessary expenses for the benefit of
the child
 The relative income of both parents
Explain:_______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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Total Child Support:
$ _________
Child Support Worksheet A
Worksheet B - Joint Ph
hysical Cu
ustody Chiild Supporrt Calculaation Work
ksheet
If youu are asking for
f joint physiccal custody, fiill out this worksheet. A joint physical custody arrangement exists when each
parent has the child at least 40% (146 days) of the time calculated over a one year period.
Pare
ent 1’s Na
ame:
Parent 2’s Name
e:
.
Determine Eaach Parent’’s Gross Moonthly Incomme (GMI) (eestimate othher parent’ss income if uunknown).
Gross month
hly income iss the income received
r
from all sources. If you do nott know a pareent’s gross moonthly
income, you
u can calculatte the numberr with the form
mula on the laast page.
 DDetermine Each
E
Parentt’s Child Support Oblig
gation.
Parent 1’’s Monthly Chilld Support:
$ _______ OR $100 pper child $______
Parent 1 GM
MI
$ ______
____
X
Parent 2 GM
MI
$ ______
____
.18 (for 1 Child)
C
.25 (for 2 Children)
C
=
.29 (for 3 Children)
C
.31 (for 4 Children)
C
Add .02 fo
or each addittional child
(write thhe higher amounnt and use in stepp 3)
H
Higher Amount: $$__________
Parent 2’’s Monthly Chilld Support:
$ _______ OR $100 pper child $______
(write thhe higher amounnt and use in stepp 3)
H
Higher Amount: $$__________
 SSubtract the lower earninng parent’s amount
a
of ch
hild support in  from tthe higher eaarning parennt’s amount.
Higher
$ ______
__
Lower
-
$ _______
Child
d Support Obliigation
=
$__
____________
Nam
me of higher inccome parent:
paaid by
______________________
 AApply the Prresumptive Maximum (rarely appllicable).
U
Usually, this iss the maximum
m amount a parent
p
may bee required to ppay per monthh per child
(aand can reducce – not increaase – the amo
ount that woulld be owed unnder step ). This
am
mount changees every year on July 1st an
nd can be foun
nd by going to http://nvcouurts.gov
annd searching the
t phrase “prresumptive maximum.”
m
Make
M
sure youu are using thee most
cuurrent chart.
Presumptivve Maximum
Reducction to:
$_________
Or  nott applicable
 DDeviations. You
Y may requ
uest an amoun
nt of child sup
pport that is l ower or higheer than the am
mount in  orr , but yourr
rreason(s) musst be based up
pon one of thee following faactors. ( cheeck all that appply)






The cost of health inssurance
The cost of childcaree
Special educational
e
needs
n
Age of th
he child
Parent’s legal respon
nsibility to su
upport otherss
The value of servicess contributed
d by either
parent
 Public asssistance paid to support the child
 E
Expenses reaasonably rellated to the m
mother’s
ppregnancy aand confinem
ment
 C
Cost of transsportation foor visitation if the
ccustodial parrent moved out of the juurisdiction
 T
The amount of time the child spendss with each
pparent
 A
Any other neecessary exppenses for thhe benefit of
tthe child
 T
The relative income of bboth parents
EExplain:______________________________________________________________
Tootal Child S
Support:
___
___________
___________
__________
___________
__________________________
___
___________
___________
__________
___________
__________________________
$ __________
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mily Law Self-Help
p Center
Child Suppport Worksheet B
To Determine a Parent’s Gross Monthly Income:
Gross monthly income is a parent’s income from all sources before taxes. To find this number,
calculate the following:
Parent 1
Parent 2
*Monthly Wages from Employment (before taxes)
$
$
Monthly Tip Income
$
$
Monthly Self-Employment Income (after business expenses)
$
$
Monthly Unemployment Benefits
$
$
Social Security
$
$
Social Security Disability
$
$
Retirement / Pension
$
$
Other: _____________________________________
$
$
TOTAL INCOME
$
$
*To Determine a Parent’s Employment Income:
If you do not know a parent’s gross monthly income from employment, you can calculate the
number if you know the 1) hourly wage, 2) weekly income, or 3) annual income.
Gross Monthly Income Based on Annual Income:
Annual Income $_________  12 = $_________
Gross Monthly Income Based on Weekly Income:
Weekly Income $_________ x 52 = Annual Income $_________
Annual Income $_________  12 = $_________
Gross Monthly Income Based on Hourly Wage:
Hourly Wage $________ x # of Hours Worked per week ______ = Weekly Income $_________
Weekly Income $_________ x 52 = Annual Income $_________
Annual Income $_________  12 = $_________