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Child Support Calculator

Our MA Child Support Calculator

This tool is designed to give you a general idea of the support amount that applies to your case. If you would like to use the mass.gov calculator and download your results, you can find it here.

Child Support Calculator

Child Support Calculator

2021 Child Support Calculator

1. AGE, NUMBER, AND PARENTING OF CHILDREN

b. Check the option that applies to the children listed in 1a

c. Enter each parent's name

If you checked Option 2 above, enter the name of the parent with whom the children primarily resides in the column for Parent A, and the other parent's name as Parent B; otherwise, enter either parent's name in either column

Enter the number and age of children for whom each parent may be eligible to receive support
If you checked Option 1 above (shared), enter the number of children from 1a in the columns for both parents
If you checked Option 2 above, enter the number of children from 1a in the column for Parent A, and enter 0 in the column for Parent B
If you checked Option 3 above (split), enter the number of children primarily residing with each parent in each column

d. Number of children under age 18
e. Number of children 18 years or older
f. Total number of children

2. INCOME

a. Gross weekly income

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$

Social Security dependency benefit

b. Enter the total amount of the dependency benefit
in the column of the retired or disabled parent

(can only enter amount for one parent, since a child can only be entitled to one depending benefit)

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$

c. Enter the amount of the dependency benefit Social
Security sent directly to each parent

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$

Deductions:

d. Other child support obligations paid

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$

e. Health care premium/enrollment paid

(both parents must fill this out)

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$

f. Dental/vision insurance cost paid

(both parents must fill this out)

$
$

Credits:

g. Child care cost paid for children covered by this order (Daycare only)

Parent A

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$
$
$
$

Parent B

$
$
$
$
$

Total

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$

 

 

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$

3. GROSS SUPPORT AMOUNTS

a. Available income

b. Combined available income

c. Share of combined available income

d. Applicable available income

e. Support amount for one child

f. Adjustment for the number of children in 1f

g. Combined support amount

4. ADJUSTMENT FOR CHILDREN 18 YEARS OR OLDER

a. Adjustment percentage for the ages

of the children listed in 1d and 1e
For Parent

b. Adjustment for children 18 years or older

c. Adjusted combined support amount

5. PROPORTIONAL SUPPORT AMOUNTS

a. Minus each parent's share of support

b. Other parent's share of support

c. Other parent's share of support with low‐income payor adjustment

6. ADJUSTED SUPPORT AMOUNTS

a. Child care cost benchmark amount

b. Other parent's share of benchmark cost

c. Other parent's adjusted share of support

d. Support as % of each parent's available income

e. Other parent's adjusted share of support

f. Recipient and Payor

g. Payor's adjusted share of support

7. PAYOR'S NET SUPPORT OBLIGATION

a. Support as % of Recipient's available income

b. Payor's support obligation adjusted for income disparity

c. Credit for Social Security dependency benefits paid

d. Payor's final support obligation

e. Support as % of Payor's available income

8. ADDITIONAL INCOME ABOVE $7,692

a. Combined additional income

b. Share of combined additional income

Payor's Support Obligations

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