Kansas Child Support Guidelines effective January 1, 2020

KANSAS

CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES

Pursuant to Kansas Supreme Court

Administrative Order No. 307

Effective January 1, 2020

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. USE OF THE GUIDELINES ............................................................................................. 1

II. DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATION ............................................................................. 1

II.A. Child Support .......................................................................................................... 1

II.A.1 Direct Expenses .......................................................................................... 1

II.A.2 Indirect Expenses ........................................................................................ 2

II.B. Child Support Worksheet ........................................................................................ 2

II.C. Child Support Schedules ......................................................................................... 2

II.D. Domestic Gross Income - Wage Earner.................................................................. 3

II.E. Income Computation - Self-Employed ................................................................... 4

II.E.1. Self-Employment Gross Income ................................................................. 4

II.E.2. Reasonable Business Expenses ................................................................... 4

II.E.3. Domestic Gross Income - Self-Employed .................................................. 4

II.F. Ability to Earn Income............................................................................................ 4

II.G. Child Support Income ............................................................................................. 6

II.H. Child Support Adjustments ..................................................................................... 6

III. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................ 7

III.A. Documentation ........................................................................................................ 7

III.B. Applications ............................................................................................................ 7

III.B.1. Rounding .................................................................................................... 7

III.B.2. Age ............................................................................................................. 7

III.B.3. Income Beyond the Child Support Schedule ............................................. 8

III.B.4. More than Six Children .............................................................................. 8

III.B.5. Divided Residency Situations .................................................................... 8

III.B.6. Multiple-Family Application...................................................................... 8

III.B.7. Sharing Equal Time and Expenses ............................................................. 9

III.B.8. Residence with a Third Party ................................................................... 14

III.B.9. Cost of Living Differential ....................................................................... 14

III.B.10. Birth Expenses........................................................................................ 15

IV. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE WORKSHEET ................................................ 15

IV.A. Income Computation - Wage Earner (Section A) ................................................. 15

IV.B. Income Computation - Self-Employed (Section B) .............................................. 15

IV.C. Adjustments to Domestic Gross Income (Section C) ........................................... 15

IV.C.1. Domestic Gross Income (Line C.1) ......................................................... 16

IV.C.2. Court-Ordered Child Support Paid (Line C.2) ......................................... 16

IV.C.3. Spousal Maintenance Paid (Line C.3)...................................................... 16

IV.C.4. Spousal Maintenance Received (Line C.4) .............................................. 16

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IV.C.5. Child Support Income (Line C.5) ............................................................ 17

IV.D. Computation of Child Support (Section D) .......................................................... 17

IV.D.1. Child Support Income (Line D.1) ............................................................ 17

IV.D.2. Proportionate Shares of Combined Income (Line D.2) ........................... 17

IV.D.3. Gross Child Support Obligation (Line D.3)............................................. 17

IV.D.4. Health, Dental, Orthodontic, and Optometric Expenses (Line D.7) ........ 18

IV.D.5. Work-Related Child Care Costs (Line D.9) ............................................. 19

IV.D.6. Proportionate Child Support Obligation for Each Parent (Line D.11) .... 20

IV.D.7. Adjustment for Health, Dental, Orthodontic, and Optometric Premiums

and Work-Related Child Care Costs (Line D.12) ..................................... 21

IV.D.8. Basic Parental Child Support Obligation (Line D.13) ............................. 21

IV.E. Child Support Adjustments (Section E) ................................................................ 21

IV.E.1. Long-Distance Parenting Time Costs (Line E.1) ..................................... 21

IV.E.2. Parenting Time Adjustment (Line D.5).................................................... 22

IV.E.3. Income Tax Considerations (Line E.2) .................................................... 25

IV.E.4. Special Needs (Line E.3) .......................................................................... 25

IV.E.5. Support of Children Beyond the Age of Majority (Line E.4) .................. 25

IV.E.6. Overall Financial Conditions of the Parties (Line E.5) ............................ 26

IV.E.7. Total (Line E.6) ........................................................................................ 26

IV.F. Deviation(s) From Rebuttable Presumption Amount (Section F) ........................... 26

IV.F.1. Basic Parental Child Support Obligation (Line F.1) ................................ 26

IV.F.2 Ability to Pay Calculation ....................................................................... 26

IV.F.2. Total Child Support Adjustments (Line F.2) .......................................... 27

IV.F.3. Adjusted Subtotal (Line F.3) .................................................................... 27

IV.F.4. Equal Parenting Time Obligation ............................................................. 27

IV.F.5 Social Security Disability or Retirement Dependent/Auxiliary Benefits .. 27

IV.F.6. Enforcement Fee Allowance (Line F.7) ................................................... 27

IV.F.7. Net Parental Child Support Obligation (Line F.8) ................................... 28

IV.F.8. Required Worksheet Signatures ............................................................... 28

IV.G. Payment of Child Support ..................................................................................... 28

V. CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES ................................................................................. 29

VI. REVIEW OF GUIDELINES ............................................................................................ 31

APPENDIX I ............................................................................................................................... 35

Child Support Worksheet .................................................................................................. 35

APPENDIX II .............................................................................................................................. 38

Child Support Schedules ................................................................................................... 38

Domestic Relations Affidavit ........................................................................................... 50

Equal Parenting Time (EPT) Worksheet .......................................................................... 61

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KANSAS CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES

Pursuant to Kansas Supreme Court Administrative Order Effective January 1, 2020.

I. USE OF THE GUIDELINES

The Kansas Child Support Guidelines are the basis for establishing and reviewing child

support orders in Kansas, including cases settled by agreement of the parties. Judges and

hearing officers must follow the guidelines and the court shall consider all relevant

evidence presented in setting an amount of child support.

The Net Parental Child Support Obligation is calculated by completing a Child Support

Worksheet (Appendix I).

The calculation of the respective parental child support obligations on Line D.13 of the

worksheet is a rebuttable presumption of a reasonable child support order. If a party

alleges that the Line D.13 support amount is unjust or inappropriate in a particular case,

the party seeking the adjustment has the burden of proof to show that an adjustment

should apply. If the court finds from relevant evidence that it is in the best interest of the

child to make an adjustment, the court shall consider Section E of the Child Support

Worksheet.

II. DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATION

II.A. Child Support

The purpose of child support is to pay for and provide for the needs of the child

whether the child lives with a parent or a third party. The needs of the child

include direct and indirect expenses related to the day-to-day care and well-being

of the child.

II.A.1 Direct Expenses

Direct expenses for a child shall include those fixed expenses paid directly to a

third party, such as a school, church, recreational club, or sports club to allow

participation in an activity or event, or to attend school. Direct expenses also

include all necessary supplies and equipment purchased to support such activity.

Direct expenses shall include:

 All school and school-related expenses including school lunches.

 Extracurricular activities.

 Clothing.

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II.A.2 Indirect Expenses

Indirect expenses are those expenses that benefit the child but are not paid directly

for their personal needs. These include food (excluding school lunches),

transportation, housing, or utilities. The indirect expenses are usually borne by

the respective parents within their own household and are not shared.

II.B. Child Support Worksheet

The worksheet should contain the actual calculation of the child support based on

child support income, work-related child care costs, health, dental, orthodontic,

and optometric insurance premiums, and any child support adjustments. (See

Section IV, Specific Instructions for the Worksheet and a completed sample

worksheet on the Kansas Judicial Branch website.). In divided residency

situations or if the child lives with a third party, separate child support worksheets

may have to be prepared for each parent.

II.C. Child Support Schedules

The child support schedules (Appendix II) are adopted by the Kansas Supreme

Court based on the recommendation of the Kansas Child Support Guidelines

Advisory Committee.

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The schedules are based upon national data regarding

average family expenditures for children, which vary depending upon three major

factors: the parents’ combined income, the number of children in the family, and

the ages of the children.

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The schedules are derived from an economic model

initially developed in 1987 by Dr. William Terrell.

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In the fall of 1989, Dr. Ann

Coulson updated the schedules,

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which were then modified downward at lower

income levels in 1990 at the Court’s request, and adjusted for current economic

data in 1993.

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Dr. William Terrell reviewed various studies and foundation data

in 1998 and 2002. These reviews led to updated schedule proposals; however, no

changes were made in 1998. His more recent statistical analyses and attendant

schedule changes provide the bases for the committee’s recommendations that

were adopted by the Court in 2003.

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Dr. Jodi Pelkowski worked with Dr. Terrell

during the review period which led to the adoption of Kansas Supreme Court

Administrative Order No. 180 effective January 1, 2004, and took over Dr.

Terrell’s work during 2005.

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Her analyses of economic data in spending on

children served as the basis for the committee recommendations in 2007, 2011,

2015, and 2018.

The schedules take into consideration that income deductions for social security,

federal retirement, and federal and state income taxes, as well as property taxes on

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owner-occupied housing, are not available to the family for spending.

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Thus,

although the schedules use combined gross monthly income as an index that

identifies values in the child support schedules, the entries in the schedules used

to calculate the actual child support obligation are based upon either consumption

spending

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or after-tax income, whichever is lower. The schedules also include a

built-in reduction from average expenditures per child (the dissolution burden),

because of the financial impact on the family of maintaining two households

instead of one.

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II.D. Domestic Gross Income - Wage Earner

The domestic gross income for the wage earner is income from all sources,

including that which is regularly or periodically received, excluding public

assistance and child support received for other children in the residency of either

parent. For purposes of these guidelines, the term “public assistance” means all

income, whether in cash or in-kind, which is received from public sources and for

which the recipient is eligible on the basis of financial need. It includes, but is not

limited to, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Earned Income Credit (EIC),

food stamps, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), General

Assistance (GA), Medicaid, Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP),

Section 8, and other forms of public housing assistance.

VA Disability payments, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) payments,

Social Security Retirement payments, and any employer provided or private

disability insurance payments shall be considered income for child support

purposes.

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It may be necessary for the court to consider historical information and the

seasonal nature of employment. For example, if overtime is regularly earned by

one of the parties, then a historical average of one year should be considered.

In instances where one or both of the parties is employed by a branch of the

armed forces or is called to active duty by a branch of the armed forces, then the

court shall include the basic pay of the party plus Basic Allowance for Housing

(BAH) and Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS). The court may consider cost

of living differences in determining the domestic gross income. Depending upon

the facts of the case, the court may consider all military pay including any

allowances, special pay, and other forms of compensation and benefits.

Frequently, a wage earner’s income is adjusted for a salary reduction arrangement

for qualified benefits offered under a cafeteria plan. In such cases, the use of

gross wages (total income before any salary reduction amounts) results in the

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simplest and fairest application of the guidelines. Therefore, the gross income of

the wage earner, regardless of whether it is taxable or nontaxable, is to be used to

compute child support payments.

II.E. Income Computation - Self-Employed

II.E.1. Self-Employment Gross Income

Self-employment gross income is income from self-employment and all other

income including that which is regularly and periodically received from any

source excluding public assistance and child support received for other children in

the residency of either parent.

II.E.2. Reasonable Business Expenses

In cases of self-employed persons, reasonable business expenses are those actual

expenditures reasonably necessary for the production of income. Depreciation

shall be included only if it is shown that it is reasonably necessary for the

production of income. Reasonable business expenses shall include the additional

self-employment tax paid over and above the FICA rate. The qualified business

income (QBI) deduction shall not be considered a reasonable business expense for

child support purposes.

II.E.3. Domestic Gross Income - Self-Employed

Domestic gross income for self-employed persons is self-employment gross

income less reasonable business expenses.

II.F. Ability to Earn Income

II.F.1. Income may be imputed to either parent in appropriate circumstances. If

the Court, within its discretion, decides to impute income in a particular case, the

Court must take into consideration the specific circumstances of the non-custodial

parent and the custodial parent, to the extent known. Such factors include:

 the non-custodial and the custodial parent's assets,

 residence,

 employment and earnings history,

 job skills,

 educational attainment,

 literacy,

 age,

 health,

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 criminal record and other employment barriers,

 and record of seeking work, as well as the local job market, the

availability of employers willing to hire the parent,

 prevailing earnings level in the local community, and

 other relevant background factors in the case.

The Court must make written findings in support of imputing income.

II.F.1.a. After considering the factors listed in Section II.F.1, the Court may find

that a parent is able to earn at least the federal minimum wage and to work 40

hours per week.

II.F.1.b. When a parent is deliberately unemployed, although capable of working,

employment potential and probable earnings may be based on the parent’s recent

work history, occupational skills, and the prevailing job opportunities in the

community.

II.F.1.c. If a parent is terminated from employment for misconduct, rather than

laid off, their previous wage may be imputed, but shall not be less than federal

minimum wage.

II.F.1.d. When a parent receives significant in-kind payment or reimbursement

that reduces personal living expenses as a result of employment, such as a

company car, free housing, or reimbursed meals, the value of such in-kind

payment or reimbursement should be added to gross income.

II.F.1.e.When there is evidence that a parent is deliberately underemployed, the

court may evaluate the circumstances to determine whether actual or potential

earnings should be used.

II.F.1.f. Incarceration by itself may not be treated as voluntary unemployment for

purposes of establishing or modifying an order of support. However,

circumstances surrounding the incarceration of the payor may be considered with

all other factors and circumstances related to the incarcerated payor's ability to

pay support and any other equitable considerations relevant to the specific

circumstances of the case.

II.F.2. Income may be imputed to the parent having primary residency in

appropriate circumstances, but should not result in a higher support obligation for

the other parent.

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II.G. Child Support Income

Child support income is the domestic gross income after adjustments for child

support paid in other cases and for maintenance paid or received in the present

case or other cases. (See Section IV, Specific Instructions for the Worksheet,

subsection IV.D.1 and the Kansas Judicial Branch website for a sample

worksheet.)

II.H. Child Support Adjustments

Child support adjustments are considerations of additions or subtractions from the

net parental child support obligation to be made if in the best interests of the child.

(See section IV.E, Specific Instructions for the Worksheet)

II.I. Effect of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Benefits or Retirement

Benefits.

a. Current Support Obligation

1. Dependent/auxiliary benefits received for a child based upon the

disability of the payee are not a credit toward the child support

obligation of the payor. The amount of the payee's benefit is included

in the income for the purpose of calculating the child support

obligation.

2. Dependent/auxiliary benefits received by a payee, as representative

payee of the child, based upon the earnings or disability of the payor

shall be considered as a credit to satisfy the payor's child support

obligation as follows:

i. The payor's benefits shall be included in the payor's Gross

Domestic Income and the child's dependent/auxiliary benefit shall

be applied as a credit to the payor's current child support

obligation. The credit shall be entered in Section F, line 6 on the

child support worksheet.

ii. Any portion of the benefit that exceeds the child support

obligation shall be considered a gratuity for the benefit of the

child(ren).

3. In those situations in which both the payee and payor receives Social

Security benefits and the child is eligible to receive

dependent/auxiliary benefits, the judge will make findings as to how

the dependent/auxiliary benefits will be applied to the child support

obligation.

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b. Arrearages

1. Credit for retroactive lump sum payment. If the payee, as a

representative payee, received a lump sum payment of retroactive

SSDI benefits, the amount shall be applied as a credit against the child

support arrearage that accumulated during the months covered by the

lump-sum payment. The payee must notify the court and all parties

within 30 days of receipt of the lump sum payment. The court may

issue sanctions if notice is not provided (See Section V.B.2).

2. Any portion of the lump sum payments of retroactive SSDI

dependent/auxillary benefits paid to children in excess of the child

support obligation should not be credited against the child support

arrearage and is a gift/gratuity to the children.

III. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

III.A. Documentation

The party requesting a child support order or modification shall present to the

court a completed worksheet, together with a completed Domestic Relations

Affidavit (Appendix III) or Short-Form Domestic Relations Affidavit (Appendix

IV). This information shall assist the court in confirming or adjusting the various

amounts entered on the worksheet. The information required shall be attached to

the application for support or motion to modify support.

A worksheet approved by the court shall be filed in every case where an order of

child support is entered.

III.B. Applications

III.B.1. Rounding

Calculations should be rounded to the nearest tenth for percentages. Calculations

should be rounded to the nearest dollar in all instances. In using the child support

schedules for income amounts not shown, income should be rounded to the

nearest basic child support obligation amounts.

III.B.2. Age

In determining the age of a child, use the age on the child’s nearest birthday.

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III.B.3. Income Beyond the Child Support Schedule

If the combined child support income exceeds the highest amount shown on the

schedules, the court should exercise its discretion by considering what amount of

child support should be set in addition to the highest amount on the child support

schedule. For the convenience of the parties, a formula is contained at the end of

each child support schedule (Appendix II) to compute the amount that is not set

forth on the schedules (see the Kansas Judicial Branch website for an example).

III.B.4. More than Six Children

If the parties share legal responsibility for more than six children, support should

be based upon the established needs of the children and be greater than the

amount of child support on the six child families’ schedule.

III.B.5. Divided Residency Situations

Divided residency is when parents have two or more children and each parent has

residency of one or more of the children.

For divided residency, if each parent has primary residency of one or more

children, a worksheet should be prepared for each family unit using the child

support schedule which corresponds with the total number of children of the

parties living in each family unit. If the parties’ children are covered by the same

health insurance policy, the cost should be prorated based upon the number of

children in each family unit. Upon completion of the two worksheets, the lower

net parental child support obligation is subtracted from the higher amount. The

difference is the amount of child support the party having the higher obligation

will pay to the party with the lower obligation. (See the Kansas Judicial Branch

website for an example)

III.B.6. Multiple-Family Application

The multiple-family application may be used to adjust the child support obligation

of the parent not having primary residency when that parent has legal financial

responsibility for the support of other children who reside with that parent. The

multiple-family application may be used only by a parent not having primary

residency when establishing an original order of child support or an increase in

support is sought by the parent having primary residency. If using the multiple-

family application will result in a gross child support obligation (Line D.3 in the

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Child Support Worksheet) below the poverty level as shown on the child support

schedules, the use of the multiple-family application is discretionary.

For the multiple-family application, if the parent not having primary residency has

children by another relationship who reside with him/her, use the child support

schedule representing the total number of children the parent not having primary

residency is legally obligated to support to determine the basic child support

obligation. (See the Kansas Judicial Branch website for an example)

If the wife of the parent not having primary residency or the parent not having

primary residency herself is pregnant at the time of the motion to increase child

support, the court shall complete two child support worksheets, one with the

multiple-family application including the unborn child, and one without the

unborn child. The court shall then order that, until the birth of the child, the child

support amount from the child support worksheet without a multiple-family

application based on the new child will be utilized. Beginning with the first

payment following the birth of the child, the child support amount from the child

support worksheet including the new child shall be utilized.

In the instance of shared residency or divided residency, the multiple-family

application is available to either party in defense of a requested child support

increase.

III.B.7. Sharing Equal Time and Expenses

Use of this section is discretionary with the court. To qualify for shared

residential custody treatment, the parties must share the children’s time on an

equal basis, not based on a non-primary residency extended parenting time basis

(i.e. summer visitation, holidays, etc.) Second, the parties must be sharing the

direct expenses of the child as defined in Section I and II.A.1.

Parents who share the children’s time equally may be eligible for one of the

following: the shared expense formula (see Section III.B.7.a.) or the equal

parenting time formula (Section III.B.7.b). Parents who share their children’s

time equally but do not want or are not able to agree to share direct expenses

should consider using the equal parenting time formula (Section III.B.7.b).

III.B.7.a. Shared Expense Formula

Sharing expenses and using the shared expense formula is an alternative

method of paying expenses related to the children. Sharing expenses and

using the shared expense formula requires parents to effectively

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communicate and cooperate regularly. Sharing expenses and using the

formula should only be attempted by parents who:

i. communicate well,

ii. are highly cooperative co-parents,

iii. have the ability and willingness to keep accurate records for the

period of time necessary to raise their children,

iv. will share the children’s direct expenses in a timely manner,

v. have similar values and tastes,

vi. have considered the current and future needs of their children

carefully, and

vii. are willing and able to resolve minor problems without the

intervention of others.

III.B.7.a.(1) Court Approval

No shared expense formula shall be ordered without the court

having approved the following six requirements:

III.B.7.a.(1)(a) Equal Parenting Time

A court must have made a determination that equal

parenting time is in the best interests of the minor children.

The children’s time with each parent must be regular and

equal rather than equal based on a non-primary residency

extended parenting time basis (i.e., summer visitation,

holidays, etc.).

III.B.7.a.(1)(b) Agreed Detailed Plan

The parties have executed a detailed written agreement to

share the direct expenses of the children on an equal or

basis. Direct expenses include, but are not limited to,

clothing and education expenses, but do not include

household food, transportation, housing, or utilities.

III.B.7.a.(1)(c) Unreimbursed Health Expenses

Unreimbursed health expenses should continue to be shared

in proportion to the parties’ income. See Section IV,

Specific Instruction for the Worksheet, Subsection D.4.b

and worksheet Line D.2.

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III.B.7.a.(1)(d)

Direct expenses may be shared by dividing each expense or

by offsetting expenses using an agreed expense sharing

plan. See Appendix VI for a sample plan.

III.B.7.a.(1)(e) Worksheet

The parties must present a child support worksheet using

the shared expense or equal parenting time formula.

III.B.7.a.(1)(f) Alternative Dispute Provision

Neither party may unilaterally modify or terminate the

agreed upon shared expense plan. The parties’ shared

expense agreement must include an alternative dispute

process for any disagreements the parents may have

concerning the children’s expenses.

III.B.7.a.(2) Sanctions

Failure to share expenses pursuant to the expense sharing

agreement or failure to abide by the time sharing agreement may

result in termination of the use of the shared expense formula or

other appropriate sanctions.

III.B.7.a(3) Shared Expense Calculation.

The support is calculated using one worksheet. The amount of the

lower adjusted subtotal (Line F.6b) is subtracted from the higher

adjusted subtotal (Line F.6b) and the difference is then multiplied

by .50. The resulting amount is the child support the party having

the higher obligation will pay to the party with the lower

obligation. After calculating the enforcement fee, the fee is added

to the child support obligation and this amount is entered on Line

F.8 of the child support worksheet for the parent with the higher

adjusted subtotal on Line F.6.b.

III.B.7.b. Equal Parenting Time Formula

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Applying the equal parenting time formula eliminates the need for parents

to exchange receipts for the purpose of dividing their share of the direct

expenses. If the equal parenting time formula is utilized, the parent

receiving the equal parenting time child support amount/credit shall be

responsible for the payment of the reasonable direct expenses listed in

Section II.A.1.

The equal parenting time formula is discretionary with the court and may

be used to set child support when the court determines that: 1) a shared

residential custody arrangement is in the best interests of the minor child,

2) the parents share the child’s time equally, and 3) one or more of the

following conditions apply:

i. the parties either do not agree to use the shared expense formula,

or

ii. applying the shared expense formula would place the parent who

would otherwise be designated to pay the direct expenses without

sufficient funds to be responsible for all direct expenses, or

iii. applying the shared expense formula is not in the best interests of

the child for other reasons.

See the Kansas Judicial Branch website for an example.

When the equal parenting time formula is used to set child support, absent

agreement of the parties as to which parent is to pay the direct expenses,

the court shall consider, including but not limited to, the following factors,

in establishing which parent shall pay the direct expenses.

a. Historical roles of the parties for the children.

b. Familiarity of parties with purchasing needs of children.

c. Demonstrated performance under previous EPT or shared expense

formula, if applicable.

d. Demonstrated responsibility with money.

e. Ability of party to cooperate with other party.

f. Demonstrated payment of historical percentages of child’s

medical/dental bills.

g. Relative incomes of the parties.

The equal parenting time formula calculation shall consist of three steps:

Step 1: A child support worksheet shall be prepared. The amount of the

lower adjusted subtotal on Line F.3 shall be subtracted from the higher

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adjusted subtotal on Line F.3. The resulting figure shall be multiplied by

0.5 and shall constitute the first portion of the formula.

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the parents are presumed to each

provide the child’s clothing in their own home. Use either Step 2.a. or 2.b.

depending on whether the parents each provide clothing for the child in

their own home.

Step 2.a: For parents providing clothing for the child in their own home,

the Line D.3 child support obligation figure will be multiplied by one of

the following percentages:

 7% if total combined monthly child support income on Line D.1. is

equal to or less than $4,690;

 10.5% if total combined monthly child support income on Line

D.1. is more than $4,690 and less than $8,125;

 15% if total combined monthly child support income on Line D.1.

is equal to or greater than $8,125, or;

Step 2.b: If the parents do not provide the child’s clothing in their own

home, the Line D.3. child support obligation amount will be multiplied by

one of the following percentages:

 11% if total combined monthly child support income on Line D.1.

is equal to or less than $4,690;

 14% if total combined monthly child support income on Line D.1.

is more than $4,690 and less than $8,125;

 18% if total combined monthly child support income on Line D.1.

is equal to or greater than $8,125, or;

Choose either Step 3.a or 3.b. depending on which parent is designated to

pay the direct expenses for the child to determine the percentage by which

the result on Line D.3 will be multiplied.

Step 3.a. If the parent with the lower adjusted subtotal from Line F.3 of

the child support worksheet (the parent receiving support) is responsible

for paying all direct expenses of the child, the resulting figure from Step 1

shall be added to the resulting figure from either Step 2.a or Step 2.b. This

result shall be the amount the parent with the higher support obligation on

Line F.3 pays to the parent with the lower support obligation on Line F.3

before the child support enforcement fee is calculated. This amount is

entered on Line F.4 of the child support worksheet. The equal parenting

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time worksheet, or a worksheet in substantially the same form, shall be

filed with the child support worksheet.

Step 3.b. If the parent with the higher adjusted subtotal from Line F.3 is

responsible for paying all direct expenses of the child, the resulting figure

from either Step 2.a or Step 2.b shall be subtracted from the resulting

figure from Step 1. This result shall be the amount the parent with the

higher support obligation on Line F.3 is credited on Line F.3 before the

child support enforcement fee is calculated. This amount is entered on

Line F.4 of the child support worksheet.

If the result on Line 14 of the Equal Parenting Time Worksheet (Appendix

5) is less than zero, the court shall consider the overall financial

circumstances of the parties to determine whether an adjustment should be

made. The equal parenting time worksheet, or a worksheet in

substantially the same form, shall be filed with the child support

worksheet. (Sample worksheets may be found on the Kansas Judicial

Branch website).

In situations where the Equal Parenting Time formula has previously been

established with one parent paying the direct expense portion and there is

a subsequent realignment of the relative incomes, absent agreement of the

parties, the Court shall determine which parent should pay the direct

expense portion.

III.B.8. Residence with a Third Party

If the child is residing with a third party, the court shall order each of the parties

to pay to the third party their respective amounts of child support as determined

by the worksheet.

III.B.9. Cost of Living Differential

The cost of living varies among states. The “Regional Price Parities by State” as

reported by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic

Analysis can be used to compute a value for the cost of living differential. (See

the Kansas Judicial Branch website for tables, instructions, and examples.) The

adjusted monthly income figure is entered on Line A.1, Line B.1, or Line C.5 of

the child support worksheet, as appropriate. There is a rebuttable presumption

that the adjusted pay amount reflects the variance in cost of living. The

application of the cost of living differential is discretionary. The cost of living

differential is not applicable in cases where a cost of living adjustment has already

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been applied to a person's wages. The child support worksheet should be marked

to indicate whether the cost of living differential is used.

The income of the parties will not be subject to a cost of living differential if both

parties live in Kansas or reside in the same metropolitan statistical area (MSA).

III.B.10. Birth Expenses

If a judgment for birth expenses is awarded, the presumed amount is the parent’s

proportionate share as reflected in Line D.2 of the Worksheet.

If a parent’s proportionate share of the birth expenses is more than 5% of the

parent’s current gross annual income projected over five years, the parent may

request deviation from the presumed amount.

IV. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE WORKSHEET

IV.A. Income Computation - Wage Earner (Section A)

Section A of the worksheet determines the domestic gross income for wage

earners. Federal and State taxes and Social Security are already considered within

the child support schedules. The amount of the domestic gross income is entered

on Line A.1 and also on Line C.1 (sample worksheets may be found on the

Kansas Judicial Branch website).

IV.B. Income Computation - Self-Employed (Section B)

Section B of the worksheet determines the domestic gross income (Line B.3) for

self-employed persons. Reasonable business expenses (Line B.2) will be

deducted from the self-employment gross income (Line B.1). The qualified

business income (QBI) deduction shall not be considered a reasonable business

expense for child support purposes. The resulting amount on Line B.3 is also

entered on Line C.1 (see the Kansas Judicial Branch website for a completed

worksheet and examples).

IV.C. Adjustments to Domestic Gross Income (Section C)

Section C of the child support worksheet contains adjustments to domestic gross

income for individuals who are wage earners in Section A or self-employed

persons in Section B of the worksheet. The payments of child support arrearages

shall not be deducted. The following adjustments to domestic gross income may

be appropriate in individual circumstances:

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IV.C.1. Domestic Gross Income (Line C.1)

This amount is transferred from either Line A.1 or Line B.3 above or both, if

applicable.

IV.C.2. Court-Ordered Child Support Paid (Line C.2)

Child support obligations in other cases shall be deducted to the extent that these

support obligations are actually paid. These amounts are entered on Line C.2.

The payment of child support arrearages shall not be deducted.

IV.C.3. Spousal Maintenance Paid (Line C.3)

(a) For orders entered on or before December 31, 2018, the amount of spousal

maintenance paid pursuant to a court-approved separation agreement or a

court order shall be deducted to the extent that the spousal maintenance is

actually paid. This amount is entered on Line C.3. The payments of court-

approved separation agreement or a court order spousal maintenance

arrearages shall not be deducted.

(b) For orders entered after December 31, 2018, as a result of the 2017 Tax Cuts

and Jobs Act Tax Reform, the amount of spousal maintenance paid pursuant

to a court-approved separation agreement or a court order, income for child

support purposes may be calculated by taking the total maintenance awarded,

increasing it by the federal and state marginal tax rate of the payor, and

subtracting the total from payor's income while also taking the total

maintenance awarded, increasing it by the marginal tax rate of the payee, and

adding this amount to the payee's income.

(c) Rather than using the calculation stated in the paragraph (b), if the parties

agree, the amount of spousal maintenance paid may be increased by an

average tax rate of 25%. This amount is entered on Line C.3. The payments

of court-ordered spousal maintenance arrearages shall not be deducted.

IV.C.4. Spousal Maintenance Received (Line C.4)

(a) For orders entered on or before December 31, 2018, the amount of spousal

maintenance received pursuant to a court-approved separation agreement or a

court order shall be added on Line C.4 to the extent that the spousal

maintenance is actually received and is not for arrearages.

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(b) For orders entered after December 31, 2018, as a result of the 2017 Tax Cuts

and Jobs Act Tax Reform, the amount of any spousal maintenance received by

a party pursuant to a court-approved separation agreement or court order ,

income for child support purposes shall be calculated by taking the total

maintenance awarded, increasing it by the federal and state marginal tax rate

of the payor, and subtracting the total from payor's income while also taking

the total maintenance awarded, increasing it by the marginal tax rate of the

payee, and adding this amount to the payee's income.

(c) Rather than using the calculation stated in the paragraph (b), if the parties

agree, the amount of spousal maintenance shall be increased by an average tax

rate 25%, added as income to the extent that the spousal maintenance is

actually received and is not for arrearages. This amount is entered on Line

C.4.

IV.C.5. Child Support Income (Line C.5)

The result of the adjustments to the domestic gross income is entered on Line C.5

of the worksheet and then transferred to Line D.1 (see the Kansas Judicial Branch

website for a completed worksheet and examples).

IV.D. Computation of Child Support (Section D)

IV.D.1. Child Support Income (Line D.1)

The Child Support Income amounts are transferred from Line C.5. The amounts

for the parties are added together for the Combined Child Support Income amount

and entered on Line D.1.

IV.D.2. Proportionate Shares of Combined Income (Line D.2)

To determine each parent’s proportionate share of the combined child support

income, each parent’s child support income is divided by the total of the

combined child support income. These percentages are entered on Line D.2 (see

the Kansas Judicial Branch website for a completed worksheet and examples).

IV.D.3. Gross Child Support Obligation (Line D.3)

The gross child support obligation is determined using the child support

schedules. The child support schedules have three major factors: the number of

children in the family, the combined child support income, and the age of each

child. The child support schedule corresponding to the total number of children

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for whom the parents share responsibility should be found. If the multiple-family

application applies, then the child support schedule for the number of children the

parent not having primary residency is supporting under the multiple-family

application should be used. (If using the multiple-family application will result in

a gross child support obligation (Line D.3) below the poverty level shown on the

second page of the applicable child support schedule, the use of the multiple-

family application is discretionary.)

The combined child support income amount should be identified in the left-hand

column of the applicable child support schedule. The amount for each child

should be identified in the appropriate age column for each child. The amounts

for all of the children should be added together to arrive at the total gross child

support obligation. The total gross child support obligation is entered on Line

D.3. If there is divided residency as defined in Section III. B.5, two child support

schedules must be prepared (see Child Support Schedules in Appendix II and the

Kansas Judicial Branch website for sample worksheets and examples)

IV.D.4. Health, Dental, Orthodontic, and Optometric Expenses (Line D.7)

IV.D.4.a. Health, Dental, Orthodontic, and Optometric Premiums

The cost to the parent or parent’s household to provide for health, dental,

orthodontic, or optometric insurance coverage for the minor child or

children is to be added to the gross child support obligation. If coverage is

provided without cost to the parent or parent’s household, then zero should

be entered as the amount. If there is a cost, the amount to be used on Line

D.7 is the actual cost for the child or children.

The court has the discretion to determine whether the proposed insurance

cost is reasonable, taking into consideration the income and circumstances

of each of the parties and the quality of the insurance proposed, and to

make an adjustment as appropriate. The cost of insurance coverage should

be entered in the column of the parent or parent’s household which is

providing it, and the total is entered on Line D.7 (see the Kansas Judicial

Branch website for examples).

IV.D.4.b. Unreimbursed Medical Expenses

(1) In all residential arrangements, including shared residency, the court

shall provide that all necessary medical expenses (including, but not

limited to, health, dental, orthodontic, therapeutic or optometric and/or

any other necessary medical expenses incurred for the benefit of the

minor children) not covered by insurance (including deductibles and

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co-pays) shall be assessed to the parties in accordance with the parties’

proportional share shown on Line D.2 of the worksheet.

(2) If either party owes reimbursement to the other party for any non-

covered or uninsured medical expense as described in the preceding

paragraph, the owing party shall indemnify and hold the other party

harmless from the owing party’s respective share of the non-

covered/uninsured expense.

(3) Any party seeking reimbursement from the other party shall, within

thirty (30) days of receipt of said billing statement from provider,

submit to the other a copy of the billing statement along with (a) proof

of the expenditure and (b) proof of payment of the uninsured portion

of the expenditure; and, if applicable, (c) proof of having submitted the

claim to the insurance provider for reimbursement and (d) proof of

insurance considerations, payment or exclusion. The Court may deny

any request for reimbursement that is not submitted in compliance

with the provisions of this section.

(4) The party receiving the demand for reimbursement shall have thirty

(30) days after receipt of the demand to pay the party's respective Line

D.2 percentage of the amount not covered by insurance to the

requesting party or directly to the provider if payment in full has not

already been made to the provider by the requesting party.

(5) In the event the receiving party fails to pay the amount due to the other

party or fails to make satisfactory payment arrangements with the

other party within the thirty (30) day period, the court may impose

appropriate sanctions against the non-complying party for their failure

to pay which may include assessing 100% of the uninsured balance,

and/or attorney’s fees incurred by the paying party.

(6) In the event one party receives a payment for reimbursement of

medical expenses from the insurer, they shall notify the other party of

such payment. If one party has advanced the expense which has been

submitted to the insurer, that party shall be entitled to the

insurance/reimbursement check to the extent of the advanced payment

made by them. If the obligation has not been paid in full to the

healthcare provider at the time that the insurance reimbursement check

is received, said check shall be endorsed directly to the healthcare

provider to the extent of the outstanding obligation.

IV.D.5. Work-Related Child Care Costs (Line D.9)

Actual, reasonable, and necessary child care costs paid to permit employment or

job search of a parent should be added to the support obligation. “Paid” means

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the net amount after deducting any third party reimbursements. The court has the

discretion to determine whether proposed or actual child care costs are reasonable,

taking into consideration the income and circumstances of each of the parties.

The monthly figure is the average annual amount, including variations for school

breaks. This amount is entered on Line D.9.

Projected child care expenses should be reduced by the anticipated/available tax

credit for child care before an amount is entered on the worksheet (See the Kansas

Judicial Branch website for examples):

IV.D.5.a. The annual adjusted gross income, as defined by the IRS, of

the party incurring the child care costs should be used to

determine the applicable percentage.

IV.D.5.b. The appropriate percentage should be applied to the monthly

child care costs incurred for children under 13 years of age.

The tax credit applies to actual child care expenditures up to

$250 per month for one child or $500 per month for two or

more children receiving child care. See the Kansas Judicial

Branch website for more information on the maximum

allowable monthly child care credit.

IV.D.5.c. The federal credit is to be subtracted from the monthly child

care costs to determine the basic child care costs entered on

Line D.9 of the worksheet.

IV.D.5.d. Note that the amounts and percentages used in this section may

change from time to time due to changes in federal and/or

Kansas tax law. Current tax law should be reviewed for any

potential changes.

IV.D.5.e The proportionate share of the work-related child care costs

should be entered on Line D.10.

IV.D.6. Proportionate Child Support Obligation for Each Parent (Line D.11)

The proportionate child support obligation of each parent is the sum of the gross

child support obligation (Line D.6), the health, dental, orthodontic, and

optometric premiums (Line D.8), and the work-related child care costs (Line

D.10). This amount is entered on Line D.11 (see the Kansas Judicial Branch

website for examples.

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IV.D.7. Adjustment for Health, Dental, Orthodontic, and Optometric Premiums

and Work-Related Child Care Costs (Line D.12)

If costs of health, dental, orthodontic, and optometric premiums and/or work-

related child care costs are included in the total child support obligation, the

parent or the parent’s household actually making the payment is credited. The

amount paid is entered in the column of the parent(s) providing the payment on

Line D.12 (see the Kansas Judicial Branch website for examples).

IV.D.8. Basic Parental Child Support Obligation (Line D.13)

The basic parental child support obligation is the parental child support obligation

(Line D.11) minus the adjustment for health, dental, orthodontic, and optometric

premiums and work-related child care costs paid by each party (Line D.12) and is

entered on Line D.13. The parent having primary residency retains his/her

portion of the net obligation. The net obligation of the parent not having primary

residency becomes the rebuttable presumption amount of the support order (see

the Kansas Judicial Branch website for examples).

IV.E. Child Support Adjustments (Section E)

Child support adjustments apply only when requested by a party. The request for

the adjustment must be made in writing by the requesting party prior to the

hearing. If no adjustment is requested, this section does not need to be completed.

All requested adjustments are discretionary with the court. The party requesting

the adjustment is responsible for proving the basis for the adjustment. The court

shall determine if a requested adjustment should be granted in a particular case

based upon the best interests of the child. If granted, the court has discretion to

determine the amount to be allowed as either an addition or a subtraction. The

allowed adjustment should be annualized to a monthly amount. The amount

granted for each requested child support adjustment should be entered on the

appropriate line in Section E. All adjustments shall be totaled on Line E.6.

IV.E.1. Long-Distance Parenting Time Costs (Line E.1)

(a) Any substantial and reasonable long-distance transportation or communication

costs directly associated with parenting time shall be considered by the court.

If the parties are equally sharing the transportation of the child for long-

distance parenting time, this adjustment should not be used.

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(b) In making the calculation, the court should divide the total amount by 2 so

that the noncustodial parent is only given a credit for the other parent's portion

of the costs. The court is not required to use federal mileage cost in the

calculation. The court may consider the circumstances that created the long-

distance situation. The amount allowed should be prorated to an annualized

monthly amount. The amount allowed, if any, should be entered on Line D.5.

IV.E.2. Parenting Time Adjustment (Line D.5)

The court may allow a parenting time adjustment to a parent under the following

subsections. The court may allow a parenting time adjustment in favor of the

parent not having primary residency using either subsection IV.E.2.a or

subsection IV.E.2.b but not both. The court may allow an extended parenting

time adjustment pursuant to IV.E.2.c. The court may allow a non-exercise of

parenting time adjustment to the parent having primary residency pursuant to

IV.E.2.d.

The parenting time adjustment, like all other adjustments, is subject to the 10%

rule pursuant to Section V.A. Because the adjustment is prospective and assumes

that parenting time will occur, the court may consider the historical exercise or

historical non-exercise of parenting time as a factor in denying, limiting, or

granting an adjustment under this section. Adjustments under this section may be

prorated over twelve months unless the parent having primary residency requests

otherwise. If the shared expense formula or the equal parenting time formula

(Section III.B.7) applies in shared residency situations, no parenting time

adjustment may be made under this section.

IV.E.2.a. Actual Cost Adjustment: The court may consider: 1) the fixed

obligations of the parent having primary residency that are

attributable to the child and any savings because of the time

spent with the non-primary residency parent; and 2) the

increased cost of additional parenting time to the parent having

non-primary residency. The amount allowed should be entered

on line D.5 of the child support worksheet.

IV.E.2.b. Parenting Time Formula Adjustment: The court may consider

the amount of time that the parent spends with the child. If the

child spends 35% or more of the child’s time with the parent

not having primary residency, the court shall determine

whether an adjustment in child support is appropriate. In

calculating the parenting time adjustment, the child’s time at

school or in day care shall not be considered. To assist the

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court, the following table may be used to calculate the amount

of parenting time adjustment. The adjustment percentage

should be averaged if there is more than one child and if the

percentages are not the same for each child. The amount of the

parenting time adjustment allowed should be entered on the

child support worksheet.

Nonresidential Parent’s Parenting Time

% of Child’s Time Adjustment

35%-39% 10%

40%-44% 20%

45%-49% 30%

IV.E.2.c Steps to complete the child support calculation for the parenting

time formula, health insurance, and work-related child care

adjustments.

Step 1: To make the parenting time calculation, the appropriate

parenting time adjustment percentage should be determined

and entered at the bottom of page one of the child support

worksheet.

Step 2: The Line D.3 Combined Child Support amount is

multiplied by Line D.2 Proportionate Share of the parent

entitled to the Parenting Time Adjustment and the respective

amounts should be entered on Line D.4.

Step 3: The parenting time adjustment amount from Step 1

should be entered at Line D.5 of the child support worksheet as

a credit against the parent’s Line D.4 Proportionate Parental

Child Support Obligation

Step 4: The respective Proportionate Parent Child Support

Obligation amounts after credit for the Parenting Time

adjustment should be entered on Line D.6.

Step 5: The amount of the health insurance premium paid for

the child and the parent paying the premium designated should

be entered on Line D.7.

Step 6: The amount from Line D.7 should be multiplied by

the respective income share percentages and resulting amounts

should be entered on Line D.8.

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Step 7: The amount of the work related child care paid for the

child and the parent paying the premiums should be entered on

Line D.9

Step 8: The combined amount of the work related child should

be multiplied by the respective income share percentages and

the resulting amounts entered on Line D.10

Step 9: The amounts from Lines D.6, D.8 and D.10 should be

added and the respective amounts should be entered on Line

D.11

Step 10: The amounts paid by each parent for Insurance from

Line D.7 and Day Care from Line D.9 should be entered on

Line D.12 as a respective credits for the parent who made the

payment

Step 11: The resulting amount after credit for payment of

Insurance and Day Care should be entered at the Basic

Proportionate Child Support Obligation of each parent on Line

D.13.

IV.E.2.d. Extended Parenting Time Adjustment: In situations where a

child spends fourteen (14) or more consecutive days with the

parent not having primary residency, or when the child spends

time on a shared time schedule during the summer, the support

amount of the parent not having primary residency from Line

F.5 (calculated without a parenting time adjustment) may be

proportionately reduced by up to 50% of the monthly support

from Line F.5. Brief parenting time with the parent having

primary residency shall not be deemed to interrupt the

consecutive nature of the time. The amount allowed should be

entered on the child support worksheet.

IV.E.2.e. Non-Exercise of Parenting Time Adjustment: The court may

make an adjustment based on the historical non-exercise of

parenting time as set forth in the parenting plan. The amount

allowed should be entered on the child support worksheet.

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IV.E.3. Income Tax Considerations (Line E.2)

The parties are encouraged to maximize the tax benefits of the dependency

exemption and credits for a minor child and to share those actual economic

benefits.

If the parties do not agree to share the actual economic benefits of the dependency

exemption for a minor child or, if after agreeing, the parent having primary

residency refuses to execute IRS Form 8332, the court shall consider the actual

economic effect to both parties and may adjust the child support.

The party seeking the income tax consideration adjustment shall have the burden

of proof.

The court also may consider any other income tax impacts, regardless of an

agreement upon the dependency exemption and tax credit issues.

See the Kansas Judicial Branch website for additional discussion and examples.

IV.E.4. Special Needs (Line E.3)

Special needs of the child are items which exceed the usual and ordinary expenses

incurred, such as ongoing treatment for health problems, orthodontist care, special

education, or therapy costs, which are not considered elsewhere in the support

order or in computations on the worksheet.

The amount of the special needs expenses, reduced to a monthly average, should

be entered on Line E.3 (Special Needs).

IV.E.5. Support of Children Beyond the Age of Majority (Line E.4)

If the parties have a written agreement for a parent to continue to support a child

beyond the age of majority, it may be considered in setting child support.

The fact that a parent is currently supporting a child of the parties in college (or

past the age of majority) may be considered if the parent having primary

residency seeks to increase the child support for the benefit of any children still

under the age of eighteen. The amount allowed should be entered on Line E.4.

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IV.E.6. Overall Financial Conditions of the Parties (Line E.5)

The financial situation of the parties may be reason to deviate from the calculated

basic parental child support obligation if the deviation is in the best interests of

the child. The amount allowed should be entered on Line E.5.

One example might be if either party has more than one job or works overtime,

the circumstances requiring the additional employment/income should be

considered. If the additional employment/income was historically relied upon by

the parties prior to the dissolution of the relationship, then all of the income

should be included in the calculation of the child support obligation. However, if

the additional employment/income was secured after the dissolution of the

relationship in an effort to meet additional financial responsibilities, consideration

should be given to that circumstance, provided that the court shall keep in mind

the best interests of the child. In such a situation, two worksheets can be prepared

with one worksheet including all income and the other worksheet including only

the primary employment/income to determine the margin of deviation.

IV.E.7. Total (Line E.6)

The total of all child support adjustments allowed should be entered on Line E.6.

The total(s) specified on this line should be transferred to Line F.2 (see the

Kansas Judicial Branch website for examples Appendix VIII, Example 1,

Subsection E).

IV.F. Deviation(s) From Rebuttable Presumption Amount (Section F)

The court must make written findings regarding deviations to the child support guideline

amount and include a justification of why the deviation is in the best interest of the child.

The final part of the worksheet shows the adjustments allowed under Section E to the

basic parental child support obligation, and any enforcement fee charged against

payments in IV-D cases and cases assigned to a court trustee for enforcement.

IV.F.1. Basic Parental Child Support Obligation (Line F.1)

The amount from Line D.13 above is transferred to Line F.1.

IV.F.2 Ability to Pay Calculation

The court must take into consideration the basic subsistence needs of the

noncustodial parent, and at the court's discretion, the custodial parent and

children. In calculating child support, the court must take into consideration the

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current federal poverty guidelines for a household of one. The current poverty

guidelines can be found at https://aspe.hhs.gov.

To calculate this adjustment, the court must subtract the federal poverty

guidelines for a household of one from the child support income (Line D.1). This

amount is the income available for support.

If the greater than the child support owed by the noncustodial parent, the lesser of

the two amounts shown in F.5.a should be entered in Line F.5.b. as the amount of

child support owed by the noncustodial parent.

If the income available for support is less than the child support owed by the

noncustodial parent, the court shall set a child support obligation based on the best

interest of the child and enter it on Line F.5.b. as the amount of child support

owed by the noncustodial parent.

IV.F.2. Total Child Support Adjustments (Line F.2)

The amount from Line E.6 above is transferred to Line F.2.

IV.F.3. Adjusted Subtotal (Line F.3)

The result of adding or subtracting the total child support adjustments on Line F.2

to or from the basic parental child support obligation is entered on Line F.3.

IV.F.4. Equal Parenting Time Obligation

If the shared expense formula or the equal parenting time formula is used to

determine the child support obligation, the result is entered on Line F.4.

IV.F.5 Social Security Disability or Retirement Dependent/Auxiliary Benefits

If the child receives Social Security dependent/auxiliary benefits through the

payor, the actual amount of such benefits received must be entered on Line F.6. If

the amount received is equal to or exceeds the Line F.5.b subtotal, the payor's

obligation is $0, which amount must be entered on Line F.6.b. If the amount

received is less than the Line F.5.b subtotal, the payor's support obligation is the

difference between Line F.5.b subtotal and the benefit received, which amount

must be entered on Line F.6.b.

IV.F.6. Enforcement Fee Allowance (Line F.7)

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In instances where the court trustee or DCF is providing assistance in collecting

child support for which a fee is charged, the fee should be divided equally

between the parties. One half of the total monthly fee should be entered as an

additional amount allowed on Line F.7 for the parent not having primary

residency. In areas where the court trustee or DCF charge a percentage of each

payment, this amount is determined by multiplying the percentage fee charged by

the court trustee or DCF by the figure on Line F.3 and then multiplying by .5

((Line F.3 x Collection Fee %) x .5). In areas where a flat fee is charged, that flat

fee is multiplied by .5 to find the amount applied on Line F.4 (Monthly Flat Fee x

.5). These fees may vary and should be entered on Line.F.7 (see the Kansas

Judicial Branch website for examples and a fee chart).

IV.F.7. Net Parental Child Support Obligation (Line F.8)

The net parental child support obligation is determined by adding the enforcement

fee allowance (Line F.7), if any, to the adjusted subtotal on Line F.6.b. The

resulting amount is entered on Line F.8 and becomes the amount of the child

support order.

IV.F.8. Required Worksheet Signatures

The person preparing the worksheet shall sign and date the worksheet submitted

to the judge for approval. The judge approving the worksheet used to establish

the parents’ child support obligation shall sign and date the approved child

support worksheet. Worksheets submitted but not approved shall not be signed

by the judge.

IV.G. Payment of Child Support

IV.G.1. Except for good cause shown, every order requiring payment of child

support shall require that the support be paid through the Kansas

Payment Center.

IV.G.2. A written agreement between the parties to make direct child support

payments to the payee and not pay through the state distribution unit

shall constitute good cause, unless the court finds the agreement is not

in the best interests of the child or children.

IV.G.3. The payor shall file such an agreement with the court and shall

maintain written evidence of the payment of the support obligation,

which shall consist of cancelled checks negotiated by the payee or

receipts signed by the payee or evidence of direct electronic deposit in

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an account designated by the payee . The payor shall, at least annually

on the date the first payment under the agreement was to be made,

provide such evidence to the court and the payee.

IV.G.4. Each court order authorizing direct payment to the payee shall include

language requiring the payor to comply with the above requirements

for maintaining written evidence and providing it to the court and the

payee.

IV.G.5. Failure of the payor to maintain records or failure to make payments

are grounds for immediate modification of the order to require

payments to be made through the state distribution unit for collection

and disbursement of support payments to K.S.A. 23-3004 and

amendments thereto.

V. CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES

V.A. Courts have continuing jurisdiction to modify child support orders to advance the

welfare of the child when there is a material change of circumstances.

V.B. In addition to changes of circumstances which have traditionally been considered

by courts, any of the following constitute a material change of circumstances to

warrant judicial review of existing support orders:

V.B.1. 10% Rule

Change of financial circumstances of the parents or the guidelines which would

increase or decrease by 10% the amount shown on Line F.13 of the worksheet,

except that the income from a second job taken by the parent not having primary

residency shall not alone be considered a material change of circumstances to

warrant a modification of the parent’s child support obligation. Income from

bonuses not shown to be regularly paid by the employer shall not be considered a

material change of circumstances to warrant a modification of the parent’s child

support obligation.

An increase in the gross income of the parent having primary residency is not a

material change of circumstances for the purpose of increasing the child support

obligation.

In a case in which the court has approved either a shared residency or divided

residency plan, any change in income by either parent may be used as a material

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change in circumstance if the change would increase or decrease by 10% the

amount shown in Line F.13 of the worksheet.

A parent shall notify the other parent of any change of financial circumstances

including, but not necessarily limited to, income, work-related child care costs,

and health insurance premiums which, if changed, could constitute a material

change of circumstances.

V.B.2. Duty to Notify

In the event of a failure to disclose a material change of circumstances, such as

the understatement, overstatement, or concealment of financial information, as a

result of such breach of duty, the court may determine the dollar value of a party’s

failure to disclose, and assess the amount in the form of a credit on the Line F.13

child support amount or an amount in addition to Line F.13 child support amount

for a determinate amount of time. The court may also adopt other sanctions.

Upon receipt of written request for financial information, a parent shall have

thirty days within which to provide the requested information in writing to the

other parent. Refusal to provide the requested information may make the non-

complying parent responsible for the costs and expenses, including attorney fees,

incurred in obtaining the requested information.

V.B.3. Age Change

The child is in a higher age group as a result of having passed the child’s 6

th

or

12

th

birthday, or because the child’s ages place them in the higher age group as a

result in the change in the guidelines.

V.B.4. Termination of Child Support Obligation

Support orders for One Child. In child support orders for one child, child support

stops pursuant to court order or pursuant to K.S.A. 23-3001, et seq. and

amendments thereto.

Support Orders for Two or More Children. In child support orders, support

amounts for two or more children, are stated as a total amount rather than on a per

child basis. Absent judicial modification of the order, as each child emancipates

as defined in K.S.A. 23-3001, et seq. and amendments thereto, or by court order,

the total obligation will decrease proportionately based on the number of minor

children at the time of the termination or emancipation.

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Parents may seek to modify child support orders and income withholding orders

when the legal obligation to pay child support terminates for any child or any

child is emancipated.

V.B.5. Termination from Employment

Termination from Employment for Misconduct: Termination from employment

for misconduct will not ordinarily constitute a material change of circumstances

that justifies a reduction in child support.

Voluntary Termination from Employment: Voluntary termination from

employment will not ordinarily constitute a material change of circumstances that

justifies a reduction in child support.

The court may consider the circumstances surrounding termination from

employment.

V.B.6. Failure to Comply

Failure to comply with the terms of a positive or negative adjustment to the basic

parental child support obligation awarded by the court, such as failure to exercise

parenting time or non-utilization of a special needs allocation, would constitute a

change in circumstance.

VI. REVIEW OF GUIDELINES

Chapter 45, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 302.56 requires that the state

guidelines for child support must be “reviewed at least every four years to ensure that

their application results in the determination of appropriate child support amounts.”

Therefore, these Kansas guidelines shall be reviewed by the Child Support Guidelines

Advisory Committee as required by federal mandate.

ENDNOTES

1

The original child support guidelines, promulgated pursuant to K.S.A. 20-165 by the Supreme Court on October

1, 1987, were proposed by the Kansas Commission on Child Support following a two-year study. See Kansas

Commission on Child Support, “Proposed Kansas Child Support Guidelines,” 1987 (available in Kansas Supreme

Court Law Library, Topeka, Kansas). The report includes a detailed background discussion, including the policy

criteria upon which the original guidelines were based.

The Child Support Guidelines Advisory Committee was initially appointed by the Supreme Court on April 7,

1989, to review the implementation of the statewide child support guidelines, solicit public input regarding the

guidelines, and make recommendations to address the new federal mandates of the Family Support Act of 1988.

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The committee has been convened periodically to conduct a comprehensive review of the guidelines and to

update the economic data. The current Advisory Committee’s members are:

Date First Appointed

Hon. Thomas E. Foster, Olathe, 05/24/01

District Court Judge, 10

th

Judicial District Appointed Chair, 7/1/09

Charles F. Harris, Wichita 04/07/89

Attorney

Sherri Loveland, Lawrence 04/07/89

Attorney

Hon. Constance Alvey 07/01/09

District Court Judge, 29

th

Judicial District

Hon. Amy Harth 07/01/09

Chief Judge, 6

th

Judicial District

Amy Fletcher, Wichita 04/03/2014

Parent Representative

Doni Mooberry, Lawrence 06/02/2014

Attorney

Michelle Slinkard, Topeka 07/01/2016

Attorney

Marc White, Topeka 09/01/2017

District Court Trustee, 3

rd

Judicial District

Richard Samaniego, Wichita 07/01/18

Attorney

Sara Beezley, Girard 07/01/18

Attorney

Ryan Brady, Hutchinson 08/06/2018

Parent Representative

Elizabeth Cohn, Topeka 08/29/2018

Interim IV-D Director, Kansas Department for Children and Families

2

See Linda Henry Elrod, Kansas Child Support Guidelines: An Elusive Search for Fairness in Support Orders, 27

WASHBURN. L. J. 104, 120-25 (1987). Expenditures per child are assumed to increase with increases in

parents’ combined income, decrease per child as the total number of children in the family increases, and increase

as the child grows older.

3

William T. Terrell, Ph.D., is a consultant in private practice. Prior to his retirement, he served as an Associate

Professor of Economics at Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas. For an explanation of Dr. Terrell’s

economic model, see W.T. Terrell, “Expenditures on Children for Child Support: Economist as Policy Advisor”

(paper presented to the Eastern Economic Association at Baltimore, Maryland, March 1989) (available in Kansas

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Supreme Court Law Library, Topeka, Kansas). See also Kansas Commission on Child Support; supra note 1, at

13-15.

4

At the time of the review, Ann Coulson, Ph.D., held a position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of

Human Development and Family Studies, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. The following sources

were used to update the model: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey Series: Interview

Survey, 1986-87 (1989); U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Household After-Tax Income:

1986, ser. P-23, No. 157 (1989); U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Updated

Estimates of the Cost of Raising a Child, Family Economics Review, No. 2 (May 1989). See Letter from Dr. Ann

Coulson to Hon. Herbert Walton, February 21, 1990, at 1, 3 (available in Kansas Supreme Court Law Library,

Topeka, Kansas).

Adjustments were made to the national expenditure data to avoid double-counting certain expenditures, such as

health care, health insurance, and child care services. Because social security was considered [as] a tax in the

initial stage of the development of the schedule, the category of social security and pension plan contributions

was also excluded so that the expenditure would not be counted twice. Additionally, the Committee excluded a

number of expenditures considered to be discretionary or not attributable to children. Expenditures thus excluded

were for alcoholic beverages, tobacco, vacation homes, boarding costs for children away at school, and cash

contributions.

5

See Child Support Guidelines Committee Report dated November 1993. Ann Coulson, Ph.D. prepared a

description of the derivation of the 1993 child support schedules.

6

The 2002 support schedule relies upon three data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure

Survey, 1999-2000 (integrated diary and interview components); United States Department of Agriculture, Mark

Lino, Ph.D., Expenditures on Children by Families: 2001 Annual Report; United States Department of Health

and Human Services, The 2002 HHS Poverty Guidelines, 67 (31) FED. REGISTER, (Feb. 14, 2002).

7

Jodi Messer Pelkowski, Ph.D, is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Barton School of Business, Wichita

State University, Wichita, Kansas.

8

See Terrell, supra note 3, at 7; Letter from Dr. Ann Coulson to Hon. Herbert Walton, February 21, 1990, supra

note 4, at 2.

9

Consumption spending means household outlays for consumer goods and services as opposed to the purchase of

assets or savings accounts.

10

This reduction involves subtracting the age 16-18 child’s share of a total family burden at two points on the

equation that relates average spending per the age 16-18 child to gross family income. Once the two lower points

are determined, then the entire equation is reduced in order to compute the support schedules. For example, the

one child aged 16-18 family calls for a reduction of $228 at the poverty level income of $1,650. Hence, the

poverty level average spending of $579 becomes the schedule entry of $351. Similarly, at an income of $15,500

per month, average spending of $2,580 per child declines by $324 to the support amount of $2,256. The tabled

values derive from an equation that passes through these two diminished values.

11

In deciding to include Veteran’s Disability pay as income for child support payments, the Kansas Child Support

Guidelines Advisory Committee determined that it was consistent with the rule of Andler v Andler, 217 Kan. 538

(1975). In that case the Supreme Court held that Social Security payments to a parent were to be considered as

income for child support purposes. The only difference between veteran’s disability and Social Security, the

situation in Andler, is that in the context of Social Security disability, the child received a Social Security

dependent amount. In the Social Security disability situation, under the Andler Rule, the amount of the parent’s

Social Security disability award is treated as income and included on the child support worksheet. The amount of

disabled parent’s child support obligation as calculated on the child support worksheet is then compared to the

amount of the dependent award that the child is receiving. If the dependent award exceeds the amount of the

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child support obligation, no child support is ordered. If the amount of the child support exceeds the dependent

award, the difference is paid as child support. In the VA disability situation, there is no child benefit as a result

of the disability.

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APPENDIX I

Child Support Worksheet

IN THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT

COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF:

and CASE NO.

CHILD SUPPORT WORKSHEET OF (name)

PARTY NAME PARTY NAME

A. INCOME COMPUTATION – WAGE EARNER

1. Domestic Gross Income $ $

(Insert on Line C.1. below)*

B. INCOME COMPUTATION – SELF-EMPLOYED

1. Self-Employment Gross Income

2. Reasonable Business Expenses (-)

3. Domestic Gross Income

(Insert on Line C.1. below)*

C. ADJUSTMENTS TO DOMESTIC GROSS INCOME

1. Domestic Gross Income

2. Court-Ordered Child Support Paid (-)

3. Court-Ordered Maintenance Paid ______% (-)

4. Court-Ordered Maintenance Received ________% (+)

5. Child Support Income

(Insert on Line D.1. below)

D. COMPUTATION OF CHILD SUPPORT

1. Child Support Income +

=

2. Proportionate Shares of Combined Income % %

(Each parent’s income divided by combined income)

3. Gross Child Support Obligation**

(Using the combined income from Line D.1.,

find the amount for each child and enter total for

all children)

Age of Children 0-5 6-11 12-18 Total

Number Per Age Category

Total Amount + + =

* Cost of Living Differential Adjustment? Yes No

**Multiple Family Application? Yes No

Parenting Time Adjustment Yes No _________%

Income Beyond the Child Support Schedule calculation used Yes No

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Case No. PARTY NAME PARTY NAME

4. Proportionate Share (Line D.3 x Line D.2) _____________ _____________

5. Parenting Time Adjustment ______% x Line D.4 (-) _____________ _____________

6. Proportionate Shares after Parenting Time Adjustment _____________ _____________

7. Health and Dental Insurance Premium $ + $

8. Proportionate Shares Health Insurance Premium _____________ _____________

9. Work-Related Child Care Costs

Formula: Amt. – (Amt. x %)

for each child care credit

Example: 200 – (200 x 30%)

10. Proportionate Shares Work-Related Child Care Costs ____________ _____________

11. Proportionate Child Support Obligation for Each Parent _____________ _____________

(Line D.6 + D.8 + D.10)

12. Credit for Insurance or Work-Related Child Care Paid (-) ____________ _____________

13. Basic Parental Child Support Obligation

((Line 11-Line D.12); Insert on Line F.1. below)

E. CHILD SUPPORT ADJUSTMENTS

APPLICABLE N/A CATEGORY PARTY NAME PARTY NAME

1. Long Distance Parenting Time Costs (+/-) (+/-)

2. Income Tax Considerations (+/-) (+/-)

3. Special Needs (+/-) (+/-)

4. Agreement Past Majority (+/-) (+/-)

5. Overall Financial Condition (+/-) (+/-)

6 TOTAL (Insert on Line F.2. below)

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F. DEVIATION(S) FROM REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION AMOUNT

AMOUNT ALLOWED

PARTY NAME PARTY NAME

1. Basic Parental Child Support Obligation _____

(Line D.13. from above)

2. Total Child Support Adjustments (+/-)

(Line E.6. from above)

3. Adjusted Subtotal (Line F.1. +/- Line F.2.) ______

4. Equal Parenting Time Obligation

( EPT Worksheet or Shared Expense Formula) ______________ ______________

5. a Ability to Pay Calculation

Child Support Income (D.1) ________ - Poverty Guidelines for Household of One ________ = ________

5. b. Subtotal (lesser amount of F.3 and F.5.a) ______________ _____________

6. Social Security Dependent Benefits (-) _____________ (-)______________

6. b. Final Subtotal ______________ ______________

7. Enforcement Fee Allowance** Percentage %

(Applied only to Nonresidential Parent) Flat Fee $

((Line F.3. x Collection Fee %) x .5)

or (Monthly Flat Fee x .5) (+) (+)

8. Net Parental Child Support Obligation

(Line 5.b. + Line F.4.)

**Parent paying support.

Prepared By (Signature) Judge/Hearing Officer Signature

Prepared By (Print Name)

Date Submitted Date Approved

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APPENDIX II

Child Support Schedules

ONE CHILD FAMILIES: CHILD SUPPORT SCHEDULE

Dollars Per Month Per Child

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

50

9

10

11

1650

305

342

363

4500

676

757

805

100

19

21

22

1700

315

352

375

4600

688

770

819

150

28

31

33

1750

324

362

386

4700

699

783

833

200

37

41

44

1800

331

370

394

4800

711

796

846

250

46

52

55

1850

338

378

403

4900

723

809

860

300

56

62

66

1900

345

386

411

5000

734

821

874

350

65

72

77

1950

352

394

419

5100

745

834

887

400

74

83

88

2000

359

402

428

5200

757

847

901

450

83

93

99

2100

373

418

444

5300

768

860

914

500

93

104

110

2200

387

433

461

5400

779

872

928

550

102

114

121

2300

401

448

477

5500

791

885

941

600

111

124

132

2400

414

464

493

5600

802

897

955

650

120

135

143

2500

428

479

509

5700

813

910

968

700

130

145

154

2600

441

493

525

5800

824

922

981

750

139

155

165

2700

454

508

541

5900

835

935

994

800

148

166

176

2800

467

523

556

6000

846

947

1007

850

157

176

187

2900

480

537

572

6100

857

959

1020

900

167

186

198

3000

493

552

587

6200

868

971

1033

950

176

197

209

3100

506

566

602

6300

879

984

1046

1000

185

207

220

3200

518

580

617

6400

890

996

1059

1050

194

217

231

3300

531

594

632

6500

901

1008

1072

1100

204

228

242

3400

543

608

647

6600

911

1020

1085

1150

213

238

253

3500

556

622

662

6700

922

1032

1098

1200

222

248

264

3600

568

636

676

6800

933

1044

1111

1250

231

259

275

3700

580

650

691

6900

944

1056

1123

1300

241

269

286

3800

593

663

706

7000

954

1068

1136

1350

250

280

297

3900

605

677

720

7100

965

1080

1149

1400

259

290

308

4000

617

690

734

7200

975

1091

1161

1450

268

300

319

4100

629

704

749

7300

986

1103

1174

1500

278

311

330

4200

641

717

763

7400

996

1115

1186

1550

287

321

341

4300

653

730

777

7500

1007

1127

1199

1600

296

331

352

4400

664

744

791

7600

1017

1138

1211

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To determine child support at higher income levels:

Age 12-18: Raise income to the power .61209 and multiply the result by 5.749332.

Age 6-11: Determine child support for Age 12-18 and then multiply by 0.94.

Age 0-5: Determine child suport for Age 12-18 and then multiply by 0.84.

**The schedules show the nearest dollar value based on support functions. The numerical values for the 0-5 and 6-11

age ranges are calculated by multiplying 0.84 and 0.94, respectively, by the 12-18 year old non-rounded calculated value.

*2018 Federal Poverty Guideline values converted to monthly values and rounded up to nearest $50 increment are $1050

for a one-person household and $1750 for a three-person household.

ONE CHILD FAMILIES: CHILD SUPPORT SCHEDULE (Continued)

Dollars Per Month Per Child

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

7700

1028

1150

1224

10400

1299

1454

1547

13100

1555

1740

1852

7800

1038

1162

1236

10500

1309

1465

1558

13200

1565

1751

1863

7900

1049

1173

1248

10600

1319

1476

1570

13300

1574

1761

1874

8000

1059

1185

1261

10700

1328

1486

1581

13400

1583

1771

1884

8100

1069

1196

1273

10800

1338

1497

1593

13500

1592

1782

1895

8200

1079

1208

1285

10900

1348

1508

1604

13600

1601

1792

1906

8300

1090

1219

1297

11000

1357

1519

1616

13700

1611

1802

1917

8400

1100

1231

1309

11100

1367

1530

1627

13800

1620

1813

1928

8500

1110

1242

1322

11200

1376

1540

1639

13900

1629

1823

1939

8600

1120

1254

1334

11300

1386

1551

1650

14000

1638

1833

1950

8700

1130

1265

1346

11400

1396

1562

1661

14100

1647

1843

1961

8800

1141

1276

1358

11500

1405

1572

1673

14200

1656

1853

1972

8900

1151

1288

1370

11600

1415

1583

1684

14300

1665

1863

1982

9000

1161

1299

1382

11700

1424

1594

1695

14400

1674

1874

1993

9100

1171

1310

1394

11800

1434

1604

1707

14500

1683

1884

2004

9200

1181

1321

1406

11900

1443

1615

1718

14600

1692

1894

2015

9300

1191

1333

1418

12000

1452

1625

1729

14700

1701

1904

2026

9400

1201

1344

1429

12100

1462

1636

1740

14800

1710

1914

2036

9500

1211

1355

1441

12200

1471

1646

1752

14900

1719

1924

2047

9600

1221

1366

1453

12300

1481

1657

1763

15000

1728

1934

2058

9700

1230

1377

1465

12400

1490

1667

1774

15100

1737

1944

2068

9800

1240

1388

1477

12500

1499

1678

1785

15200

1746

1954

2079

9900

1250

1399

1488

12600

1509

1688

1796

15300

1755

1964

2090

10000

1260

1410

1500

12700

1518

1699

1807

15400

1764

1974

2100

10100

1270

1421

1512

12800

1527

1709

1818

15500

1773

1984

2111

10200

1280

1432

1523

12900

1537

1720

1829

10300

1289

1443

1535

13000

1546

1730

1840

40

TWO CHILD FAMILIES: CHILD SUPPORT SCHEDULE

Dollars Per Month Per Child

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

50

7

8

9

1650

236

264

281

4500

526

589

627

100

14

16

17

1700

243

272

289

4600

535

599

637

150

21

24

26

1750

250

280

298

4700

543

608

647

200

29

32

34

1800

257

288

306

4800

552

618

657

250

36

40

43

1850

264

296

315

4900

560

627

667

300

43

48

51

1900

271

304

323

5000

569

637

677

350

50

56

60

1950

278

312

332

5100

577

646

687

400

57

64

68

2000

286

320

340

5200

586

655

697

450

64

72

77

2100

300

336

357

5300

594

665

707

500

71

80

85

2200

310

347

370

5400

602

674

717

550

79

88

94

2300

321

359

382

5500

610

683

727

600

86

96

102

2400

331

370

394

5600

618

692

736

650

93

104

111

2500

341

382

406

5700

627

701

746

700

100

112

119

2600

351

393

418

5800

635

710

756

750

107

120

128

2700

361

404

430

5900

643

719

765

800

114

128

136

2800

371

415

441

6000

651

728

775

850

121

136

145

2900

381

426

453

6100

659

737

784

900

129

144

153

3000

390

437

465

6200

667

746

794

950

136

152

162

3100

400

447

476

6300

675

755

803

1000

143

160

170

3200

409

458

487

6400

682

764

812

1050

150

168

179

3300

419

468

498

6500

690

772

822

1100

157

176

187

3400

428

479

509

6600

698

781

831

1150

164

184

196

3500

437

489

520

6700

706

790

840

1200

171

192

204

3600

446

500

531

6800

714

799

850

1250

179

200

213

3700

456

510

542

6900

721

807

859

1300

186

208

221

3800

465

520

553

7000

729

816

868

1350

193

216

230

3900

474

530

564

7100

737

824

877

1400

200

224

238

4000

482

540

574

7200

744

833

886

1450

207

232

247

4100

491

550

585

7300

752

842

895

1500

214

240

255

4200

500

560

595

7400

760

850

904

1550

221

248

264

4300

509

570

606

7500

767

859

913

1600

228

256

272

4400

518

579

616

7600

775

867

922

41

To determine child support at higher income levels:

Age 12-18: Raise income to the power .61209 and multiply the result by 4.24994.

Age 6-11: Determine child support for Age 12-18 and then multiply by 0.94.

Age 0-5: Determine child suport for Age 12-18 and then multiply by 0.84.

**The schedules show the nearest dollar value based on support functions. The numerical values for the 0-5 and 6-11

age ranges are calculated by multiplying 0.84 and 0.94, respectively, by the 12-18 year old non-rounded calculated value.

*2018 Federal Poverty Guideline values converted to monthly values and rounded up to nearest $50 increment are $1050

for a one-person household and $2100 for a four-person household.

TWO CHILD FAMILIES: CHILD SUPPORT SCHEDULE

Dollars Per Month Per Child

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

50

6

7

1650

185

213

231

4500

438

503

547

100

11

13

14

1700

190

219

238

4600

446

512

557

150

17

19

21

1750

196

225

245

4700

453

521

566

200

22

26

28

1800

202

232

252

4800

460

529

575

250

28

32

35

1850

207

238

259

4900

468

538

585

300

34

39

42

1900

213

245

266

5000

475

546

594

350

39

45

49

1950

218

251

273

5100

482

555

603

400

45

52

56

2000

224

258

280

5200

490

563

612

450

50

58

63

2100

235

270

294

5300

498

572

622

500

56

64

70

2200

246

283

308

5400

505

581

631

550

62

71

77

2300

258

296

322

5500

512

589

640

600

67

77

84

2400

268

308

335

5600

519

597

649

650

73

84

91

2500

277

318

346

5700

526

605

658

700

78

90

98

2600

286

328

357

5800

534

614

667

750

84

97

105

2700

294

338

367

5900

541

622

676

800

90

103

112

2800

302

348

378

6000

548

630

685

850

95

109

119

2900

310

357

388

6100

555

638

694

900

101

116

126

3000

319

367

399

6200

562

647

703

950

106

122

133

3100

327

376

409

6300

569

654

711

1000

112

129

140

3200

335

385

419

6400

576

662

720

1050

118

135

147

3300

343

395

429

6500

583

671

729

1100

123

142

154

3400

352

405

440

6600

590

679

738

1150

129

148

161

3500

360

414

450

6700

597

686

746

1200

134

155

168

3600

368

423

460

6800

604

695

755

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

7700

782

875

931

10400

976

1093

1162

13100

1158

1296

1378

7800

790

884

940

10500

983

1100

1171

13200

1164

1303

1386

7900

797

892

949

10600

990

1108

1179

13300

1171

1310

1394

8000

805

900

958

10700

997

1116

1187

13400

1177

1317

1401

8100

812

909

967

10800

1004

1124

1195

13500

1184

1325

1409

8200

819

917

975

10900

1011

1131

1203

13600

1190

1332

1417

8300

827

925

984

11000

1018

1139

1212

13700

1197

1339

1425

8400

834

933

993

11100

1025

1147

1220

13800

1203

1346

1432

8500

841

942

1002

11200

1031

1154

1228

13900

1210

1353

1440

8600

849

950

1010

11300

1038

1162

1236

14000

1216

1361

1448

8700

856

958

1019

11400

1045

1169

1244

14100

1222

1368

1455

8800

863

966

1028

11500

1052

1177

1252

14200

1229

1375

1463

8900

870

974

1036

11600

1058

1184

1260

14300

1235

1382

1470

9000

878

982

1045

11700

1065

1192

1268

14400

1241

1389

1478

9100

885

990

1053

11800

1072

1199

1276

14500

1248

1396

1485

9200

892

998

1062

11900

1079

1207

1284

14600

1254

1403

1493

9300

899

1006

1070

12000

1085

1214

1292

14700

1260

1411

1501

9400

906

1014

1079

12100

1092

1222

1300

14800

1267

1418

1508

9500

913

1022

1087

12200

1099

1229

1308

14900

1273

1425

1516

9600

920

1030

1096

12300

1105

1237

1316

15000

1279

1432

1523

9700

928

1038

1104

12400

1112

1244

1324

15100

1286

1439

1531

9800

935

1046

1113

12500

1118

1252

1331

15200

1292

1446

1538

9900

942

1054

1121

12600

1125

1259

1339

15300

1298

1453

1546

10000

949

1062

1129

12700

1132

1266

1347

15400

1305

1460

1553

10100

956

1069

1138

12800

1138

1274

1355

15500

1311

1467

1560

10200

963

1077

1146

12900

1145

1281

1363

10300

970

1085

1154

13000

1151

1288

1371

42

THREE CHILD FAMILIES: CHILD SUPPORT SCHEDULE

Dollars Per Month Per Child

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

50

6

7

1650

198

221

236

4500

456

510

543

100

12

13

14

1700

204

228

243

4600

463

518

551

150

18

20

21

1750

210

235

250

4700

470

526

560

200

24

27

29

1800

216

242

257

4800

477

534

568

250

30

34

36

1850

222

248

264

4900

484

542

576

300

36

40

43

1900

228

255

271

5000

491

550

585

350

42

47

50

1950

234

262

278

5100

498

558

593

400

48

54

57

2000

240

268

286

5200

505

565

601

450

54

60

64

2100

252

282

300

5300

512

573

610

500

60

67

71

2200

264

295

314

5400

519

581

618

550

66

74

79

2300

276

309

328

5500

526

588

626

600

72

81

86

2400

288

322

343

5600

533

596

634

650

78

87

93

2500

300

336

357

5700

539

604

642

700

84

94

100

2600

308

345

367

5800

546

611

650

750

90

101

107

2700

317

354

377

5900

553

619

658

800

96

107

114

2800

325

364

387

6000

559

626

666

850

102

114

121

2900

333

373

397

6100

566

633

674

900

108

121

129

3000

341

382

406

6200

573

641

682

950

114

128

136

3100

349

391

416

6300

579

648

689

1000

120

134

143

3200

357

400

426

6400

586

655

697

1050

126

141

150

3300

365

409

435

6500

592

663

705

1100

132

148

157

3400

373

418

444

6600

599

670

713

1150

138

154

164

3500

381

426

454

6700

605

677

720

1200

144

161

171

3600

389

435

463

6800

612

684

728

1250

150

168

179

3700

396

444

472

6900

618

692

736

1300

156

175

186

3800

404

452

481

7000

624

699

743

1350

162

181

193

3900

412

461

490

7100

631

706

751

1400

168

188

200

4000

419

469

499

7200

637

713

758

1450

174

195

207

4100

426

477

508

7300

643

720

766

1500

180

201

214

4200

434

486

517

7400

650

727

773

1550

186

208

221

4300

441

494

525

7500

656

734

781

1600

192

215

228

4400

448

502

534

7600

662

741

788

43

To determine child support at higher income levels:

Age 12-18: Raise income to the power .61209 and multiply the result by 3.566057.

Age 6-11: Determine child support for Age 12-18 and then multiply by 0.94.

Age 0-5: Determine child suport for Age 12-18 and then multiply by 0.84.

**The schedules show the nearest dollar value based on support functions. The numerical values for the 0-5 and 6-11

age ranges are calculated by multiplying 0.84 and 0.94, respectively, by the 12-18 year old non-rounded calculated

*2018 Federal Poverty Guideline values converted to monthly values and rounded up to nearest $50 increment are $1050

for a one-person household and $2500 for a five-person household.

THREE CHILD FAMILIES: CHILD SUPPORT SCHEDULE (Continued)

Dollars Per Month Per Child

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

7700

668

748

795

10400

828

926

985

13100

976

1092

1161

7800

674

755

803

10500

833

933

992

13200

981

1098

1168

7900

680

761

810

10600

839

939

999

13300

986

1104

1174

8000

687

768

817

10700

845

945

1006

13400

991

1110

1180

8100

693

775

825

10800

850

951

1012

13500

997

1115

1187

8200

699

782

832

10900

856

958

1019

13600

1002

1121

1193

8300

705

789

839

11000

861

964

1026

13700

1007

1127

1199

8400

711

796

846

11100

867

970

1032

13800

1012

1133

1205

8500

717

802

853

11200

873

976

1039

13900

1018

1139

1212

8600

723

809

861

11300

878

983

1045

14000

1023

1145

1218

8700

729

816

868

11400

884

989

1052

14100

1028

1151

1224

8800

735

822

875

11500

889

995

1059

14200

1033

1156

1230

8900

741

829

882

11600

895

1001

1065

14300

1038

1162

1236

9000

747

836

889

11700

900

1007

1072

14400

1044

1168

1242

9100

753

842

896

11800

906

1013

1078

14500

1049

1174

1249

9200

758

849

903

11900

911

1020

1085

14600

1054

1179

1255

9300

764

855

910

12000

917

1026

1091

14700

1059

1185

1261

9400

770

862

917

12100

922

1032

1098

14800

1064

1191

1267

9500

776

868

924

12200

927

1038

1104

14900

1069

1197

1273

9600

782

875

931

12300

933

1044

1110

15000

1074

1202

1279

9700

788

881

938

12400

938

1050

1117

15100

1080

1208

1285

9800

793

888

945

12500

944

1056

1123

15200

1085

1214

1291

9900

799

894

951

12600

949

1062

1130

15300

1090

1219

1297

10000

805

901

958

12700

954

1068

1136

15400

1095

1225

1303

10100

811

907

965

12800

960

1074

1142

15500

1100

1231

1309

10200

816

914

972

12900

965

1080

1149

10300

822

920

979

13000

970

1086

1155

44

FOUR CHILD FAMILIES: CHILD SUPPORT SCHEDULE

Dollars Per Month Per Child

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

50

5

6

1650

163

183

194

4500

391

437

465

100

10

11

12

1700

168

188

200

4600

397

444

472

150

15

17

18

1750

173

194

206

4700

403

451

480

200

20

22

24

1800

178

199

212

4800

409

458

487

250

25

28

29

1850

183

205

218

4900

415

464

494

300

30

33

35

1900

188

210

224

5000

421

471

501

350

35

39

41

1950

193

216

230

5100

427

478

508

400

40

44

47

2000

198

221

236

5200

433

484

515

450

45

50

53

2100

208

233

247

5300

439

491

522

500

49

55

59

2200

218

244

259

5400

445

498

529

550

54

61

65

2300

228

255

271

5500

451

504

536

600

59

66

71

2400

237

266

283

5600

456

511

543

650

64

72

77

2500

247

277

295

5700

462

517

550

700

69

78

82

2600

257

288

306

5800

468

524

557

750

74

83

88

2700

267

299

318

5900

474

530

564

800

79

89

94

2800

277

310

330

6000

479

536

571

850

84

94

100

2900

286

320

340

6100

485

543

577

900

89

100

106

3000

293

327

348

6200

491

549

584

950

94

105

112

3100

299

335

357

6300

496

555

591

1000

99

111

118

3200

306

343

365

6400

502

562

597

1050

104

116

124

3300

313

350

373

6500

507

568

604

1100

109

122

130

3400

320

358

381

6600

513

574

611

1150

114

127

135

3500

327

365

389

6700

519

580

617

1200

119

133

141

3600

333

373

397

6800

524

586

624

1250

124

138

147

3700

340

380

404

6900

530

593

630

1300

129

144

153

3800

346

387

412

7000

535

599

637

1350

134

149

159

3900

353

395

420

7100

540

605

643

1400

139

155

165

4000

359

402

427

7200

546

611

650

1450

143

161

171

4100

365

409

435

7300

551

617

656

1500

148

166

177

4200

372

416

443

7400

557

623

663

1550

153

172

183

4300

378

423

450

7500

562

629

669

1600

158

177

188

4400

384

430

458

7600

567

635

675

45

To determine child support at higher income levels:

Age 12-18: Raise income to the power .61209 and multiply the result by 3.055748.

Age 6-11: Determine child support for Age 12-18 and then multiply by 0.94.

Age 0-5: Determine child suport for Age 12-18 and then multiply by 0.84.

**The schedules show the nearest dollar value based on support functions. The numerical values for the 0-5 and 6-11

age ranges are calculated by multiplying 0.84 and 0.94, respectively, by the 12-18 year old non-rounded calculated value.

*2018 Federal Poverty Guideline values converted to monthly values and rounded up to nearest $50 increment are $1050

for a one-person household and $2850 for a six-person household.

FOUR CHILD FAMILIES: CHILD SUPPORT SCHEDULE (Continued)

Dollars Per Month Per Child

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

7700

573

641

682

10400

709

794

844

13100

836

936

995

7800

578

647

688

10500

714

799

850

13200

841

941

1001

7900

583

653

694

10600

719

805

856

13300

845

946

1006

8000

588

658

700

10700

724

810

862

13400

850

951

1011

8100

594

664

707

10800

729

815

867

13500

854

956

1017

8200

599

670

713

10900

733

821

873

13600

859

961

1022

8300

604

676

719

11000

738

826

879

13700

863

966

1028

8400

609

682

725

11100

743

831

884

13800

868

971

1033

8500

614

687

731

11200

748

837

890

13900

872

976

1038

8600

619

693

737

11300

752

842

896

14000

877

981

1043

8700

625

699

744

11400

757

847

901

14100

881

986

1049

8800

630

705

750

11500

762

853

907

14200

885

991

1054

8900

635

710

756

11600

767

858

913

14300

890

996

1059

9000

640

716

762

11700

771

863

918

14400

894

1001

1065

9100

645

722

768

11800

776

868

924

14500

899

1006

1070

9200

650

727

774

11900

781

874

929

14600

903

1011

1075

9300

655

733

780

12000

785

879

935

14700

908

1016

1080

9400

660

739

786

12100

790

884

941

14800

912

1020

1086

9500

665

744

792

12200

795

889

946

14900

916

1025

1091

9600

670

750

798

12300

799

894

952

15000

921

1030

1096

9700

675

755

803

12400

804

900

957

15100

925

1035

1101

9800

680

761

809

12500

809

905

963

15200

929

1040

1106

9900

685

766

815

12600

813

910

968

15300

934

1045

1112

10000

690

772

821

12700

818

915

974

15400

938

1050

1117

10100

695

777

827

12800

822

920

979

15500

942

1055

1122

10200

700

783

833

12900

827

925

984

10300

704

788

839

13000

831

930

990

46

FIVE CHILD FAMILIES: CHILD SUPPORT SCHEDULE

Dollars Per Month Per Child

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

50

4

5

1650

141

157

167

4500

348

389

414

100

9

10

1700

145

162

173

4600

353

395

421

150

13

14

15

1750

149

167

178

4700

359

402

427

200

17

19

20

1800

153

172

183

4800

364

408

434

250

21

24

25

1850

158

177

188

4900

370

414

440

300

26

29

30

1900

162

181

193

5000

375

420

446

350

30

33

36

1950

166

186

198

5100

380

426

453

400

34

38

41

2000

171

191

203

5200

386

432

459

450

38

43

46

2100

179

200

213

5300

391

437

465

500

43

48

51

2200

188

210

223

5400

396

443

472

550

47

52

56

2300

196

219

233

5500

401

449

478

600

51

57

61

2400

205

229

244

5600

407

455

484

650

55

62

66

2500

213

239

254

5700

412

461

490

700

60

67

71

2600

222

248

264

5800

417

466

496

750

64

72

76

2700

230

258

274

5900

422

472

502

800

68

76

81

2800

239

267

284

6000

427

478

508

850

72

81

86

2900

247

277

294

6100

432

484

514

900

77

86

91

3000

256

286

305

6200

437

489

520

950

81

91

96

3100

264

296

315

6300

442

495

526

1000

85

95

102

3200

273

305

325

6400

447

500

532

1050

90

100

107

3300

279

312

332

6500

452

506

538

1100

94

105

112

3400

285

319

339

6600

457

511

544

1150

98

110

117

3500

291

325

346

6700

462

517

550

1200

102

114

122

3600

297

332

353

6800

467

522

556

1250

107

119

127

3700

303

339

360

6900

472

528

562

1300

111

124

132

3800

308

345

367

7000

477

533

567

1350

115

129

137

3900

314

352

374

7100

481

539

573

1400

119

134

142

4000

320

358

381

7200

486

544

579

1450

124

138

147

4100

326

364

388

7300

491

549

585

1500

128

143

152

4200

331

371

394

7400

496

555

590

1550

132

148

157

4300

337

377

401

7500

501

560

596

1600

136

153

162

4400

342

383

408

7600

505

565

602

47

To determine child support at higher income levels:

Age 12-18: Raise income to the power .61209 and multiply the result by 2.722181.

Age 6-11: Determine child support for Age 12-18 and then multiply by 0.94.

Age 0-5: Determine child suport for Age 12-18 and then multiply by 0.84.

**The schedules show the nearest dollar value based on support functions. The numerical values for the 0-5 and 6-11

age ranges are calculated by multiplying 0.84 and 0.94, respectively, by the 12-18 year old non-rounded calculated value.

*2018 Federal Poverty Guideline values converted to monthly values and rounded up to nearest $50 increment are $1050

for a one-person household and $3200 for a seven-person household.

FIVE CHILD FAMILIES: CHILD SUPPORT SCHEDULE (Continued)

Dollars Per Month Per Child

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

7700

510

571

607

10400

632

707

752

13100

745

833

887

7800

515

576

613

10500

636

712

757

13200

749

838

891

7900

519

581

618

10600

640

717

762

13300

753

842

896

8000

524

587

624

10700

645

722

768

13400

757

847

901

8100

529

592

630

10800

649

726

773

13500

761

851

906

8200

533

597

635

10900

653

731

778

13600

765

856

911

8300

538

602

641

11000

658

736

783

13700

769

860

915

8400

543

607

646

11100

662

741

788

13800

773

865

920

8500

547

612

652

11200

666

745

793

13900

777

869

925

8600

552

618

657

11300

670

750

798

14000

781

874

930

8700

556

623

662

11400

675

755

803

14100

785

878

934

8800

561

628

668

11500

679

760

808

14200

789

883

939

8900

565

633

673

11600

683

764

813

14300

793

887

944

9000

570

638

679

11700

687

769

818

14400

797

892

948

9100

575

643

684

11800

691

774

823

14500

801

896

953

9200

579

648

689

11900

695

778

828

14600

805

900

958

9300

583

653

695

12000

700

783

833

14700

808

905

962

9400

588

658

700

12100

704

788

838

14800

812

909

967

9500

592

663

705

12200

708

792

843

14900

816

913

972

9600

597

668

711

12300

712

797

848

15000

820

918

976

9700

601

673

716

12400

716

801

853

15100

824

922

981

9800

606

678

721

12500

720

806

857

15200

828

927

986

9900

610

683

726

12600

724

811

862

15300

832

931

990

10000

614

688

731

12700

728

815

867

15400

836

935

995

10100

619

692

737

12800

733

820

872

15500

840

940

999

10200

623

697

742

12900

737

824

877

10300

628

702

747

13000

741

829

882

48

SIX CHILD FAMILIES: CHILD SUPPORT SCHEDULE

Dollars Per Month Per Child

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

50

4

1650

124

139

148

4500

316

354

377

100

8

9

1700

128

143

152

4600

321

360

383

150

11

13

1750

132

147

157

4700

326

365

389

200

15

17

18

1800

135

152

161

4800

331

371

394

250

19

21

22

1850

139

156

166

4900

336

376

400

300

23

25

27

1900

143

160

170

5000

341

382

406

350

26

29

31

1950

147

164

175

5100

346

387

412

400

30

34

36

2000

151

168

179

5200

351

393

418

450

34

38

40

2100

158

177

188

5300

356

398

423

500

38

42

45

2200

166

185

197

5400

360

403

429

550

41

46

49

2300

173

194

206

5500

365

409

435

600

45

51

54

2400

181

202

215

5600

370

414

440

650

49

55

58

2500

188

211

224

5700

375

419

446

700

53

59

63

2600

196

219

233

5800

379

424

451

750

56

63

67

2700

203

227

242

5900

384

430

457

800

60

67

72

2800

211

236

251

6000

388

435

462

850

64

72

76

2900

218

244

260

6100

393

440

468

900

68

76

81

3000

226

253

269

6200

398

445

473

950

72

80

85

3100

233

261

278

6300

402

450

479

1000

75

84

90

3200

241

270

287

6400

407

455

484

1050

79

88

94

3300

248

278

296

6500

411

460

490

1100

83

93

99

3400

256

286

305

6600

416

465

495

1150

87

97

103

3500

263

295

314

6700

420

470

500

1200

90

101

108

3600

270

302

321

6800

425

475

506

1250

94

105

112

3700

275

308

328

6900

429

480

511

1300

98

109

116

3800

281

314

334

7000

434

485

516

1350

102

114

121

3900

286

320

340

7100

438

490

521

1400

105

118

125

4000

291

326

346

7200

442

495

527

1450

109

122

130

4100

296

331

353

7300

447

500

532

1500

113

126

134

4200

301

337

359

7400

451

505

537

1550

117

131

139

4300

306

343

365

7500

455

510

542

1600

120

135

143

4400

311

349

371

7600

460

514

547

49

To determine child support at higher income levels:

Age 12-18: Raise income to the power .61209 and multiply the result by 2.476429.

Age 6-11: Determine child support for Age 12-18 and then multiply by 0.94.

Age 0-5: Determine child support for Age 12-18 and then multiply by 0.84.

**The schedules show the nearest dollar value based on support functions. The numerical values for the 0-5 and 6-11

age ranges are calculated by multiplying 0.84 and 0.94, respectively, by the 12-18 year old non-rounded calculated value.

*2018 Federal Poverty Guideline values converted to monthly values and rounded up to nearest $50 increment are $1050

for a one-person household and $3550 for an eight-person household.

SIX CHILD FAMILIES: CHILD SUPPORT SCHEDULE (Continued)

Dollars Per Month Per Child

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Combined

Support Amount

($ Per Child)

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Gross

Age Group

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Monthly

Age

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

Income

0-5

6-11

12-18

7700

464

519

552

10400

575

643

684

13100

678

758

807

7800

468

524

557

10500

579

648

689

13200

681

762

811

7900

473

529

563

10600

583

652

694

13300

685

766

815

8000

477

534

568

10700

587

656

698

13400

689

771

820

8100

481

538

573

10800

590

661

703

13500

692

775

824

8200

485

543

578

10900

594

665

708

13600

696

779

828

8300

489

548

583

11000

598

669

712

13700

699

783

833

8400

494

552

588

11100

602

674

717

13800

703

787

837

8500

498

557

593

11200

606

678

721

13900

707

791

841

8600

502

562

598

11300

610

682

726

14000

710

795

846

8700

506

566

603

11400

614

687

731

14100

714

799

850

8800

510

571

608

11500

617

691

735

14200

718

803

854

8900

514

576

612

11600

621

695

740

14300

721

807

859

9000

519

580

617

11700

625

700

744

14400

725

811

863

9100

523

585

622

11800

629

704

749

14500

728

815

867

9200

527

589

627

11900

633

708

753

14600

732

819

871

9300

531

594

632

12000

636

712

758

14700

735

823

876

9400

535

599

637

12100

640

716

762

14800

739

827

880

9500

539

603

642

12200

644

721

767

14900

743

831

884

9600

543

608

646

12300

648

725

771

15000

746

835

888

9700

547

612

651

12400

652

729

776

15100

750

839

892

9800

551

617

656

12500

655

733

780

15200

753

843

897

9900

555

621

661

12600

659

737

785

15300

757

847

901

10000

559

626

665

12700

663

742

789

15400

760

851

905

10100

563

630

670

12800

666

746

793

15500

764

855

909

10200

567

634

675

12900

670

750

798

10300

571

639

680

13000

674

754

802

50

APPENDIX III

Domestic Relations Affidavit

IN THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT

COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF )

)

Party Name )

)

and ) Case No.

)

Party Name )

DOMESTIC RELATIONS AFFIDAVIT OF

(name)

1. Party Name Residence

Party Name XXX-XX-_ _ _ _

Birth Month/Year Social Security Number Telephone

2. Party Name Residence

Party Name XXX-XX-_ _ _ _

Birth Month/Year Social Security Number Telephone

3. Date of Marriage:

4. Number of Marriages:

Party Name Party Name

5. Number of children of the relationship:

6. Names, Social Security Numbers, the month and year of each child’s birth and ages of minor children of the relationship:

Name Social Security Number Birth Age Custodian

XXX-XX-_ _ _ _ Month /Year

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7. Names, Social Security Numbers, and ages of minor children of previous relationships and facts as to custody and support

payments paid or received, if any.

Social Support Paid

Name Security No. Age Custodian Payment or Rec’d

XXX-XX-_ _ _ _

$

8. Party Name is employed by (name)

(address)

Party Name is employed by (name)

(address)

with monthly income as follows:

A. Wage Earner Party Name Party Name

1. Gross Income $ $

2. Other Income $ $

3. Subtotal Gross Income $ $

4. Federal Withholding $ $

(Claiming _____ exemptions)

5. Federal Income Tax $ $

6. OASDHI $ $

7. Kansas Withholding $ $

8. Subtotal Deductions $ $

9. Net Income $ $

B. Self-Employed Party Name Party Name

1. Gross Income from

self-employment $ $

2. Other Income $ $

3. Subtotal Gross Income $ $

4. Reasonable Business Expenses (-) $ $

(Itemize on attached exhibit)

5. Self-Employment Tax (-) $ $

6. Business Net Income $ $

7. Estimated Tax Payments $ $

(Claim _____ exemptions)

8. Federal Income Tax $ $

9. Kansas Withholding $ $

10. Subtotal Deductions $ $

11. Net Income $ $

(Line B.3. minus Line B.9.)

Pay period:

Party Name Party Name

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9. The liquid assets of the parties are:

Joint or Individual

Item Amount (Specify)

A. Checking Accounts (Do not list account numbers):

$

B. Savings Accounts (Do not list account numbers):

$

C. Cash

Party Name $

D. Other

$

10. The monthly expenses of each party are: (Please indicate with an asterisk all figures which are estimates rather than actual

figures taken from records.)

A. Party Name Party Name

Item (Actual or Estimated) (Actual or Estimated)

1. Rent $ $

2. Food $ $

3. Utilities/services:

Trash Service $ $

Newspaper $ $

Telephone $ $

Cell Phone $ $

Cable $ $

Gas $ $

Water $ $

Lights $ $

Other $ $

4. Insurance:

Life $ $

Health $ $

Car $ $

House/Rental $ $

Other $ $

5. Medical and dental $ $

6. Prescriptions drugs $ $

7. Child care (work-related) $ $

8. Child care (non-work-related) $ $

9. Clothing $ $

10. School expenses $ $

11. Hair cuts and beauty $ $

12. Car repair $ $

13. Gas and oil $ $

14. Personal property tax $ $

Party Name Party Name

Item (Actual or Estimated) (Actual or Estimated)

15. Miscellaneous (Specify)

$ $

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16. Debt Payments (Specify)

$ $

Total $ $

*Show house payments, mortgage payments, etc., in Section 10.B.

B. Monthly payments to banks, loan companies or on credit accounts: (Indicate actual or estimated monetary amount

in each column; use asterisk for secured.) DO NOT LIST ANY PAYMENTS INCLUDED IN PART 10.A

ABOVE.

When Amount of Date of Responsibility

Creditor Incurred Payment Last Payment Balance

Party Name Party Name

$ $ $

Subtotal of Payments $ $

Total $ $

C. Total Living Expenses

Party Name Party Name

(Actual or Estimated) (Actual or Estimated)

1. Total funds available to $ $

Both Parties

(from No. 8)

2. Total needed $ $

(from No. 10.A and B)

3. Net Balance $ $

4. Projected child support $ $

D. Payments or contributions received, or paid, for support of others. Specify source and amount.

Source Party Name Party Name

(+/-) $ $

11. How much does the party who provides health care pay for family coverage?

$ per .

How much does it cost the provider to furnish health insurance only on the provider?

$ per .

FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IF APPLICABLE.

12. Income and financial resources of children.

Income/Resources Amount

$

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13. Child support adjustments requested.

□ parenting time adjustment □ agreement past majority

□ income tax consideration □ long distance parenting time

□ special needs □ overall financial conditions

□ other: ________________________________________________

14. All other personal property including retirement benefits (including but not limited to qualified plans such as profit-sharing,

pension, IRA, 401(k), or other savings-type employee benefits, nonqualified plans, and deferred income plans), and

ownership thereof (joint or individual), including policies of insurance, identified as to nature or description, ownership (joint

or individual), and actual or estimated value.

Joint or Individual

Amount (Specify)

$

THE FOLLOWING NEED NOT BE FURNISHED IN POST JUDGMENT PROCEDURES.

15. List real property identified as to description, ownership (joint or individual) and actual or estimated value.

Property Description Ownership Actual/Estimated Value

16. Identify the property, if any, acquired by each of the parties prior to marriage or acquired during marriage by a will or

inheritance.

Source of Actual/

Property Description Ownership Ownership Estimated Value

17. List debt obligations, including maintenance, not listed in Section 10.A or 10.B above, identified as to name or names of

payor or payors and payees, balance due and rate at which payable; and, if secured, identify the encumbered property.

Debt Balance Payment Encumbered

Obligation Payor Payee Due Rate Property

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18. List health insurance coverage and the right, pursuant to ERISA §§ 601-608, 29 U.S.C.

§§ 1161-1168 (1986), to continued coverage by the spouse who is not a member of the

covered employee group.

Health Insurance COBRA Continuation

Yes No Unknown

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Kansas that the foregoing is true, correct and complete.

Executed on the _______ day of _________________________, 20____.

Name (Print):

Signature

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APPENDIX IV

In the District Court of ________________ County, Kansas

___________________

vs.

___________________ Case No.

SHORT-FORM DOMESTIC RELATIONS AFFIDAVIT

(To be used for Paternity Actions, Child Support Actions, and

Post-Judgment Motions to Establish or Modify Child Support)

Name: ________________________________________________________________

I am the: □ Parent □ IV-D Agency □ Other: ________

This case involves these dependents:

Child 1:______________________________________ Year of Birth: _______________

Child 2:______________________________________ Year of Birth: _______________

Child 3:______________________________________ Year of Birth: _______________

Child 4:______________________________________ Year of Birth: _______________

Child 5:______________________________________ Year of Birth: _______________

Child 6:______________________________________ Year of Birth: _______________

Please provide the following information about yourself:

Home #: _______________ Cell #: _______________ Other phone #: _____________

Email: ________________________________________________________________

Current Mailing address: _________________________________________________

A. How many children live in your household currently? ________________

B. How many children do you have that are not part of this court order? ___________

C. What children reside with you in your home? □ none

Child 1:_________________________ Year of Birth: _________ Relationship: ___________

Child 2:_________________________ Year of Birth: _________ Relationship: ___________

Child 3:_________________________ Year of Birth: _________ Relationship: ___________

Child 4:_________________________ Year of Birth: _________ Relationship: ___________

Child 5:_________________________ Year of Birth: _________ Relationship: ___________

Child 6:_________________________ Year of Birth: _________ Relationship: __________

CONTACT INFORMATION

CHILD(REN)

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D. For which children do you pay child support?

□ None □ Court Order □ Verbal Agreement

Child 1: ______________________ Year of Birth: ___________ State of order: __________

Child 2: ______________________ Year of Birth: ___________ State of order: __________

Child 3:__________ ____________ Year of Birth: ___________ State of order: __________

E. Do you have any parenting agreements for these children?

□ None □ Court Order □ Verbal Agreement:

__________________________________________________________________________________________

F. Who claims the child(ren) for tax purposes?

□ __________ claims every year □ Alternate □ other arrangement □ Unknown □ No one

Check all levels of education you have completed:

□ G.E.D. □ High School Diploma □ Associate’s Degree □ Bachelor’s Degree

□ Graduate Degree/Professional License/Trade/Certification: ______________________________

I am currently: □ Not working □ Employed through an employer □ have more than one job

□ Self-Employed □ A stay-at-home parent □ Other: ___________________

Employer Name: _______________________________ Employer Address: _______________________

Employer Phone: __________________________ Employer Fax: ________________________________

Type of Work: _____________________________ Position or Title: ____________________________

□ I am paid hourly; the amount is $________ per hour. I usually work _____ hours each week.

□ I am paid a salary; the amount is $_______ every □ week □ two weeks □ month □ year

Please list information about any other jobs you currently have and/or information about previous jobs:

Type of job/position: ____________________________________ Wage/Salary: $ _____________________

□ I pay $___________ for work-related expenses such as union dues or uniform.

Explain: _____________________________________________________________________________

□ I have $___________ income from other sources (side business, odd jobs, investments, etc.).

Explain: _____________________________________________________________________________

I receive $___________ □ Unemployment Compensation □ Worker’s Compensation □

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) □ Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

□ VA Disability □ Other Disability □ Other: ___________________

□ I receive $___________ each month Social Security benefits for a child on this case.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

YOUR CURRENT WORK & OTHER INCOME

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The other parent currently: □ Is not working □ Is employed through an employer □ Has more than one job

□ Self-Employed □ A stay-at-home parent □ Other: ___________________

Employer Name: _______________________________ Employer Address: _______________________

Employer Phone: __________________________ Employer Fax: ________________________________

Type of Work: _____________________________ Position or Title: ____________________________

□ The other parent is paid hourly; the amount is $____ per hour. The other parent usually works _ hours each

week.

□ The other parent is paid a salary; the amount is $_______ every □ week □ two weeks □ month □ year

Please list information about any other jobs the other parent currently has and/or information about previous jobs:

Type of job/position: ____________________________________ Wage/Salary: $ _____________________

□ The other parent pays $___________ for work-related expenses such as union dues or uniform.

Explain: _____________________________________________________________________________

□ The other parent has $___________ income from other sources (side business, odd jobs, investments, etc.).

Explain: _____________________________________________________________________________

The other parent receives $___________ □ Unemployment Compensation □ Worker’s Compensation

□ Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) □ Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

□ VA Disability □ Other Disability □ Other: ___________________

□ The other parent receives $___________ each month Social Security benefits for a child on this case.

Have you had a job in the past? □ Yes □ No

If yes, when did you become unemployed? Month: ___________ Year: _____________

If yes, why did you become unemployed? □ I was laid off. □ I was terminated. □ I quit.

Are you looking for work? □ Yes □ No and I do not plan to □ Not currently, but I plan to in the future

Please list information about your last 2 jobs (if applicable):

Type of job/position: ____________________________________ Wage/Salary: $ _____________________

Remember: Provide documentation for each type of employment and income.

IF YOU ARE NOT CURRENTLY WORKING

OTHER PARENT'S CURRENT WORK & OTHER INCOME

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Do you have trouble gaining/keeping employment or are not looking for work? Explain:

__________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Do you pay for child care for the child(ren) on this case? □ Yes □ No

For which child(ren)? _______________________________________________________________

Does DCF pay any portion of the child care? □ Yes □ No If yes, how much? $________________

Do you pay child care □ every month □ summer only □ after school only □ other: _______

How much do you pay for child care? $____________ □ each week □ every two weeks □ monthly

Remember: Attach receipts, a bill, a letter from a provider on business letterhead, or a notarized letter from a provider.

Who pays for the child(ren)’s health insurance?

□ I carry the children’s health insurance. □ My current spouse carries the children’s health insurance.

□ The other party on this case carries the children’s insurance. □ Medicaid

□ Someone else carries the children’s health insurance. □ The children have no insurance.

If you -or- your current spouse carry private health insurance for the children, we need your current plan info:

Insurance company name: __________________________________________________

Insurance company Address: ________________________________________________

What type of plan is it? □Employee only (Single) $__________________

□ Employee + children $__________________ □ Family $__________________ □ Other: _____

Plan effective date: ___________________ Policy #: ________________ Group #: ______________

List all dependents covered on the plan: 1) ______________________ 2) _____________________

3) _____________________ 4) _________________________ 5) ___________________________

If it applies, attach any proof of lay off or medical records affecting your ability to work.

CHILDCARE AND HEALTH INSURANCE

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I am requesting that my child support worksheet include the following adjustments:

□ parenting time adjustment □ agreement past majority

□ income tax consideration □ long distance parenting time

□ special needs □ overall financial conditions

□ other: _____________________________________________________________

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Kansas that the foregoing is true, correct and complete.

Signature: _______________________________ Date: ___________________________

ADJUSTMENTS

SIGNATURE

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APPENDIX V

Equal Parenting Time (EPT) Worksheet

(The Equal Parenting Time Worksheet shall be filed with the Child Support Worksheet. References like "Line F.3" correspond to lines shown on the

Child Support Worksheet (CSW). References to "line 9" are to the lines on this worksheet.)

Step #

Line

#

Instruction

Amount

Step 1

1

Enter the higher amount of the adjusted subtotal from Line F.3

2

Enter the lower amount of the adjusted subtotal from Line F.3

3

Subtract line 2 from line 1 and enter the result here

4

Multiply line 3 by 50% (.5) and enter the result here

Step 2

5

Enter the total from Line D.1 (Child Support Income)

6

Enter the total from Line D.3 (Gross Child Support Obligation)

7

If the parents have a written agreement to each provide clothing for the children

in their own home, go to line 9. If not, go to line 8.

Step

2.a

8

If the amount on line 5 is:

A. equal to or less than $4,690, enter 107% (.07).

B. greater than $4,690 but less than $8,125, enter 12 10.5% (.105).

C. equal to or greater than $8,125 enter 15% (.15) and go to line 10.

______%

Step

2.b

9

If the amount on line 5 is:

A. equal to or less than $4,690, enter 1311% (.11).

B. greater than $4,690 but less than $8,125, enter 15 14% (.14).

C. equal to or greater than $8,125 enter 18% (.18) and go to line 10.

______%

10

Multiply line 6 by the percentage on line 8 or line 9 and enter the result here.

Step 3

11

If the parent designated by the court to pay all of the child(ren)'s direct

expenses is:

A. the parent with the lower adjusted subtotal from Line F.3 of the

child support worksheet, go to line 12.

B. the parent with the higher adjusted subtotal on Line F.3 of the

child support worksheet, go to line 14.

Step

3.a

12

Add line 4 and line 10.

13

Enter the amount on line 12 onto Line F.4 of the child support worksheet for

the parent with the higher adjusted subtotal on Line F.3. Calculate the

enforcement fee (if any) on Line F.5. The result on Line F.6 is the amount the

parent with the higher adjusted subtotal on Line F.3 will pay to the parent with

the lower adjusted subtotal on Line F.3.

Step

3.b

14

Subtract line 10 from line 4.

15

Enter this amount on line 14 onto Line F.4 of the child support worksheet for

the parent with the higher adjusted subtotal on Line F.3. Calculate the

enforcement fee (if any) on Line F.5. The result on Line F.6 is the amount the

parent with the higher adjusted subtotal on Line F.3 will pay to the parent with

the lower adjusted subtotal on Line F.3. If the amount is less than zero, the

court shall consider the overall financial circumstances of the parties to

determine whether an adjustment should be made.

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APPENDIX VI

IN THE___________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DISTRICT COURT,___________ COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF

IN THE MATTER OF THE PARENTAGE

OF

Petitioner,

and

Case No.

Respondent.

AGREED SHARED EXPENSE PLAN

Petitioner and Respondent, having entered into a shared residential custody arrangement, make the

following agreed plan for sharing of the reasonable direct expenses of the minor child(ren) pursuant to Section

III.B.7.a.(1)(b) of the Kansas Child Support Guidelines. This plan must be filed with a child support worksheet

and an order approving the child support worksheet and shared expense plan.

1. The parties understand that costs for work related child care and health insurance are already

included in the child support worksheet. The parties also agree they shall share the following

direct expenses of the minor child(ren) equally as set forth in this plan, which shall be in addition to

the monetary child support as required by the shared residency arrangement (check all that apply):

All items listed below

- OR -

Regular clothing (if parties are not maintaining clothing in each home)

Special event clothing (including but not limited to formal dances, prom, graduation)

School uniforms

School supplies

School fees (including but not limited to enrollment, book/activity fees tuition)

Miscellaneous school related expenses (including but not limited to school pictures,

yearbook, field trips)

Extracurricular activity fees, equipment, apparel, and uniform costs

Sports activity fees, equipment, apparel, and uniform costs

Extracurricular activity travel costs of the child

Haircuts

Cell phones

Summer related activities such as summer camps or summer school not included in the

child support worksheet

Other (specify) ___________________________________________________

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2. In the event of school lunches, the parties shall share the cost by:

_____________ shall pay the cost and the ____________ shall reimburse the paying

party for their respective 50% share by the end of the following month

or

The parties shall each prepay one half of cost of school lunches on a _____weekly _____

monthly basis.

3. The parties agree that it is in the best interest of the child(ren) to be involved in reasonable

extracurricular activities with the consent of both parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably

withheld.

4. The parties agree that they must consult with each other about the reasonable direct expenses of the

minor child(ren) for which they seek reimbursement before the expense is incurred.

5. The parties agree that in sharing the direct expenses of the minor child(ren) they may do so by

having one parent advance the entire cost and being reimbursed for one half by the other or by

splitting the cost equally at the time it is incurred.

6. In the event that one of the parties seeks reimbursement of the direct expense they have advanced,

the paying party shall provide the reimbursing party with a copy of the receipt for the expense within

thirty (30) days of incurring the expense and the reimbursing party shall have thirty days after the

receipt is sent in which to reimburse the paying party for their respective one half of the cost.

7. The parties agree that failure to pay the party=s 50% share of the direct expenses may result in

modification of child support or other sanctions.

8. The parties agree to use an alternative dispute resolution process for any disagreements the parents

may have concerning the children’s expenses.

_______________________

Petitioner Date

_________________________

Respondent Date

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TOPIC INDEX

Age .................................................................................................................. 7, 17, 24, 28, 35

Birth Expenses ...................................................................................................................... 15

Changes of circumstance ...................................................................................................... 29

Child Support Adjustments ............................................................................. 6, 21, 26, 36, 54

Child Support Income ................................................................................ 6, 8, 13, 17, 27, 35

Child Support Schedules .............................................................................. 3, 7,9,15,17,33,38

Child Support Worksheet ......................... 1, 2, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 28, 33, 35

Court Trustee .................................................................................................................. 26, 28

Court-Ordered Child Support Paid ................................................................................. 16, 35

Court-Ordered Maintenance Paid ................................................................................... 16, 35

Court-Ordered Maintenance Received ........................................................................... 16, 35

DCF ....................................................................................................................................... 28

Depreciation ............................................................................................................................ 4

Direct Expenses ................................................................................ 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

Disbursement of Support Payments ...................................................................................... 29

Dissolution Burden ................................................................................................................. 3

Divided Residency .............................................................................................. 2, 8, 9, 18, 29

Domestic Gross Income ................................................................................ 3, 4, 6, 15, 16, 17

Domestic Gross Income - Self-Employed .............................................................................. 4

Domestic Gross Income--Wage Earner .................................................................................. 3

Domestic Relations Affidavit ................................................................................................. 7

Enforcement Fee Allowance ........................................................................................... 27, 28

Equal Parenting Time formula .................................................................. 9, 11, 12, 14, 22, 27

Federal Retirement .................................................................................................................. 2

Imputed Income ...................................................................................................................... 4

Income Beyond the Child Support Schedule .......................................................................... 8

Income Tax ...................................................................................................................... 2, 25

Cost of Living Differential.............................................................................................. 14, 15

Long-Distance Parenting Time ............................................................................................. 21

Military Pay ............................................................................................................................ 3

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Minimum Wage ...................................................................................................................... 5

More than Six Children .......................................................................................................... 8

Multiple-Family Application ........................................................................................ 8, 9, 18

Net Parental Child Support Obligation ..................................................................... 1, 6, 8, 28

Overall Financial Conditions of the Parties .......................................................................... 26

Overtime ........................................................................................................................... 3, 26

Parental Child Support Obligation .............................................. 1, 6, 8, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, 31

Parenting Time Adjustment ...................................................................................... 22, 23, 24

Payment of Child Support ............................................................................................... 16, 28

Proportionate Shares ............................................................................................................. 17

Reasonable Business Expenses ......................................................................................... 4, 15

Rebuttable Presumption ........................................................................................ 1, 14, 21, 26

Residence with a Third Party ................................................................................................ 14

Review of Guidelines ............................................................................................................ 31

Rounding ....................................................................................................................... 5, 7, 31

Self-Employment Gross Income ................................................................................. 4, 15, 35

Shared Expense ......................................................................................... 9, 10, 11, 12, 22, 27

Social Security .................................................................................................... 2, 3, 6, 15, 27

Special Needs .................................................................................................................. 25, 31

Support of Children Beyond the Age of Majority ................................................................ 25

Work-Related Child Care Costs...................................................................... 2, 19, 20, 21, 30