Connecticut Child Support Guidelines
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In most custody arrangements, one parent is required to make monthly child support payments. Regardless of whether a child spends more time with one parent under a time-sharing arrangement, it remains common for even the parent that spends less time with the child to make these payments.
In Connecticut, family courts use the Child Support Guidelines to determine how much a parent will be required to pay under child support arrangements. The following chart provides a general overview of Connecticut's child support guidelines.
Step 1: What is Considered Income for Purposes of Determining Child Support Obligations |
For each parent, add the following figures, which all qualify as income (or income-related) for purposes of determining child support obligations:
Once you have added together all of the above, subtract the resulting figure from the parent's gross weekly income to find each parent's net weekly income. |
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Step 2: Determine the Basic Child Support Obligation |
Using the chart that starts on page 11 of the Child Support Guidelines, find the block in the schedule that corresponds to the noncustodial parent's income level (rounded to the nearest $10) and the number of children whose support is being determined.
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Step 3: Determine Each Parent's Share |
Take parent #1's net weekly income and multiply it by the basic child support obligation to find parent #1's share. The basic child support obligation was determined in step two. Next, repeat this step for parent #2. Now you know how much each parent's share is. The court will likely require that the parent with whom the child spends less time pay this amount to the other parent on a monthly basis. |
Factors that may cause the Court to Deviate from the above Guidelines |
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