ARTICLE 13. GUIDELINES FOR CHILD SUPPORT AWARDS.
Part 4. Support in sole custody cases.
§48-13-403. Worksheet for calculating basic child support obligation in basic shared parenting cases.
Child support for basic shared parenting cases shall be calculated using the following worksheet:
Worksheet A: BASIC SHARED PARENTING
IN THE FAMILY COURT OF __________ COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
CASE NO.____________
Mother: ______________ SS No.: _____________ Primary Custodial parent? [ ] Yes [ ] No
Father: ______________ SS No.: _____________ Primary Custodial parent? [ ] Yes [ ] No
Children | SSN | Date of Birth | Children | SSN | Date of Birth | ||||
PART I. CHILD SUPPORT ORDER | Mother | Father | Combined | ||||||
1. MONTHLY GROSS INCOME (Exclusive of overtime compensation) | $ | $ | |||||||
a. Minus preexisting child support payment | - | - | |||||||
b. Minus maintenance paid | - | - | |||||||
c. Plus overtime compensation, if not excluded, and not to exceed 50%, pursuant to W. Va. Code §48-1-228(b)(6) | |||||||||
d. Additional dependents deduction | - | - | |||||||
e. Minus student loan payment pursuant to W. Va. Code §48-13-202(3) | |||||||||
2. MONTHLY ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME | $ | $ | $ | ||||||
3. PERCENTAGE SHARE OF INCOME(Each parent's income from line 2 divided by Combined Income) | % | % | 100% | ||||||
4. BASIC OBLIGATION(Use Line 2 combined to find amount from schedule.) | $ | ||||||||
5. ADJUSTMENTS (Expenses paid directly by each parent) | |||||||||
a. Work-Related Child Care Costs Adjusted for Federal Tax Credit (0.75 x actual work-related child care costs.) | $ | $ | |||||||
b. Extraordinary Medical Expenses (Uninsured only) and Children's Portion of Health Insurance Premium Costs. | $ | $ | |||||||
c. Extraordinary Expenses (Agreed to by parents or by order of the court.) | $ | $ | |||||||
d. Minus Extraordinary Adjustments (Agreed to by parents or by order of court.) | - | - | |||||||
e. Total Adjustments (For each column, add 5a, 5b, and 5c. Subtract Line 5d. Add the parent's totals together for Combined amount.) | $ | $ | $ | ||||||
6. TOTAL SUPPORT OBLIGATION(Add line 4 and line 5e Combined.) | $ | ||||||||
7. EACH PARENT'S SHARE OF THE TOTAL CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION (Line 3 x line 6 for each parent.) | $ | $ | |||||||
8. PAYOR PARENT ADJUSTMENT(Enter payor parent's line 5e.) | $ | $ | |||||||
9. RECOMMENDED CHILD SUPPORT ORDER(Subtract line 8 from line 7 for the payor parent only. Leave payee parent column blank.) | $ | $ | |||||||
PART II. ABILITY TO PAY CALCULATION(Complete if the payor parent's adjusted monthly gross income is below $2,600.) | |||||||||
10. Spendable Income(0.80 x line 2 for payor parent only.) | |||||||||
11. Self Support Reserve | $997 | $997 | |||||||
12. Income Available for Support(Line 10 - line 11. If less than $50, then $50) | |||||||||
13. Adjusted Child Support Order(Lesser of Line 9 and Line 12.) | |||||||||
Comments, calculations, or rebuttals to schedule or adjustments if payor parent directly pays extraordinary expenses. | |||||||||
PREPARED BY: | Date: |
§48-13-403. Worksheet for calculating basic child support obligation in basic shared parenting cases.