{
  "id": "v20-us-child-support",
  "version": "20.16.0",
  "name": "Child Support Cost-sharing Worksheet — United States",
  "shortName": "Child Support Cost-sharing",
  "description": "Allocate an already determined guideline obligation in a simple income-shares scenario. It is not a 50-state child-support calculator and does not supply a court schedule. USD planning view; stated limitations apply.",
  "category": "Finance",
  "categorySlug": "finance",
  "keywords": [
    "child-support",
    "us",
    "legal-authority"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/v20-us-child-support.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "20.16.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-listed",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "notice": "Illustrative defaults are not local quotes or verified legal rules. Dated reference components and user-entered assumptions are explicitly distinguished. Professional review is pending.",
  "urls": {
    "page": "/us/child-support/",
    "definition": "/us/child-support/definition.json",
    "schema": "/us/child-support/schema.json",
    "llms": "/us/child-support/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/us/child-support/definition.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/us/child-support/?parentA=4000&parentB=3000&baseObligation=1000&childcare=300&health=100&aDirect=0&aAdjustment=0&rulesConfirmed=0",
  "queryParameters": {
    "parentA": {
      "label": "Parent A monthly guideline-adjusted income",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 4000
    },
    "parentB": {
      "label": "Parent B monthly guideline-adjusted income",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 3000
    },
    "baseObligation": {
      "label": "Combined obligation from the verified state guideline",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 1000
    },
    "childcare": {
      "label": "Eligible monthly childcare",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 300
    },
    "health": {
      "label": "Eligible child health-insurance cost",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 100
    },
    "aDirect": {
      "label": "Eligible credit for Parent A direct payments",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    },
    "aAdjustment": {
      "label": "Verified reduction/credit from custody adjustment",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    },
    "rulesConfirmed": {
      "label": "Applicable jurisdiction rules and entered amounts independently verified",
      "type": "checkbox",
      "required": false,
      "default": false
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "parentA",
      "label": "Parent A monthly guideline-adjusted income",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 4000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "USD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "parentB",
      "label": "Parent B monthly guideline-adjusted income",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 3000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "USD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "baseObligation",
      "label": "Combined obligation from the verified state guideline",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 1000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "USD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "childcare",
      "label": "Eligible monthly childcare",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 300,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "USD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "health",
      "label": "Eligible child health-insurance cost",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 100,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "USD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "aDirect",
      "label": "Eligible credit for Parent A direct payments",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "USD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "aAdjustment",
      "label": "Verified reduction/credit from custody adjustment",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "USD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "rulesConfirmed",
      "label": "Applicable jurisdiction rules and entered amounts independently verified",
      "type": "checkbox",
      "defaultValue": false
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "aShare",
      "label": "Parent A income share",
      "format": "percent",
      "digits": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "bShare",
      "label": "Parent B income share",
      "format": "percent",
      "digits": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "combined",
      "label": "Combined entered support costs",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    {
      "id": "aContribution",
      "label": "Parent A modeled contribution after entered credits",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "primary": true,
      "currency": "USD"
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "A share = A adjusted income / combined adjusted income. A contribution = max(0, combined eligible costs × A share − verified direct credits − verified adjustment).",
    "note": "Inputs are converted to canonical units before evaluating this stated formula."
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Illustrative defaults; required verification checks remain unconfirmed",
      "inputs": {
        "unitSystem": "imperial",
        "parentA": 4000,
        "parentB": 3000,
        "baseObligation": 1000,
        "childcare": 300,
        "health": 100,
        "aDirect": 0,
        "aAdjustment": 0,
        "rulesConfirmed": false
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "US legal help and official resources",
      "url": "https://www.usa.gov/legal-aid"
    }
  ],
  "publicSlug": "child-support",
  "namespace": "us",
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ]
}