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
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Children |
SSN |
Date of Birth |
Children |
SSN |
Date of Birth |
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PART I. CHILD SUPPORT ORDER |
Mother |
Father |
Combined |
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1. MONTHLY GROSS INCOME (Exclusive of overtime compensation) |
$ |
$ |
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a. Minus preexisting child support payment |
– |
– |
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b. Minus maintenance paid |
– |
– |
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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 |
+ |
+ |
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2. MONTHLY ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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3. PERCENTAGE SHARE OF INCOME (Each parent's income from line 2 divided by Combined Income) |
% |
% |
100% |
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4. BASIC OBLIGATION (Use Line 2 combined to find amount from schedule.) |
$ |
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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.) |
$ |
$ |
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b. Extraordinary Medical Expenses (Uninsured only) and Children's Portion of Health Insurance Premium Costs. |
$ |
$ |
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c. Extraordinary Expenses (Agreed to by parents or by order of the court.) |
$ |
$ |
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d. Minus Extraordinary Adjustments (Agreed to by parents or by order of court.) |
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e. Total Adjustments (For each column, add 5a, 5b, and 5c. Subtract Line 5d. Add the parent's totals together for Combined amount.) |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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6. TOTAL SUPPORT OBLIGATION (Add line 4 and line 5e Combined.) |
$ |
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7. EACH PARENT'S SHARE OF THE TOTAL CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION (Line 3 x line 6 for each parent.) |
$ |
$ |
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8. PAYOR PARENT ADJUSTMENT (Enter payor parent's line 5e.) |
$ |
$ |
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9. RECOMMENDED CHILD SUPPORT ORDER (Subtract line 8 from line 7 for the payor parent only. Leave payee parent column blank.) |
$ |
$ |
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PART II. ABILITY TO PAY CALCULATION (Complete if the payor parent's adjusted monthly gross income is below $1,550.) |
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10. Spendable Income (0.80 x line 2 for payor parent only.) |
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11. Self Support Reserve |
$500 |
$500 |
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12. Income Available for Support (Line 10 – line 11. If less than $50, then $50) |
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13. Adjusted Child Support Order (Lessor of Line 9 and Line 12.) |
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Comments, calculations, or rebuttals to schedule or adjustments if payor parent directly pays extraordinary expenses. |
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PREPARED BY: |
Date: |