Legal disclaimer
Not legal advice
Settle101 is not a law firm, and no one at Settle101 is acting as your lawyer. The calculators and articles on this site give general information about how state guidelines work. They are not legal advice and do not create an attorney-client relationship.
Estimates, not court orders
Our calculators apply each state's published guideline formula to the numbers you enter. The amount a court actually orders can differ because:
- the court may find income different from what you entered, or impute income to a parent who is not working to capacity
- judges can deviate from the guidelines for reasons set out in each state's law
- some adjustments in your state's law are not modelled (each calculator page lists them)
- laws, tables and caps change, usually once a year
Getting help
For advice about your situation, speak with a family-law attorney licensed in your state, your state bar's lawyer referral service, a legal aid organisation, or your state child support agency.
Corrections
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