______________________Division                                                                                                    Docket No.___________________

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Probate and Family Court

 

_________________________________________                          vs.                                         ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

Worksheet completed by: _______________________________                                 Date Completed:_______________________________

Massachusetts Child Support
Guidelines Worksheet
(See child Suport Obligations Schedule Here)


All provisions of the Guidelines should be reviewed prior to the completion of the worksheet. These guidelines will apply (absent a prior agreement acceptable to both parties) in cases where combined gross income of both parties does not exceed $135,000 and where the income of the non-custodial parent does not exceed $100,000. Worksheet shall be completed for all cases.

1. BASIC ORDER    
a) Non-custodial gross weekly income
(less prior support orders actually paid,
for child/family other than the family
seeking this order)
$______________  
2. ADJUSTMENT FOR AGES OF CHILDREN    
a) If age of oldest child is 13-18 calculate 10 times adjusted order
b) Adjusted order (A) + (2a) (B)_______
3. CUSTODIAL PARENT INCOME ADJUSTMENT  
a) Custodial parent gross income $__________
b) Less $20,000 -$20,000
c) Less day care cost (annual) -$_________
d) Custodial adjusted gross _______
e) Non-custodial gross (annual) _______
f) Total available gross (d) + (e) _______
g) Line 3(d)_______ Line 3(f) _______
h) 3(d) divided by 3(f) _______per cent
i) Adjustment for custodial income
(Line 3h %) x (B)
(C)_______
4. CALCULATION OF FINAL ORDER    
a) Adjusted order
(B)above
(B)_______
b) Less adjustment for
(C) above
(C)-______
c) Less 50% weekly cost of
family group health insurance
[under the provisions of
section G(1)]
-$___________

or
Plus 50% weekly cost of obligee's family group health
insurance [under the provisions of section G(1)]
+$__________
WEEKLY SUPPORT ORDER (B) - (C) ± 4(c)

($)_______


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