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Florida uses the income-shares model in Statute §61.30. This calculator combines both parents' net monthly incomes, reads the basic support obligation from the statutory child-support guidelines schedule, adds the children's health-insurance and work-related child-care costs, and divides the total in proportion to each parent's income. It then applies the paying parent's share to reach the monthly transfer.
Two rules shape the Florida number. First, support is built on net income, so entering gross pay overstates it. Second, when each parent has the children for at least 20% of the overnights (about 73 nights a year), Florida switches to a "gross-up" method that increases the base obligation and cross-multiplies by each parent's overnights — often lowering the transfer for shared-custody arrangements. The tool shows which method applies and each step.
Each parent's net income — gross income minus allowable deductions like taxes, health insurance, and mandatory retirement. Florida support is a share of combined net income, read from the §61.30 guidelines schedule.
When each parent has the children for at least 20% of the annual overnights (roughly 73 nights), Florida uses the gross-up method: the base obligation is increased and cross-multiplied by each parent's overnights. This often reduces the transfer in shared-parenting cases.
Yes. The children's health-insurance premiums and work-related child-care costs are added to the basic obligation and divided between the parents in proportion to income. Enter who pays each.
It depends on both parents' net incomes, the number of children, and the overnight split. The §61.30 schedule sets the base obligation; our calculator applies each parent's income share and the overnight adjustment and shows the result.
No. It's the guideline benchmark. A court may vary it up to 5% freely, and more with written findings. Use it to prepare, then confirm with a Florida attorney.
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