West Virginia Code 48-13-403 – Worksheet for calculating basic child support obligation in basic shared parenting cases

Child support for basic shared parenting cases shall be calculated using the following worksheet:

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 48-13-403

Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

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


Children	SSN	Date of Birth	Children	SSN		Date of Birth



PART I. CHILD SUPPORT ORDER				Mother	Father	Combined
1. MONTHLY GROSS INCOME (Exclusive of overtime compensation)				$	$
a. Minus preexisting child support payment				–	–
b. Minus maintenance paid				–	–
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				–	–
2. MONTHLY ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME				$	$	$
3. PERCENTAGE SHARE OF INCOME (Each parent’s income from line 2 divided by Combined Income)				%	%	100%
4. BASIC OBLIGATION (Use line 2 combined to find amount from schedule.)						$
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.)				$	$
b. Extraordinary Medical Expenses (Uninsured only) and Children’s Portion of Health Insurance Premium Costs.				$	$
c. Extraordinary Expenses (Agreed to by parents or by order of the court.)				$	$
d. Minus Extraordinary Adjustments (Agreed to by parents or by order of court.)				–	–
e. Total Adjustments (For each column, add 5a, 5b, and 5c. Subtract Line 5d. Add the parent’s totals together for Combined amount.)				$	$	$
6. TOTAL SUPPORT OBLIGATION (Add line 4 and line 5e Combined.)						$
7. EACH PARENT’S SHARE OF THE TOTAL CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION (Line 3 x line 6 for each parent.)				$	$
8. PAYOR PARENT ADJUSTMENT (Enter payor parent’s line 5e.)				$	$
9. RECOMMENDED CHILD SUPPORT ORDER (Subtract line 8 from line 7 for the payor parent only. Leave payee parent column blank.)				$	$
PART II. ABILITY TO PAY CALCULATION (Complete if the payor parent’s adjusted monthly gross income is below $ $2,600.)
10. Spendable Income (0.80 x line 2 for payor parent only.)
11. Self Support Reserve				$997	$997
12. Income Available for Support (Line 10 – line 11. If less than $50, then $50)
13. Adjusted Child Support Order (Lessor of Line 9 and Line 12.)
Comments, calculations, or rebuttals to schedule or adjustments if payor parent directly pays extraordinary expenses.

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