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2006 SESSION
061211800Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 20-108.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 20-108.2. Guideline for determination of child support; quadrennial review by Child Support Guidelines Review Panel; executive summary.
A. There shall be a rebuttable presumption in any judicial or administrative proceeding for child support under this title or Title 16.1 or 63.2, including cases involving split custody or shared custody, that the amount of the award which would result from the application of the guidelines set forth in this section is the correct amount of child support to be awarded. In order to rebut the presumption, the court shall make written findings in the order as set out in § 20-108.1, which findings may be incorporated by reference, that the application of the guidelines would be unjust or inappropriate in a particular case as determined by relevant evidence pertaining to the factors set out in §§ 20-107.2 and 20-108.1. The Department of Social Services shall set child support at the amount resulting from computations using the guidelines set out in this section pursuant to the authority granted to it in Chapter 19 (§ 63.2-1900 et seq.) of Title 63.2 and subject to the provisions of § 63.2-1918.
B. Basic support obligation. For purposes of application of the guideline, a basic child support obligation shall be computed using the schedule set out below. For combined monthly gross income amounts falling between amounts shown in the schedule, basic child support obligation amounts shall be extrapolated. However, unless one of the following exemptions applies where the sole custody child support obligation as computed pursuant to subdivision G 1 is less than $65 per month, there shall be a presumptive minimum child support obligation of $65 per month payable by the payor parent. Exemptions from this presumptive minimum monthly child support obligation shall include: parents unable to pay child support because they lack sufficient assets from which to pay child support and who, in addition, are institutionalized in a psychiatric facility; are imprisoned with no chance of parole; are medically verified to be totally and permanently disabled with no evidence of potential for paying child support, including recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI); or are otherwise involuntarily unable to produce income. "Number of children" means the number of children for whom the parents share joint legal responsibility and for whom support is being sought.
SCHEDULE OF MONTHLY BASIC CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS
COMBINED
MONTHLY
GROSS ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX
INCOME CHILD CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN
0-599 65 65 65 65 65 65
600 110 111 113 114 115 116
650 138 140 142 143 145 146
700 153 169 170 172 174 176
750 160 197 199 202 204 206
800 168 226 228 231 233 236
850 175 254 257 260 263 266
900 182 281 286 289 292 295
950 189 292 315 318 322 325
1000 196 304 344 348 351 355
1050 203 315 373 377 381 385
1100 210 326 402 406 410 415
1150 217 337 422 435 440 445
1200 225 348 436 465 470 475
1250 232 360 451 497 502 507
1300 241 373 467 526 536 542
1350 249 386 483 545 570 576
1400 257 398 499 563 605 611
1450 265 411 515 581 633 645
1500 274 426 533 602 656 680
1550 282 436 547 617 672 714
1600 289 447 560 632 689 737
1650 295 458 573 647 705 754
1700 302 468 587 662 721 772
1750 309 479 600 676 738 789
1800 315 488 612 690 752 805
1850 321 497 623 702 766 819
1900 326 506 634 714 779 834
1950 332 514 645 727 793 848
2000 338 523 655 739 806 862
2050 343 532 666 751 819 877
2100 349 540 677 763 833 891
2150 355 549 688 776 846 905
2200 360 558 699 788 860 920
2250 366 567 710 800 873 934
2300 371 575 721 812 886 948
2350 377 584 732 825 900 963
2400 383 593 743 837 913 977
2450 388 601 754 849 927 991
2500 394 610 765 862 940 1006
2550 399 619 776 874 954 1020
2600 405 627 787 886 967 1034
2650 410 635 797 897 979 1048
2700 415 643 806 908 991 1060
2750 420 651 816 919 1003 1073
2800 425 658 826 930 1015 1085
2850 430 667 836 941 1027 1098
2900 435 675 846 953 1039 1112
2950 440 683 856 964 1052 1125
3000 445 691 866 975 1064 1138
3050 450 699 876 987 1076 1152
3100 456 707 886 998 1089 1165
3150 461 715 896 1010 1101 1178
3200 466 723 906 1021 1114 1191
3250 471 732 917 1032 1126 1205
3300 476 740 927 1044 1139 1218
3350 481 748 937 1055 1151 1231
3400 486 756 947 1067 1164 1245
3450 492 764 957 1078 1176 1258
3500 497 772 967 1089 1189 1271
3550 502 780 977 1101 1201 1285
3600 507 788 987 1112 1213 1298
3650 512 797 997 1124 1226 1311
3700 518 806 1009 1137 1240 1326
3750 524 815 1020 1150 1254 1342
3800 530 824 1032 1163 1268 1357
3850 536 834 1043 1176 1283 1372
3900 542 843 1055 1189 1297 1387
3950 547 852 1066 1202 1311 1402
4000 553 861 1078 1214 1325 1417
4050 559 871 1089 1227 1339 1432
4100 565 880 1101 1240 1353 1448
4150 571 889 1112 1253 1367 1463
4200 577 898 1124 1266 1382 1478
4250 583 907 1135 1279 1396 1493
4300 589 917 1147 1292 1410 1508
4350 594 926 1158 1305 1424 1523
4400 600 935 1170 1318 1438 1538
4450 606 944 1181 1331 1452 1553
4500 612 954 1193 1344 1467 1569
4550 618 963 1204 1357 1481 1584
4600 624 972 1216 1370 1495 1599
4650 630 981 1227 1383 1509 1614
4700 635 989 1237 1395 1522 1627
4750 641 997 1247 1406 1534 1641
4800 646 1005 1257 1417 1546 1654
4850 651 1013 1267 1428 1558 1667
4900 656 1021 1277 1439 1570 1679
4950 661 1028 1286 1450 1582 1692
5000 666 1036 1295 1460 1593 1704
5050 671 1043 1305 1471 1605 1716
5100 675 1051 1314 1481 1616 1728
5150 680 1058 1323 1492 1628 1741
5200 685 1066 1333 1502 1640 1753
5250 690 1073 1342 1513 1651 1765
5300 695 1081 1351 1524 1663 1778
5350 700 1088 1361 1534 1674 1790
5400 705 1096 1370 1545 1686 1802
5450 710 1103 1379 1555 1697 1815
5500 714 1111 1389 1566 1709 1827
5550 719 1118 1398 1576 1720 1839
5600 724 1126 1407 1587 1732 1851
5650 729 1133 1417 1598 1743 1864
5700 734 1141 1426 1608 1755 1876
5750 739 1148 1435 1619 1766 1888
5800 744 1156 1445 1629 1778 1901
5850 749 1163 1454 1640 1790 1913
5900 753 1171 1463 1650 1801 1925
5950 758 1178 1473 1661 1813 1937
6000 763 1186 1482 1672 1824 1950
6050 768 1193 1491 1682 1836 1962
6100 773 1201 1501 1693 1847 1974
6150 778 1208 1510 1703 1859 1987
6200 783 1216 1519 1714 1870 1999
6250 788 1223 1529 1724 1882 2011
6300 792 1231 1538 1735 1893 2023
6350 797 1238 1547 1745 1905 2036
6400 802 1246 1557 1756 1916 2048
6450 807 1253 1566 1767 1928 2060
6500 812 1261 1575 1777 1940 2073
6550 816 1267 1583 1786 1949 2083
6600 820 1272 1590 1794 1957 2092
6650 823 1277 1597 1801 1965 2100
6700 827 1283 1604 1809 1974 2109
6750 830 1288 1610 1817 1982 2118
6800 834 1293 1617 1824 1990 2127
6850 837 1299 1624 1832 1999 2136
6900 841 1304 1631 1839 2007 2145
6950 845 1309 1637 1847 2016 2154
7000 848 1315 1644 1855 2024 2163
7050 852 1320 1651 1862 2032 2172
7100 855 1325 1658 1870 2041 2181
7150 859 1331 1665 1878 2049 2190
7200 862 1336 1671 1885 2057 2199
7250 866 1341 1678 1893 2066 2207
7300 870 1347 1685 1900 2074 2216
7350 873 1352 1692 1908 2082 2225
7400 877 1358 1698 1916 2091 2234
7450 880 1363 1705 1923 2099 2243
7500 884 1368 1712 1931 2108 2252
7550 887 1374 1719 1938 2116 2261
7600 891 1379 1725 1946 2124 2270
7650 895 1384 1732 1954 2133 2279
7700 898 1390 1739 1961 2141 2288
7750 902 1395 1746 1969 2149 2297
7800 905 1400 1753 1977 2158 2305
7850 908 1405 1758 1983 2164 2313
7900 910 1409 1764 1989 2171 2320
7950 913 1414 1770 1995 2178 2328
8000 916 1418 1776 2001 2185 2335
8050 918 1423 1781 2007 2192 2343
8100 921 1428 1787 2014 2198 2350
8150 924 1432 1793 2020 2205 2357
8200 927 1437 1799 2026 2212 2365
8250 929 1441 1804 2032 2219 2372
8300 932 1446 1810 2038 2226 2380
8350 935 1450 1816 2045 2232 2387
8400 937 1455 1822 2051 2239 2395
8450 940 1459 1827 2057 2246 2402
8500 943 1464 1833 2063 2253 2410
8550 945 1468 1839 2069 2260 2417
8600 948 1473 1845 2076 2266 2425
8650 951 1478 1850 2082 2273 2432
8700 954 1482 1856 2088 2280 2440
8750 956 1487 1862 2094 2287 2447
8800 959 1491 1868 2100 2294 2455
8850 962 1496 1873 2107 2300 2462
8900 964 1500 1879 2113 2307 2470
8950 967 1505 1885 2119 2314 2477
9000 970 1509 1891 2125 2321 2484
9050 973 1514 1896 2131 2328 2492
9100 975 1517 1901 2137 2334 2498
9150 977 1521 1905 2141 2339 2503
9200 979 1524 1909 2146 2344 2509
9250 982 1527 1914 2151 2349 2514
9300 984 1531 1918 2156 2354 2520
9350 986 1534 1922 2160 2359 2525
9400 988 1537 1926 2165 2365 2531
9450 990 1541 1930 2170 2370 2536
9500 993 1544 1935 2175 2375 2541
9550 995 1547 1939 2179 2380 2547
9600 997 1551 1943 2184 2385 2552
9650 999 1554 1947 2189 2390 2558
9700 1001 1557 1951 2194 2396 2563
9750 1003 1561 1956 2198 2401 2569
9800 1006 1564 1960 2203 2406 2574
9850 1008 1567 1964 2208 2411 2580
9900 1010 1571 1968 2213 2416 2585
9950 1012 1574 1972 2218 2421 2590
10000 1014 1577 1977 2222 2427 2596
For gross monthly income between $10,000 and
$20,000, add the amount of child support for $10,000 to the following
percentages of gross income above $10,000:
ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX
CHILD CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN
3.1% 5.1% 6.8% 7.8% 8.8% 9.5%
For gross monthly income between $20,000 and
$50,000, add the amount of child support for $20,000 to the following
percentages of gross income above $20,000:
ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX
CHILD CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN
2% 3.5% 5% 6% 6.9% 7.8%
For gross monthly income over $50,000, add the
amount of child support for $50,000 to the following percentages of gross
income above $50,000:
ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX
CHILD CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN
1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6%
SCHEDULE OF MONTHLY BASIC CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS
COMBINED
MONTHLY
GROSS ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX
INCOME CHILD CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN
550 65 65 65 65 65 65
600 102 108 111 113 115 116
650 130 139 142 144 145 146
700 147 165 169 172 174 176
750 158 192 197 201 204 206
800 168 219 225 230 233 236
850 177 246 253 259 263 266
900 185 273 281 288 292 295
950 192 297 309 316 322 325
1000 199 320 337 344 351 357
1050 206 340 364 374 381 389
1100 213 361 391 402 410 422
1150 221 377 413 430 440 455
1200 229 390 434 457 470 488
1250 238 403 454 485 502 521
1300 247 416 471 510 536 554
1350 256 429 487 538 570 588
1400 265 441 504 561 604 623
1450 274 452 520 585 635 657
1500 282 463 536 610 663 692
1550 289 474 551 632 689 726
1600 296 485 566 653 713 756
1650 303 496 581 674 735 784
1700 309 507 595 695 755 810
1750 316 517 609 714 774 835
1800 322 527 623 731 792 859
1850 328 537 637 747 810 882
1900 335 547 651 761 828 903
1950 341 557 665 774 845 923
2000 348 567 679 786 862 942
2050 354 577 693 798 879 960
2100 361 587 707 811 896 977
2150 368 597 721 825 913 993
2200 375 607 735 840 931 1008
2250 382 617 749 856 949 1022
2300 390 627 764 872 967 1036
2350 398 637 779 888 984 1051
2400 405 647 794 904 1001 1065
2450 413 657 808 919 1017 1079
2500 420 667 822 934 1033 1094
2550 427 677 836 949 1049 1110
2600 435 687 850 964 1064 1126
2650 443 697 864 978 1079 1142
2700 451 706 877 992 1093 1159
2750 458 715 890 1006 1107 1176
2800 465 724 902 1020 1121 1192
2850 471 733 914 1034 1135 1208
2900 477 742 926 1047 1149 1223
2950 483 751 938 1060 1162 1238
3000 489 760 950 1073 1176 1253
3050 495 769 963 1086 1189 1268
3100 502 778 974 1099 1202 1283
3150 508 787 986 1111 1214 1297
3200 513 795 997 1123 1226 1311
3250 519 803 1007 1135 1238 1325
3300 524 811 1017 1146 1250 1338
3350 528 820 1027 1157 1262 1351
3400 533 828 1037 1168 1274 1364
3450 539 836 1047 1180 1287 1377
3500 544 844 1057 1191 1299 1390
3550 550 852 1066 1202 1311 1402
3600 555 860 1076 1213 1323 1416
3650 560 867 1086 1224 1335 1430
3700 565 875 1096 1235 1348 1443
3750 570 882 1106 1247 1361 1455
3800 576 890 1116 1258 1373 1468
3850 581 899 1126 1270 1385 1481
3900 586 907 1136 1281 1398 1495
3950 591 915 1146 1292 1410 1508
4000 596 923 1156 1303 1422 1521
4050 601 931 1166 1314 1434 1534
4100 605 938 1176 1325 1446 1547
4150 611 946 1187 1337 1459 1561
4200 616 955 1197 1348 1471 1574
4250 622 963 1207 1359 1483 1587
4300 627 971 1217 1370 1495 1600
4350 632 978 1227 1381 1508 1613
4400 637 986 1237 1393 1520 1626
4450 642 994 1247 1405 1532 1640
4500 647 1003 1257 1416 1545 1653
4550 652 1011 1267 1427 1558 1665
4600 657 1018 1277 1438 1570 1678
4650 662 1025 1287 1449 1581 1691
4700 667 1033 1296 1459 1592 1704
4750 671 1040 1305 1469 1603 1715
4800 676 1047 1313 1479 1614 1726
4850 680 1055 1322 1489 1625 1738
4900 685 1062 1331 1499 1636 1750
4950 690 1068 1340 1509 1647 1761
5000 694 1075 1349 1519 1658 1772
5050 699 1083 1358 1529 1669 1784
5100 703 1091 1368 1540 1680 1797
5150 708 1098 1377 1551 1691 1809
5200 713 1106 1386 1561 1703 1822
5250 717 1113 1395 1571 1715 1834
5300 722 1120 1404 1581 1726 1845
5350 726 1128 1413 1591 1737 1858
5400 731 1135 1423 1602 1748 1870
5450 736 1142 1432 1613 1759 1883
5500 741 1150 1441 1623 1771 1895
5550 746 1157 1450 1634 1782 1907
5600 751 1164 1459 1645 1793 1918
5650 755 1172 1468 1655 1805 1930
5700 760 1179 1478 1665 1817 1942
5750 765 1187 1488 1675 1828 1955
5800 769 1195 1497 1685 1839 1968
5850 774 1203 1507 1696 1851 1980
5900 778 1210 1516 1707 1862 1992
5950 783 1217 1525 1717 1873 2003
6000 787 1225 1534 1728 1885 2016
6050 792 1232 1543 1739 1897 2029
6100 797 1239 1552 1749 1908 2041
6150 803 1247 1562 1759 1919 2053
6200 808 1254 1571 1769 1931 2065
6250 812 1261 1580 1779 1942 2077
6300 817 1269 1589 1790 1953 2090
6350 821 1276 1598 1801 1964 2102
6400 826 1283 1607 1811 1975 2114
6450 830 1291 1617 1822 1987 2126
6500 835 1300 1626 1833 1999 2138
6550 840 1308 1637 1845 2012 2151
6600 846 1316 1647 1857 2025 2165
6650 851 1324 1658 1869 2038 2180
6700 857 1333 1668 1880 2050 2194
6750 862 1341 1679 1892 2063 2208
6800 868 1350 1689 1904 2077 2222
6850 873 1359 1699 1916 2090 2236
6900 879 1367 1710 1928 2103 2249
6950 884 1375 1721 1940 2116 2263
7000 889 1384 1731 1952 2129 2277
7050 894 1392 1742 1963 2142 2290
7100 899 1400 1753 1974 2155 2304
7150 905 1409 1763 1986 2167 2318
7200 910 1418 1773 1998 2180 2332
7250 916 1426 1784 2010 2193 2346
7300 921 1435 1795 2022 2206 2361
7350 927 1443 1805 2034 2219 2375
7400 932 1451 1815 2045 2232 2388
7450 938 1459 1826 2057 2246 2402
7500 943 1468 1837 2069 2259 2416
7550 949 1476 1847 2081 2272 2429
7600 954 1485 1858 2093 2284 2443
7650 960 1494 1869 2105 2297 2457
7700 965 1502 1879 2117 2310 2471
7750 969 1511 1889 2129 2323 2484
7800 974 1519 1900 2141 2336 2498
7850 980 1527 1911 2153 2349 2512
7900 985 1535 1921 2165 2362 2526
7950 991 1544 1931 2176 2375 2540
8000 996 1553 1942 2188 2388 2555
8050 1002 1562 1953 2200 2401 2568
8100 1007 1570 1963 2212 2414 2582
8150 1013 1578 1974 2224 2427 2596
8200 1018 1586 1984 2236 2440 2610
8250 1024 1595 1995 2248 2453 2623
8300 1029 1603 2004 2259 2465 2636
8350 1034 1610 2013 2270 2477 2648
8400 1039 1617 2023 2281 2488 2661
8450 1044 1624 2032 2291 2499 2674
8500 1049 1632 2041 2301 2510 2686
8550 1054 1639 2050 2311 2521 2697
8600 1058 1646 2059 2321 2532 2709
8650 1063 1654 2068 2331 2543 2721
8700 1067 1661 2077 2341 2554 2732
8750 1072 1668 2086 2351 2565 2743
8800 1076 1674 2094 2361 2576 2755
8850 1081 1681 2103 2371 2587 2767
8900 1086 1689 2111 2380 2597 2778
8950 1090 1696 2120 2390 2608 2789
9000 1095 1702 2129 2400 2618 2799
9050 1099 1709 2137 2409 2628 2810
9100 1103 1716 2145 2418 2639 2822
9150 1107 1722 2154 2428 2650 2834
9200 1111 1729 2163 2438 2661 2845
9250 1116 1737 2172 2447 2672 2856
9300 1121 1744 2180 2457 2682 2867
9350 1125 1750 2188 2467 2692 2878
9400 1130 1757 2197 2477 2703 2890
9450 1134 1764 2205 2487 2714 2902
9500 1139 1770 2214 2496 2724 2913
9550 1143 1777 2223 2506 2735 2924
9600 1148 1785 2231 2516 2746 2935
9650 1153 1792 2239 2525 2756 2946
9700 1157 1798 2248 2534 2766 2958
9750 1161 1805 2257 2544 2777 2969
9800 1165 1812 2266 2554 2788 2980
9850 1169 1819 2274 2564 2798 2991
9900 1174 1826 2282 2573 2808 3002
9950 1178 1833 2290 2583 2819 3013
10000 1183 1839 2299 2593 2830 3025
10050 1188 1846 2308 2603 2840 3037
10100 1192 1853 2317 2613 2851 3048
10150 1197 1860 2325 2622 2861 3059
10200 1201 1867 2333 2632 2872 3070
10250 1206 1874 2342 2642 2882 3081
10300 1211 1881 2351 2651 2893 3093
10350 1215 1888 2360 2661 2904 3104
10400 1220 1894 2368 2671 2915 3115
10450 1224 1901 2376 2680 2925 3126
10500 1228 1908 2384 2689 2935 3137
10550 1232 1915 2393 2699 2946 3148
10600 1236 1922 2402 2709 2957 3159
10650 1241 1929 2411 2719 2967 3171
10700 1246 1936 2419 2729 2978 3183
10750 1250 1942 2427 2738 2989 3194
10800 1255 1949 2436 2748 2999 3205
10850 1259 1956 2445 2758 3009 3216
10900 1264 1963 2454 2767 3020 3228
10950 1268 1970 2462 2776 3031 3239
11000 1273 1977 2470 2786 3041 3250
11050 1278 1984 2479 2796 3051 3261
11100 1282 1990 2488 2806 3062 3272
11150 1286 1997 2496 2815 3073 3283
11200 1290 2004 2505 2825 3083 3294
11250 1294 2011 2513 2835 3094 3306
11300 1299 2018 2521 2844 3104 3318
11350 1303 2025 2530 2854 3115 3329
11400 1308 2032 2539 2864 3125 3340
11450 1313 2038 2547 2874 3136 3351
11500 1317 2045 2556 2884 3147 3362
11550 1322 2052 2564 2893 3157 3374
11600 1326 2058 2572 2901 3167 3384
11650 1329 2064 2579 2909 3176 3394
11700 1333 2069 2586 2917 3184 3402
11750 1337 2074 2592 2924 3191 3410
11800 1340 2078 2598 2931 3198 3418
11850 1343 2083 2605 2938 3205 3425
11900 1346 2088 2611 2945 3213 3433
11950 1349 2093 2617 2952 3221 3442
12000 1352 2098 2623 2959 3228 3450
12050 1355 2103 2629 2966 3236 3458
12100 1359 2108 2635 2973 3243 3466
12150 1362 2113 2642 2980 3251 3475
12200 1365 2118 2648 2987 3259 3483
12250 1368 2123 2654 2993 3267 3491
12300 1372 2127 2661 3000 3274 3499
12350 1376 2132 2666 3008 3282 3508
12400 1379 2137 2672 3015 3290 3516
12450 1382 2142 2678 3022 3298 3524
12500 1385 2147 2685 3029 3305 3532
12550 1389 2152 2691 3035 3313 3541
12600 1392 2156 2698 3042 3321 3549
12650 1395 2161 2704 3050 3329 3557
12700 1398 2167 2710 3057 3336 3565
12750 1401 2172 2716 3064 3343 3573
12800 1404 2176 2722 3070 3351 3582
12850 1408 2181 2728 3077 3359 3589
12900 1411 2186 2734 3085 3367 3597
12950 1415 2191 2741 3092 3374 3605
13000 1418 2196 2747 3098 3381 3613
13050 1421 2201 2754 3105 3389 3621
13100 1424 2206 2760 3113 3396 3630
13150 1428 2211 2765 3120 3404 3638
13200 1431 2216 2771 3127 3412 3646
13250 1434 2221 2778 3133 3420 3654
13300 1437 2225 2784 3140 3428 3663
13350 1441 2230 2791 3148 3436 3671
13400 1444 2235 2797 3155 3443 3679
13450 1447 2241 2803 3161 3451 3687
13500 1450 2246 2809 3168 3458 3695
13550 1454 2250 2815 3175 3466 3704
13600 1458 2255 2821 3182 3474 3712
13650 1461 2260 2827 3189 3482 3720
13700 1463 2265 2834 3196 3489 3728
13750 1467 2270 2840 3203 3496 3737
13800 1470 2274 2847 3210 3504 3745
13850 1474 2279 2853 3217 3512 3752
13900 1477 2283 2859 3223 3519 3759
13950 1479 2288 2863 3229 3525 3767
14000 1481 2292 2869 3235 3531 3774
14050 1483 2296 2874 3241 3537 3780
14100 1485 2300 2879 3246 3544 3787
14150 1488 2305 2885 3252 3550 3794
14200 1491 2309 2890 3257 3556 3801
14250 1493 2313 2896 3263 3563 3808
14300 1495 2317 2900 3268 3569 3815
14350 1497 2321 2905 3274 3575 3822
14400 1500 2326 2911 3280 3581 3828
14450 1503 2330 2916 3286 3587 3835
14500 1506 2334 2922 3292 3593 3841
14550 1508 2338 2927 3297 3600 3848
14600 1511 2343 2933 3303 3606 3855
14650 1513 2347 2937 3308 3612 3862
14700 1515 2350 2942 3314 3619 3869
14750 1518 2354 2948 3319 3625 3876
14800 1521 2359 2953 3325 3631 3883
14850 1523 2363 2959 3331 3637 3889
14900 1525 2367 2964 3337 3643 3896
14950 1527 2371 2970 3343 3649 3904
15000 1530 2375 2974 3348 3656 3910
For gross monthly income between $15,000 and $35,000, add the amount of child support for $15,000 to the following percentages of gross income:
ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX
CHILD CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN
3.1% 5.1% 6.8% 7.7% 8.6% 9.3%
35000 2150 3395 4334 4888 5376 5770
For gross monthly income over $35,000, add the amount of child support for $35,000 to the following percentages of gross income above $35,000:
ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX
CHILD CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN
1.8% 3.1% 4.5% 5.4% 6.2% 7.0%
C. 1. Definition of gross income. For purposes of this section, "gross income" means all income from all sources, and shall include, but not be limited to, income from salaries, wages, commissions, royalties, bonuses, dividends, severance pay, pensions, interest, trust income, annuities, capital gains, social security benefits except as listed below, workers' compensation benefits, unemployment insurance benefits, disability insurance benefits, veterans' benefits, spousal support, rental income, gifts, prizes or awards.
2. Disability income. If a parent's gross income includes disability insurance benefits, it shall also include any amounts paid to or for the child who is the subject of the order and derived by the child from the parent's entitlement to disability insurance benefits. To the extent that such derivative benefits are included in a parent's gross income, that parent shall be entitled to a credit against his or her ongoing basic child support obligation for any such amounts, and, if the amount of the credit exceeds the parent's basic child support obligations, the credit may be used to reduce arrearages.
3. Not included in gross income. Gross income shall be subject to deduction of reasonable business expenses for persons with income from self-employment, a partnership, or a closely held business. "Gross income" shall not include:
1.(a)
Benefits from public assistance and social services programs as defined in §
63.2-100;
2.(b)
Federal supplemental security income benefits;
3.(c)
Child support received; or
4.(d)
Income received by the payor from secondary employment income not previously
included in "gross income," where the payor obtained the income to
discharge a child support arrearage established by a court or administrative
order and the payor is paying the arrearage pursuant to the order.
"Secondary employment income" includes but is not limited to income
from an additional job, from self-employment, or from overtime employment. The
cessation of such secondary income upon the payment of the arrearage shall not
be the basis for a material change in circumstances upon which a modification
of child support may be based.
4. Spousal support paid or received. For purposes of this subsection: (i) spousal support received shall be included in gross income and spousal support paid shall be deducted from gross income when paid pursuant to an order or written agreement and (ii) one-half of any self-employment tax paid shall be deducted from gross income.
5. Support of other children.
By order or agreement. Where there is an existing court or administrative order or written agreement relating to the child or children of a party to the proceeding, who are not the child or children who are the subject of the present proceeding, then there is a presumption that there shall be deducted from the gross income of the party subject to such order or written agreement, the amount that the party is actually paying for the support of a child or children pursuant to such order or agreement.
Children living in household. Where a party to the proceeding has a natural or adopted child or children in the party's household or primary physical custody, and the child or children are not the subject of the present proceeding, there is a presumption that there shall be deducted from the gross income of that party the amount as shown on the Schedule of Monthly Basic Child Support Obligations contained in subsection B that represents that party's support obligation based solely on that party's income as being the total income available for the natural or adopted child or children in the party's household or primary physical custody, who are not the subject of the present proceeding. Provided, however, that the existence of a party's financial responsibility for such a child or children shall not of itself constitute a material change in circumstances for modifying a previous order of child support in any modification proceeding. Any adjustment to gross income under this subsection shall not create or reduce a support obligation to an amount which seriously impairs the custodial parent's ability to maintain minimal adequate housing and provide other basic necessities for the child, as determined by the court.
6. Retroactive support. In cases in which retroactive liability for support is being determined, the court or administrative agency may use the gross monthly income of the parties averaged over the period of retroactivity.
D. Unreimbursed medical expenses. Except for good cause shown or the agreement of the parties, in addition to any other child support obligations established pursuant to this section, any child support order shall provide that the parents pay in proportion to their gross incomes, as used for calculating the monthly support obligation, any reasonable and necessary unreimbursed medical or dental expenses that are in excess of $250 for any calendar year for each child who is the subject of the obligation. The method of payment of those expenses shall be contained in the support order. Each parent shall pay his respective share of expenses as those expenses are incurred. Any amount paid under this subsection shall not be adjusted by, nor added to, the child support calculated in accordance with subsection G. For the purposes of this section, medical or dental expenses shall include but not be limited to eyeglasses, prescription medication, prosthetics, orthodontics, and mental health or developmental disabilities services, including but not limited to services provided by a social worker, psychologist, psychiatrist, counselor, or therapist.
E. Healthcare coverage costs. Any costs for health care coverage as defined in § 63.2-1900 and dental care coverage, when actually being paid by a parent, to the extent such costs are directly allocable to the child or children, and which are the extra costs of covering the child or children beyond whatever coverage the parent providing the coverage would otherwise have, shall be added to the basic child support obligation.
F. Child-care costs. Any child-care costs incurred on behalf of the child or children due to employment of the custodial parent shall be added to the basic child support obligation. Child-care costs shall not exceed the amount required to provide quality care from a licensed source. When requested by the noncustodial parent, the court may require the custodial parent to present documentation to verify the costs incurred for child care under this subsection. Where appropriate, the court shall consider the willingness and availability of the noncustodial parent to provide child care personally in determining whether child-care costs are necessary or excessive. Upon the request of either party, and upon a showing of the tax savings a party derives from child-care cost deductions or credits, the court shall factor actual tax consequences into its calculation of the child-care costs to be added to the basic child support obligation.
G. 1. Sole custody support. The sole custody total monthly child support obligation shall be established by adding (i) the monthly basic child support obligation, as determined from the schedule contained in subsection B, (ii) costs for health care coverage to the extent allowable by subsection E, and (iii) work-related child-care costs and taking into consideration all the factors set forth in subsection B of § 20-108.1. The total monthly child support obligation shall be divided between the parents in the same proportion as their monthly gross incomes bear to their monthly combined gross income. The monthly obligation of each parent shall be computed by multiplying each parent's percentage of the parents' monthly combined gross income by the total monthly child support obligation.
However, the monthly obligation of the noncustodial parent shall be reduced by the cost for health care coverage to the extent allowable by subsection E when paid directly by the noncustodial parent. Unreimbursed medical and dental expenses shall be calculated and allocated in accordance with subsection D.
2. Split custody support. In cases involving split custody, the amount of child support to be paid shall be the difference between the amounts owed by each parent as a noncustodial parent, computed in accordance with subdivision 1, with the noncustodial parent owing the larger amount paying the difference to the other parent. Unreimbursed medical and dental expenses shall be calculated and allocated in accordance with subsection D.
For the purpose of this section and § 20-108.1, split custody shall be limited to those situations where each parent has physical custody of a child or children born of the parents, born of either parent and adopted by the other parent or adopted by both parents. For the purposes of calculating a child support obligation where split custody exists, a separate family unit exists for each parent, and child support for that family unit shall be calculated upon the number of children in that family unit who are born of the parents, born of either parent and adopted by the other parent or adopted by both parents. Where split custody exists, a parent is a custodial parent to the children in that parent's family unit and is a noncustodial parent to the children in the other parent's family unit.
3. Shared custody support.
(a) Where a party has custody or visitation of a child or children for more than 90 days of the year, as such days are defined in subdivision G 3 (c), a shared custody child support amount based on the ratio in which the parents share the custody and visitation of any child or children shall be calculated in accordance with this subdivision. The presumptive support to be paid shall be the shared custody support amount, unless a party affirmatively shows that the sole custody support amount calculated as provided in subdivision G 1 is less than the shared custody support amount. If so, the lesser amount shall be the support to be paid. For the purposes of this subsection, the following shall apply:
(i) Income share. "Income share" means a parent's percentage of the combined monthly gross income of both parents. The income share of a parent is that parent's gross income divided by the combined gross incomes of the parties.
(ii) Custody share. "Custody share" means the number of days that a parent has physical custody, whether by sole custody, joint legal or joint residential custody, or visitation, of a shared child per year divided by the number of days in the year. The actual or anticipated "custody share" of the parent who has or will have fewer days of physical custody shall be calculated for a one-year period. The "custody share" of the other parent shall be presumed to be the number of days in the year less the number of days calculated as the first parent's "custody share." For purposes of this calculation, the year may begin on such date as is determined in the discretion of the court, and the day may begin at such time as is determined in the discretion of the court. For purposes of this calculation, a day shall be as defined in subdivision G 3 (c).
(iii) Shared support need. "Shared support need" means the presumptive guideline amount of needed support for the shared child or children calculated pursuant to subsection B of this section, for the combined gross income of the parties and the number of shared children, multiplied by 1.4.
(iv) Sole custody support. "Sole custody support" means the support amount determined in accordance with subdivision G 1.
(b) Support to be paid. The shared support need of the shared child or children shall be calculated pursuant to subdivision G 3 (a) (iii). This amount shall then be multiplied by the other parent's custody share. To that sum for each parent shall be added the other parent's cost of health care coverage to the extent allowable by subsection E, plus the other parent's work-related child-care costs to the extent allowable by subsection F. This total for each parent shall be multiplied by that parent's income share. The support amounts thereby calculated that each parent owes the other shall be subtracted one from the other and the difference shall be the shared custody support one parent owes to the other, with the payor parent being the one whose shared support is the larger. Unreimbursed medical and dental expenses shall be calculated and allocated in accordance with subsection D.
(c) Definition of a day. For the purposes of this section, "day" means a period of 24 hours; however, where the parent who has the fewer number of overnight periods during the year has an overnight period with a child, but has physical custody of the shared child for less than 24 hours during such overnight period, there is a presumption that each parent shall be allocated one-half of a day of custody for that period.
(d) Minimum standards. Any calculation under this subdivision shall not create or reduce a support obligation to an amount which seriously impairs the custodial parent's ability to maintain minimal adequate housing and provide other basic necessities for the child. If the gross income of either party is equal to or less than 150 percent of the federal poverty level promulgated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from time to time, then the shared custody support calculated pursuant to this subsection shall not be the presumptively correct support and the court may consider whether the sole custody support or the shared custody support is more just and appropriate.
(e) Support modification. When there has been an award of child support based on the shared custody formula and one parent consistently fails to exercise custody or visitation in accordance with the parent's custody share upon which the award was based, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the support award should be modified.
(f) In the event that the shared custody support calculation indicates that the net support is to be paid to the parent who would not be the parent receiving support pursuant to the sole custody calculation, then the shared support shall be deemed to be the lesser support.
H. The Secretary of Health and Human Resources shall ensure that the guideline set out in this section is reviewed by October 31, 2001, and every four years thereafter, by the Child Support Guidelines Review Panel, consisting of 15 members comprised of four legislative members and 11 nonlegislative citizen members. Members shall be appointed as follows: three members of the House Committee for Courts of Justice, upon the recommendation of the chairman of such committee, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; one member of the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice, upon the recommendation of the chairman of such committee, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and one representative of a juvenile and domestic relations district court, one representative of a circuit court, one representative of the Department of Social Services' Division of Child Support Enforcement, three members of the Virginia State Bar, two custodial parents, two noncustodial parents, and one child advocate, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, to be appointed by the Governor. The Panel shall determine the adequacy of the guideline for the determination of appropriate awards for the support of children by considering current research and data on the cost of and expenditures necessary for rearing children, and any other resources it deems relevant to such review. The Panel shall report its findings to the General Assembly as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports before the General Assembly next convenes following such review.
Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. All members may be reappointed. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be made for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.
Legislative members shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12, and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive such compensation for the performance of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2813. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Department of Social Services.
The Department of Social Services shall provide staff support to the Panel. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Panel, upon request.
The chairman of the Panel shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a quadrennial executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Panel no later than the first day of 2006 regular session of the General Assembly and every four years thereafter. The executive summary shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly's website.
I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amendments to this section shall not be retroactive to a date before the effective date of such amendments, and shall not be the basis for a material change in circumstances upon which a modification of child support may be based.