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1995 SESSION
Be 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.
A. There shall be a rebuttable presumption in any judicial or administrative proceeding for child support under this title or Title 16.1 or 63.1, 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 13 (§ 63.1-249 et seq.) of Title 63.1 and subject to the provisions of § 63.1-264.2.
B. 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. "Number of children" shall mean 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 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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
10% 15% 19% 22% 24% 25%
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
6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 12%
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
2% 3% 3% 4% 5% 6%
C. For purposes of this section, "gross income" shall mean 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. 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 benefits from public assistance programs as defined in § 63.1-87, federal supplemental security income benefits, or child support received. For purposes of this subsection, spousal support included in gross income shall be limited to spousal support paid pursuant to a pre-existing order or written agreement and spousal support shall be deducted from the gross income of the payor when paid pursuant to a pre-existing order or written agreement between the parties to the present proceeding.
D. Any extraordinary medical and dental expenses for treatment of the child or children shall be added to the basic child support obligation. For purposes of this section, extraordinary medical and dental expenses are uninsured expenses in excess of $100 for a single illness or condition and shall include but not be limited to eyeglasses, prescription medication, prostheses, and mental health services whether provided by a social worker, psychologist, psychiatrist, or counselor.
E. Any costs for health care coverage as defined in § 63.1-250, 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. 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. 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.
G. 1. Except in cases involving split custody or shared custody, a 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 of this section, (ii) all extraordinary medical expenses, (iii) costs for health care coverage to the extent allowable by subsection E, and (iv) 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.
2. 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 of this subsection, with the noncustodial parent owing the larger amount paying the difference to the other parent.
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. In cases involving shared custody, the amount of child support to be paid is the difference between the amounts owed by each parent to the other parent, with the parent owing the larger amount paying the difference to the other parent.
To compute the monthly amount to be paid by one parent to the other parent, the following calculations shall be made:
(a) The "basic child support obligation" of each parent shall be the "total shared support" multiplied by the other parent's "custody share." The "total shared support" of both parties equals statutory guideline amount determined pursuant to subsection B for the combined income of the parties and the number of shared children multiplied by 1.25. A parent's "custody share" equals the number of days that parent has physical custody of a shared child per year divided by the number of days in the year.
(b) To each parent's "basic child support obligation" shall be added the other parent's costs of health care coverage, to the extent allowable by subsection E, and the other parent's work-related child care costs to the extent allowable by subsection F.
(c) The obligation of each parent to the other shall be then computed by multiplying each parent's percentage of the parents' monthly combined gross income by the support obligation obtained in subdivision G 3 (b).
The shared custody rules set forth herein apply when each parent has physical custody of a child or children born of the parties, born of either parent and adopted by the other parent, or adopted by both parents, for more than 110 days of the year. 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.
H. The Secretary of Health and Human Resources shall ensure that the guideline set out in this section is reviewed by July 1, 1990, and every four years thereafter, by a panel which includes representatives of the courts, the executive branch, the General Assembly, the bar, custodial and noncustodial parents and child advocates. 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 before it next convenes following such review.