Child Support Calculation Worksheet - District of Columbia

CHILD SUPPORT CALCULATION WORKSHEET

Superior Court of the District of Columbia — Family Court

Case No.: [________________________________]

Parent A: [________________________________] Parent B: [________________________________]

Children covered by this calculation: [________________________________]

Calculation date: [__/__/____] Period used throughout: ☐ monthly ☐ annual (convert all entries to the same period before calculating)

Purpose: ☐ new order ☐ modification of order entered [__/__/____]

Use the current D.C. statutory schedule and Worksheet A or B and the D.C. OAG calculator to check the final figures. This worksheet records the inputs and calculation; attach the records and the applicable official worksheet when filing it in a case.

1. Income and basic obligation

Under D.C. Code § 16-916.01(d)–(f), start with gross income from all included sources, apply only the statute's additions and deductions, then obtain the basic amount from the statutory schedule. Do not deduct the parent's own health insurance premium as an income adjustment.

Combined adjusted gross income: $[________]. If the combined annual amount exceeds $240,000, see § 16-916.01(h) before treating the schedule result as presumptive.

Basic child support obligation from the current statutory schedule (Appendix I): $[________] for [____] children. Schedule row or calculation reference: [________________________________].

Do not include means-tested public assistance in gross income. Record other statutory adjustments or disputed income sources here: [________________________________].

2. Select the calculation method

The shared physical custody method is presumptive when the child spends at least 35% of the year with each parent; the statute permits either presumption to be rebutted on the stated showing. Time is assessed under § 16-916.01(q), rather than by an automatic overnight count.

Time with Parent A: [____]% of year. Time with Parent B: [____]% of year.

Method requested: ☐ Worksheet A (ordinary calculation) ☐ Worksheet B (shared physical custody). Explain any request to use the other method despite the time shares: [________________________________].

Worksheet A — child primarily resides with one parent

Parent with whom child primarily resides: [A / B]. Paying parent: [A / B].

Worksheet B — shared physical custody

Complete this section only when the shared method applies under § 16-916.01(q). The shared basic obligation is the section 1 basic amount multiplied by 1.5.

Parent with larger obligation: [A / B]. Transfer for basic obligation (larger minus smaller): $[________].

For additional expenses, calculate each parent's income share of the combined expense, subtract that parent's direct payments, and enter zero if the result is negative. Transfer the difference between the two remaining amounts from the parent with the larger amount to the other parent. Net transfer for additional expenses: $[________] from [A / B] to [A / B].

Combine the basic and additional-expense transfers, accounting for their directions, before entering the shared method amount below.

Shared method amount before SSDI, low-income, and cap checks: $[________]. Compare with the amount the paying parent would owe under the other parent's sole custody calculation; the shared amount may not exceed that amount under § 16-916.01(q)(1)(G).

3. Child expenses and direct payments

Only the added cost of covering the child belongs in the premium adjustment, with proof of that increase. Extraordinary medical expenses under § 16-916.01(j) exceed $250 per year per child. Eligible child care under subsection (k) is tied to a parent's employment or education.

Record recurring medical expenses added to the periodic obligation and nonrecurring expenses payable as incurred separately: [________________________________].

4. Final statutory checks and proposed amount

The self-support reserve is updated separately from the printed 2016 Worksheet A; confirm the amount effective on the calculation date. If income is below the reserve, apply the individualized low-income rules in § 16-916.01(g), (g-1), and (m), including the rebuttable $75 monthly presumption where applicable. A request to depart from the guideline requires the court's written reasons under § 16-916.01(p).

Requested deviation, if any, and statutory basis: [________________________________].

Requested medical support terms under D.C. Code § 16-916(c-1): [________________________________].

Certification

I certify that the figures entered above reflect the records attached and the calculation method identified above.

Prepared by: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]

Signature: [________________________________]

Official references: D.C. Code § 16-916.01; D.C. Code § 16-916; D.C. OAG calculator and guideline document.