Child Support Calculation Worksheet - Kansas
Kansas Child Support Calculation Worksheet
Preparation companion. Kansas Child Support Guidelines I.D require the completed, signed official Child Support Worksheet (Appendix I) and a current signed Domestic Relations Affidavit or Child Support Domestic Relations Affidavit. Use this document to organize inputs and record the official worksheet's results. File the official documents in the case.
1. Case and calculation period
| Item | Entry |
|---|---|
| Court and case number | [________________________________] |
| Parent A | [________________________________] |
| Parent B | [________________________________] |
| Child or children covered | [________________________________] |
| Calculation date | [__/__/____] |
| Existing order, if any | [DATE AND MONTHLY AMOUNT / NONE] |
| Residential arrangement used on official worksheet | [________________________________] |
2. Documents used
☐ Current official Child Support Worksheet, completed and signed
☐ Current Domestic Relations Affidavit or Child Support Domestic Relations Affidavit, completed and signed
☐ Income records for each parent
☐ Records of child care, health insurance, and claimed guideline adjustments
Source dates and any missing documents: [________________________________]
3. Income information for official worksheet
Record monthly figures and supporting records. Wage-earner domestic gross income is not reduced here by federal or state income taxes or Social Security; the guideline schedules already account for them. Self-employment and other special income is calculated under the current guideline instructions.
| Income or record | Parent A | Parent B |
|---|---|---|
| Wage and salary records | $[________] | $[________] |
| Bonuses, commissions, overtime, or other pay | $[________] | $[________] |
| Business or self-employment records | [________] | [________] |
| Other recurring income and supporting source | [________] | [________] |
| Existing support or maintenance orders and proof of payment | [________] | [________] |
| Official worksheet domestic gross income | $[________] | $[________] |
| Official worksheet child support income after permitted adjustments | $[________] | $[________] |
Explanation of any income treatment requiring review: [________________________________]
4. Child and expense information
| Input for current official worksheet | Amount or description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Each child's age and applicable age group | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Child-only health or dental insurance premium | $[________] | [________________________________] |
| Work-related child care before available tax credit | $[________] | [________________________________] |
| Anticipated or available child care tax credit | $[________] | [________________________________] |
| Child care amount entered on official worksheet | $[________] | [________________________________] |
| Parenting-time or residential-arrangement data | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Special needs, transportation, or other claimed adjustment | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Unreimbursed health expenses addressed separately in proposed order | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
The current guidelines direct that projected child care costs be reduced by the anticipated or available child care tax credit before entry on the official worksheet. Use the official worksheet and guideline instructions to decide which other entries and adjustments apply; this companion does not calculate an automatic offset or deviation.
5. Results copied from official worksheet
| Official result | Parent A | Parent B |
|---|---|---|
| Child support income | $[________] | $[________] |
| Share of combined income | [____]% | [____]% |
| Basic child support obligation, Line I.2 | $[________] | $[________] |
| Other adjustment or credit, with line reference | [________] | [________] |
| Final amount shown on official worksheet | $[________] | $[________] |
Proposed monthly payment: $[________] by [PARENT] to [PARENT].
Official worksheet date and preparer: [__/__/____], [NAME].
Difference from existing order, if modification: [________________________________].
If the case concerns support for an unborn child, use the separate Guidelines VII.C process for a judgment of direct medical and pregnancy-related expenses. Do not insert an unborn child as an ordinary age-table child in this companion.
6. Review and attachment check
☐ The official worksheet and required affidavit are signed and attached.
☐ Income and expense entries are supported by current records.
☐ A residential arrangement and any adjustment were selected under the current guidelines.
☐ The proposed amount matches the official worksheet or a separately explained request to the court.
Notes for counsel or the court: [________________________________]
Prepared by: [________________________________]
Date: [__/__/____]
Sources and References
About this template
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 27, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Kansas
- Category
- Family Law
Legal authority
- Kansas Child Support Guidelines I.D (required documents)
- Kansas Child Support Guidelines II.C.1(a) (tax treatment)
- Kansas Child Support Guidelines IV (child care)
- Kansas Child Support Guidelines VII.C (unborn child)
Family law covers the paperwork that shapes divorce, custody, child support, adoption, guardianship, and other family matters. These filings are emotional and high-stakes, and they also have to meet strict procedural rules for service, financial disclosure, and parenting plans. Clean, accurate paperwork keeps the focus on getting a workable outcome for the family instead of getting derailed by technical problems that delay hearings or force amended filings.
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 27, 2026.
Kansas Child Support Guidelines, II.C.1(a), III.B-D (checked October 27, 2026): "Federal and State taxes and Social Security are already considered within the child support schedules. The amount of the domestic gross income is entered on Line A.1 and also on Line C.1"
Kansas Child Support Guidelines I.D (required documents) (checked October 27, 2026): "The party requesting or responding to a request for child support order or modification must file: • a completed, signed, and dated child support worksheet (Appendix I); and • a current, completed, and signed Domestic Relations Affidavit (Appendix III) or Child Support Domestic Relations Affidavit (Appendix IV)."
Kansas Child Support Guidelines II.C.1(a) (tax treatment) (checked October 27, 2026): "Federal and State taxes and Social Security are already considered within the child support schedules."
Kansas Child Support Guidelines IV (child care) (checked October 27, 2026): "Projected childcare expenses should be reduced by the anticipated or available tax credit for childcare before an amount is entered on the worksheet."
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