Child Support Calculation Worksheet - Louisiana

Before filing: Use the current statutory Worksheet A for ordinary or split custody
calculations, or Worksheet B for shared custody, or a substantially similar form adopted
by local court rule. See La. R.S. 9:315.8(E)(5), 315.9(B), 315.10(B), and 315.20.
This fillable calculation sheet records the inputs and results for those forms.

CHILD SUPPORT CALCULATION WORKSHEET

State of Louisiana — Income Shares Model

Court: [________________________________]
Parish: [________________________________]
Case Number: [________________________________]
Judge/Hearing Officer: [________________________________]

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Party and Children Information
2. Gross Income Determination
3. Adjusted Gross Income
4. Combined Adjusted Gross Income and Pro Rata Shares
5. Basic Child Support Obligation
6. Additions to Basic Obligation
7. Total Child Support Obligation
8. Deviations from Guidelines
9. Duration and Termination
10. Louisiana-Specific Notes

1. PARTY AND CHILDREN INFORMATION

Petitioner (Parent A):
Name: [________________________________]
Address: [________________________________]
Employer: [________________________________]

Respondent (Parent B):
Name: [________________________________]
Address: [________________________________]
Employer: [________________________________]

Children Subject to This Order:

Custody Arrangement:
☐ Sole custody — Parent A domiciliary
☐ Sole custody — Parent B domiciliary
☐ Joint custody — Parent A domiciliary
☐ Joint custody — Parent B domiciliary
☐ Shared custody (each parent has physical custody for an approximately equal amount of time)
☐ Split custody (each parent is domiciliary of at least one child)

2. GROSS INCOME DETERMINATION

☐ Income imputed to Parent A — Basis: [________________________________]
☐ Income imputed to Parent B — Basis: [________________________________]

3. ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME

4. COMBINED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME AND PRO RATA SHARES

Combined Adjusted Gross Income: $[________] (Parent A AGI + Parent B AGI)

5. BASIC CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION

Number of children subject to this order: [____]

Basic Child Support Obligation (from Schedule): $[________] per month

6. ADDITIONS TO BASIC OBLIGATION

7. TOTAL CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION

Basic obligation plus applicable additions: $[________]. Less permitted child-income deduction under La. R.S. 9:315.7: ($[________]). Total child support obligation under La. R.S. 9:315.8(A)-(B): $[________].

For an ordinary Worksheet A calculation, the party without legal custody or the nondomiciliary party owes the money judgment under La. R.S. 9:315.8(D); enter $0 in the other parent's net-owed column.

Obligor (parent who pays): ☐ Parent A ☐ Parent B
Monthly child support payment amount: $[________]

Shared custody calculation, if applicable (La. R.S. 9:315.9)

Basic scheduled obligation × 1.5: $[________]. Parent A income share: [____]%; Parent B income share: [____]%. Actual time with Parent A: [____]%; actual time with Parent B: [____]%.

Total shared-custody expense adjustments (net child care, child health premium, agreed or ordered extraordinary expenses, less any permitted child-income deduction): $[________].

Greater obligation minus lesser obligation: $[________]. Parent paying difference: ☐ A ☐ B.
Check the cap in La. R.S. 9:315.9(A)(7) before entering the final amount.

Split custody calculation, if applicable (La. R.S. 9:315.10)

Complete a separate Worksheet A calculation for the child or children in each parent's custody. Parent A theoretical obligation: $[________]; Parent B theoretical obligation: $[________]. Difference: $[________], owed by ☐ A ☐ B.

8. DEVIATIONS FROM GUIDELINES

☐ No deviation requested
☐ Deviation requested — Basis:

☐ Extraordinary medical expenses of a party
☐ Extraordinary community debt of the parties
☐ Other facts making the guideline amount against the child's best interest or inequitable to the parties
☐ Other: [________________________________]

Requested adjustment: $[________] per month (☐ increase / ☐ decrease)
Justification: [________________________________]

9. DURATION AND TERMINATION

For the order being calculated, record whether the award is ☐ a separate amount per child ☐ an in-globo amount for two or more children. La. R.S. 9:315.22(A)-(B) sets different automatic termination rules for these orders.

An award continues automatically after majority or emancipation for an unmarried child under 19 who is a full-time student in good standing in secondary school or its equivalent and is dependent on either parent. Other statutory continuation or agreed support: [________________________________].

10. LOUISIANA-SPECIFIC NOTES

• Income Shares Model: Louisiana uses the Income Shares Model, which considers the combined income of both parents to determine the support obligation (La. R.S. 9:315 et seq.).
• Schedule Range: The current schedule ends at $50,000 in combined adjusted monthly income. Above that amount, the court applies La. R.S. 9:315.13(C), including its schedule-floor rule.
• Shared Custody Adjustment: Under La. R.S. 9:315.9, when each parent exercises approximately equal physical custody, the basic obligation is multiplied by 1.5, then each theoretical share is adjusted for time with the other parent, additions, and ordered direct payments.
• Split Custody: Under La. R.S. 9:315.10, where each parent has domiciliary custody of at least one child, separate calculations are performed and offset.
• Modification: A private modification generally requires a substantial and continuing material change. The 25% presumption and three-year review route in La. R.S. 9:311(C) apply only when DCFS is providing support enforcement services.
• Child care credit: The federal child and dependent care credit affects net child care costs under La. R.S. 9:315.3.

VERIFICATION

I certify that the information I provided in this worksheet is true, correct, and complete to the best of my knowledge. The income statements and supporting documentation required by La. R.S. 9:315.2(A) accompany any court submission.

Parent A:
Signature: [________________________________]
Printed Name: [________________________________]
Date: [__/__/____]

Parent B:
Signature: [________________________________]
Printed Name: [________________________________]
Date: [__/__/____]

SOURCES AND REFERENCES

• La. R.S. 9:315 et seq. — Child Support Guidelines
• La. R.S. 9:315.19 — Child Support Schedule
• La. R.S. 9:315.8 — Total Child Support Obligation
• La. R.S. 9:315.20 — Statutory Worksheets A and B