Child Support Calculation Worksheet

IMPORTANT: THIS IS A PREPARATION GUIDE — NOT THE OFFICIAL COURT WORKSHEET

The Texas Office of the Attorney General provides an official Monthly Child Support Calculator that estimates support for a single source of income. The actual amount set or approved by a court may differ.
This template organizes the information needed for a Chapter 154 analysis, but it does not replace the court's findings, the current OAG tax charts, or a complete support order.
The official calculator is available at https://csapps.oag.texas.gov/monthly-child-support-calculator.
Do not file this document directly with the court.

CHILD SUPPORT CALCULATION WORKSHEET

State of Texas — Percentage of Obligor's Net Resources

Tex. Fam. Code Ch. 154

Table of Contents

1. Case Information
2. Identification of Children
3. Gross Resources Determination
4. Deductions from Gross Resources
5. Net Monthly Resources
6. Guideline Percentage Calculation
7. Healthcare and Insurance
8. Deviation Factors
9. Duration and Order Inputs
10. Preparer Review
11. Sources and References

1. Case Information

2. Identification of Children

Total Number of Children Before the Court: [____]

Obligor (parent ordered to pay support): ☐ Parent 1 ☐ Parent 2

Obligee (parent receiving support): ☐ Parent 1 ☐ Parent 2

3. Gross Resources Determination

3A. Obligor's Monthly Gross Resources

When feasible, compute gross income annually and divide by 12 to determine average monthly gross income under Tex. Fam. Code § 154.061(a).

Do not include return of principal or capital, accounts receivable, TANF or other federal public-assistance benefits, or foster-care payments. Supplemental Security Income and the excluded VA pension benefit are not resources under § 154.062.

3B. Imputed Income (If Applicable)

☐ The court has found that actual income is significantly below earning capacity because of intentional unemployment or underemployment under § 154.066.

Earning-potential amount used: $[________]

Incarceration may not be treated as intentional unemployment or underemployment when establishing or modifying support. Findings and evidence: [________________________________]

4. Deductions from Gross Resources

If the same health or dental plan covers other minor dependents, allocate the total cost across all covered minor dependents as required by § 154.062(e). Do not deduct voluntary retirement contributions or items not listed in § 154.062(d).

5. Net Monthly Resources

☐ Net resources are below $1,000 per month — low-income guidelines apply

☐ Net resources are from $1,000 through the current statutory cap of $11,700 per month

☐ Net resources exceed $11,700 per month — apply the guidelines to the capped portion and complete the proven-needs analysis under § 154.126

6. Guideline Percentage Calculation

6A. Guideline Percentages — No Other Children

6B. Multiple-Family Guideline (Other Children)

☐ Not applicable — no other children whom the obligor has a legal duty to support

☐ Applicable — Number of other children whom the obligor has a legal duty to support: [____]

Select the method used:

☐ Four-step child-support-credit calculation under § 154.128
☐ Current multiple-family adjusted percentage table under § 154.129(a)
☐ Current low-income multiple-family adjusted percentage table under § 154.129(b)

Applicable percentage or adjusted resources: [________________________________]

6C. Cap and Proven-Needs Analysis

☐ Net resources do not exceed $11,700; § 154.126 is not triggered.

☐ Net resources exceed $11,700. Guideline amount on capped resources: $[________]

Proven total needs of the child(ren): $[________]

Additional amount requested after subtracting the capped presumptive award and allocating responsibility according to the parties' circumstances: $[________]

6D. Presumptive Child Support Amount

7. Healthcare and Insurance

7A. Required Medical and Dental Coverage Information

For medical support, "reasonable cost" generally means no more than 9% of the obligor's annual resources for the children covered by the medical-support order. For dental support, the corresponding limit is 1.5%. Complete coverage priorities and any good-cause findings in the proposed support order; this worksheet does not itself order coverage.

7B. Uninsured Medical Expenses

Proposed allocation of reasonable and necessary uninsured health, vision, and dental expenses, deductibles, and copayments under § 154.183(c):

☐ Parent 1: [________]% / Parent 2: [________]%

☐ Other arrangement: [________________________________]

8. Deviation Factors

☐ No deviation requested

☐ Deviation requested -- Check all applicable factors:

• ☐ Age and needs of the child
• ☐ Ability of the parents to contribute to the child's support
• ☐ Financial resources available for the child's support
• ☐ Amount of time of possession and access
• ☐ Obligee's net resources and earning potential
• ☐ Child care expenses necessary for employment
• ☐ Custody of other children
• ☐ Alimony or spousal maintenance paid or received
• ☐ Expenses for education beyond secondary school
• ☐ Employer-furnished benefits (housing, vehicle, etc.)
• ☐ Other deductions from wages, salary, or compensation
• ☐ Health insurance and uninsured medical-expense arrangements
• ☐ Special or extraordinary educational, health care, or other expenses
• ☐ Travel costs for possession and access
• ☐ Positive or negative cash flow from property or assets
• ☐ Debts or debt service
• ☐ Other reason consistent with the child's best interest: [________________________________]

Requested deviation amount: $[________]/month

Justification: [________________________________]

9. Duration and Order Inputs

Support Commencement Date: [__/__/____]

Termination Events:

• ☐ Child reaches 18 or graduates high school (whichever is later)
• ☐ Child is emancipated through marriage, removal of disabilities of minority by court order, or other operation of law
• ☐ Child dies
• ☐ Support continues for an indefinite period because the child is disabled as defined by Chapter 154
• ☐ Other event authorized by the controlling order and current law: [________________________________]

Total Monthly Child Support Amount: $[________]

This worksheet does not determine payment frequency, withholding, registry, or disbursement instructions; use a complete current support order for those terms.

10. Preparer Review

This preparation worksheet is not an affidavit, court finding, or support order. Each party should verify source documents and correct any incomplete or disputed entry before the calculation is presented to the court.

Obligor:

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

Obligee / Reviewing Party:

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

Attorney for Obligor (if applicable):

Signature: [________________________________]
Bar Number: [________________________________]
Date: [__/__/____]

Attorney for Obligee (if applicable):

Signature: [________________________________]
Bar Number: [________________________________]
Date: [__/__/____]

11. Sources and References

• Tex. Fam. Code Chapter 154 — Support of Child: Texas Legislature
• Texas Office of the Attorney General — Monthly Child Support Calculator, current cap and guideline inputs: Texas OAG
• H.B. 116, 89th Leg., R.S. (2025) — 2025 amendment lead affecting § 154.001(a-1), not the ordinary parent-support duration in § 154.001(a): Texas Legislature

The ordinary guideline calculation applies a percentage to the obligor's net resources, but the obligee's resources and earning potential may be relevant to deviation analysis under § 154.123 and to requested findings under § 154.130.