Child Support Calculation Worksheet - Wyoming

CHILD SUPPORT CALCULATION WORKSHEET — WYOMING

Before you use this: This fillable calculation helps prepare the current Wyoming Judicial Branch Child Support Computation Form & Net Income Calculation. The divorce-with-children packet calls that form DIVCP 13; modification and custody packets use their own numbered versions. Follow the official form's filing directions. In particular, DIVCP 13 says it is for computation and must not be filed with the Confidential Financial Affidavit.

Court: [____________________] District Court County: [____________________] Case No.: [____________________]

Parent A: [____________________] Parent B: [____________________]

Children covered and birth dates: [____________________________________________________________]

Custody arrangement: ☐ One parent has primary physical custody ☐ Shared physical custody ☐ Split physical custody

1. Income and permitted deductions (Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-303)

Use monthly figures. Income includes wages and other payments described in § 20-2-303(a)(ii). Reasonable unreimbursed legitimate business expenses reduce income; listed means-tested benefits are excluded. Overtime earnings are excluded unless the court determines from the prior 24 months that they can reasonably be expected to continue consistently. Attach supporting pay, tax, benefit, and business records to the court-approved financial affidavit as instructed.

Do not subtract support arrears payments. Do not subtract union dues or other costs as a net-income deduction merely because they are paid; § 20-2-303(a)(iii) gives the permitted categories.

Combined net monthly income: $[________]

Parent A's income share: [____]% Parent B's income share: [____]%

2. Presumptive support (Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-304)

Use the current statutory table for the number of children and combined net income. Record the basic joint obligation, then complete the calculation matching the actual custody arrangement. The court's computation form includes the tables and calculation lines.

Number of children: [____] Basic joint obligation from § 20-2-304(a) table: $[________] per month

A. Primary physical custody

Parent A's income share × basic joint obligation: $[________]

Parent B's income share × basic joint obligation: $[________]

Noncustodial parent: ☐ Parent A ☐ Parent B Presumptive amount owed: $[________] per month

B. Shared physical custody — use only if both statutory conditions are met

Each parent must keep the children overnight for more than 25% of the year and contribute substantially to their expenses in addition to support. Under § 20-2-304(c), multiply the basic joint obligation by 150%, calculate each parent's income-based share, multiply that share by the percentage of overnights with the other parent, and offset the two amounts.

Parent A overnights: [____]% Parent B overnights: [____]%

Basic joint obligation × 150%: $[________]

Parent A share × Parent B overnight percentage: $[________]

Parent B share × Parent A overnight percentage: $[________]

Difference owed by parent with the greater amount: $[________] per month Payer: ☐ A ☐ B

C. Split physical custody — use if each parent has at least one child

Under § 20-2-304(d), divide the basic joint obligation by the number of children, allocate by the number physically with each parent, multiply each parent's amount for children with the other parent by that parent's income share, and offset.

Children with Parent A: [____] Children with Parent B: [____]

Basic joint obligation ÷ total children: $[________] per child

Parent A income share × children with B × per-child amount: $[________]

Parent B income share × children with A × per-child amount: $[________]

Difference owed by parent with the greater amount: $[________] per month Payer: ☐ A ☐ B

D. Self-support reserve

Compare the calculated obligation with the difference between the obligor's net income and the current poverty line for one person. Section 20-2-304(f) controls when that difference is less than the calculated obligation; use the current reserve figure rather than a fixed figure printed in an older form.

Obligor net monthly income: $[________] Current reserve: $[________]

Income minus reserve: $[________] Applicable presumptive amount after reserve check: $[________]

3. Proposed court findings and additional terms

Presumptive amount: $[________] per month Payer: [____________________]

☐ The proposed order uses the presumptive amount.

☐ A deviation is requested. Proposed amount: $[________] per month.

Specific facts why the presumptive amount would be unjust or inappropriate under § 20-2-307(b): [____________________________________________________________]

Relevant factors may include necessary child care, special health or educational needs, other children's support, visitation transportation, insurance availability, the child's time with each parent, and potential income from voluntary unemployment or underemployment. The court must make specific findings and fully state its reasons in an order that departs from the presumptive amount. A support agreement must be accompanied by the financial affidavit; if the parties agree on a different amount, furnish explanatory statements for the court under § 20-2-307(d).

Proposed health-insurance provider: [____________________]

Proposed allocation of unreimbursed medical or child-care expenses: [____________________]

These expense terms are proposed for court review. Do not automatically add them to or subtract them from the § 20-2-304 table amount.

4. Duration and later review

Wyoming's age of majority is 18 under § 14-1-101(a). A parent's support obligation may continue past majority for a child who cannot support themself because of disability or who is under 20 and attends high school or an equivalent program full time under § 14-2-204(a). Follow the actual order and law before stopping payments.

A § 20-2-311(a) review route applies when an order is over six months old (or has not been adjusted within six months of the petition) and the guideline amount would change by at least 20% per month; the statute also allows a substantial-change petition at any time. This worksheet does not change an existing order.

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

Official law and forms: Wyoming Title 20 · Wyoming Title 14 · Wyoming Judicial Branch child-support forms