When it comes to time-sharing in Florida, it’s extremely important to keep the child’s life as normal as possible. Florida’s child support guidelines were created to make sure the children experience the same level of comfort and care you were able to provide before getting a divorce. If the parents were not previously married, child support in Florida is calculated to allow the same level of financial support as if they lived in a two-parent household.
Created exclusively for LaFrance Law, the calculator uses the most current guidelines outlined in Florida State Statute 61.30.
We know coming to a child support agreement is stressful. LaFrance Law is a Tampa area attorney team committed to ensuring your child support plan is fair to both parties, and most of all the children in question. Contact us to work with a dedicated team of family law experts for the most accurate child support calculation.
Florida Child Support Calculator 2021
Step 1: Use the slider to specify the amount closest to the combined monthly income between the two parents.
Combined Monthly Income:
Step 2: Select the number of children involved.
Estimated Monthly Support Due:
If your combined monthly income exceeds $10,000, child support is calculated by multiplying the amount of income over $10,000 by a percentage based on the number of children. It is then added to the base amount determined by the child support calculator.
| Number of Children | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six |
| 5% | 7.5% | 9.5% | 11% | 12% | 12.5% |
| Combined Monthly Income | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $800 | $190 | $211 | $213 | $216 | $218 | $220 |
| $850 | $202 | $257 | $259 | $262 | $265 | $268 |
| $900 | $213 | $302 | $305 | $309 | $312 | $315 |
| $950 | $224 | $347 | $351 | $355 | $359 | $363 |
| $1,000 | $235 | $365 | $397 | $402 | $406 | $410 |
| $1,050 | $246 | $382 | $443 | $448 | $453 | $458 |
| $1,100 | $258 | $400 | $489 | $495 | $500 | $505 |
| $1,150 | $269 | $417 | $522 | $541 | $547 | $553 |
| $1,200 | $280 | $435 | $544 | $588 | $594 | $600 |
| $1,250 | $290 | $451 | $565 | $634 | $641 | $648 |
| $1,300 | $300 | $467 | $584 | $659 | $688 | $695 |
| $1,350 | $310 | $482 | $603 | $681 | $735 | $743 |
| $1,400 | $320 | $498 | $623 | $702 | $765 | $790 |
| $1,450 | $330 | $513 | $642 | $724 | $789 | $838 |
| $1,500 | $340 | $529 | $662 | $746 | $813 | $869 |
| $1,550 | $350 | $544 | $681 | $768 | $836 | $895 |
| $1,600 | $360 | $560 | $701 | $790 | $860 | $920 |
| $1,650 | $370 | $575 | $720 | $812 | $884 | $945 |
| $1,700 | $380 | $591 | $740 | $833 | $907 | $971 |
| $1,750 | $390 | $606 | $759 | $855 | $931 | $996 |
| $1,800 | $400 | $622 | $779 | $877 | $955 | $1,022 |
| $1,850 | $410 | $638 | $798 | $900 | $979 | $1,048 |
| $1,900 | $421 | $654 | $818 | $923 | $1,004 | $1,074 |
| $1,950 | $431 | $670 | $839 | $946 | $1,029 | $1,101 |
| $2,000 | $442 | $686 | $859 | $968 | $1,054 | $1,128 |
| $2,050 | $452 | $702 | $879 | $991 | $1,079 | $1,154 |
| $2,100 | $463 | $718 | $899 | $1,014 | $1,104 | $1,181 |
| $2,150 | $473 | $734 | $919 | $1,037 | $1,129 | $1,207 |
| $2,200 | $484 | $751 | $940 | $1,060 | $1,154 | $1,234 |
| $2,250 | $494 | $767 | $960 | $1,082 | $1,179 | $1,261 |
| $2,300 | $505 | $783 | $980 | $1,105 | $1,204 | $1,287 |
| $2,350 | $515 | $799 | $1,000 | $1,128 | $1,229 | $1,314 |
| $2,400 | $526 | $815 | $1,020 | $1,151 | $1,254 | $1,340 |
| $2,450 | $536 | $831 | $1,041 | $1,174 | $1,279 | $1,367 |
| $2,500 | $547 | $847 | $1,061 | $1,196 | $1,304 | $1,394 |
| $2,550 | $557 | $864 | $1,081 | $1,219 | $1,329 | $1,420 |
| $2,600 | $568 | $880 | $1,101 | $1,242 | $1,354 | $1,447 |
| $2,650 | $578 | $896 | $1,121 | $1,265 | $1,379 | $1,473 |
| $2,700 | $588 | $912 | $1,141 | $1,287 | $1,403 | $1,500 |
| $2,750 | $597 | $927 | $1,160 | $1,308 | $1,426 | $1,524 |
| $2,800 | $607 | $941 | $1,178 | $1,328 | $1,448 | $1,549 |
| $2,850 | $616 | $956 | $1,197 | $1,349 | $1,471 | $1,573 |
| $2,900 | $626 | $971 | $1,215 | $1,370 | $1,494 | $1,598 |
| $2,950 | $635 | $986 | $1,234 | $1,391 | $1,517 | $1,622 |
| $3,000 | $644 | $1,001 | $1,252 | $1,412 | $1,540 | $1,647 |
| $3,050 | $654 | $1,016 | $1,271 | $1,433 | $1,563 | $1,671 |
| $3,100 | $663 | $1,031 | $1,289 | $1,453 | $1,586 | $1,695 |
| $3,150 | $673 | $1,045 | $1,308 | $1,474 | $1,608 | $1,720 |
| $3,200 | $682 | $1,060 | $1,327 | $1,495 | $1,631 | $1,744 |
| $3,250 | $691 | $1,075 | $1,345 | $1,516 | $1,654 | $1,769 |
| $3,300 | $701 | $1,090 | $1,364 | $1,537 | $1,677 | $1,793 |
| $3,350 | $710 | $1,105 | $1,382 | $1,558 | $1,700 | $1,818 |
| $3,400 | $720 | $1,120 | $1,401 | $1,579 | $1,723 | $1,842 |
| $3,450 | $729 | $1,135 | $1,419 | $1,599 | $1,745 | $1,867 |
| $3,500 | $738 | $1,149 | $1,438 | $1,620 | $1,768 | $1,891 |
| $3,550 | $748 | $1,164 | $1,456 | $1,641 | $1,791 | $1,915 |
| $3,600 | $757 | $1,179 | $1,475 | $1,662 | $1,814 | $1,940 |
| $3,650 | $767 | $1,194 | $1,493 | $1,683 | $1,837 | $1,964 |
| $3,700 | $776 | $1,208 | $1,503 | $1,702 | $1,857 | $1,987 |
| $3,750 | $784 | $1,221 | $1,520 | $1,721 | $1,878 | $2,009 |
| $3,800 | $793 | $1,234 | $1,536 | $1,740 | $1,899 | $2,031 |
| $3,850 | $802 | $1,248 | $1,553 | $1,759 | $1,920 | $2,053 |
| $3,900 | $811 | $1,261 | $1,570 | $1,778 | $1,940 | $2,075 |
| $3,950 | $819 | $1,275 | $1,587 | $1,797 | $1,961 | $2,097 |
| $4,000 | $828 | $1,288 | $1,603 | $1,816 | $1,982 | $2,119 |
| $4,050 | $837 | $1,302 | $1,620 | $1,835 | $2,002 | $2,141 |
| $4,100 | $846 | $1,315 | $1,637 | $1,854 | $2,023 | $2,163 |
| $4,150 | $854 | $1,329 | $1,654 | $1,873 | $2,044 | $2,185 |
| $4,200 | $863 | $1,342 | $1,670 | $1,892 | $2,064 | $2,207 |
| $4,250 | $872 | $1,355 | $1,687 | $1,911 | $2,085 | $2,229 |
| $4,300 | $881 | $1,369 | $1,704 | $1,930 | $2,106 | $2,251 |
| $4,350 | $889 | $1,382 | $1,721 | $1,949 | $2,127 | $2,273 |
| $4,400 | $898 | $1,396 | $1,737 | $1,968 | $2,147 | $2,295 |
| $4,450 | $907 | $1,409 | $1,754 | $1,987 | $2,168 | $2,317 |
| $4,500 | $916 | $1,423 | $1,771 | $2,006 | $2,189 | $2,339 |
| $4,550 | $924 | $1,436 | $1,788 | $2,024 | $2,209 | $2,361 |
| $4,600 | $933 | $1,450 | $1,804 | $2,043 | $2,230 | $2,384 |
| $4,650 | $942 | $1,463 | $1,821 | $2,062 | $2,251 | $2,406 |
| $4,700 | $951 | $1,477 | $1,838 | $2,081 | $2,271 | $2,428 |
| $4,750 | $959 | $1,490 | $1,855 | $2,100 | $2,292 | $2,450 |
| $4,800 | $968 | $1,503 | $1,871 | $2,119 | $2,313 | $2,472 |
| $4,850 | $977 | $1,517 | $1,888 | $2,138 | $2,334 | $2,494 |
| $4,900 | $986 | $1,530 | $1,905 | $2,157 | $2,354 | $2,516 |
| $4,950 | $993 | $1,542 | $1,927 | $2,174 | $2,372 | $2,535 |
| $5,000 | $1,000 | $1,551 | $1,939 | $2,188 | $2,387 | $2,551 |
| $5,050 | $1,006 | $1,561 | $1,952 | $2,202 | $2,402 | $2,567 |
| $5,100 | $1,013 | $1,571 | $1,964 | $2,215 | $2,417 | $2,583 |
| $5,150 | $1,019 | $1,580 | $1,976 | $2,229 | $2,432 | $2,599 |
| $5,200 | $1,025 | $1,590 | $1,988 | $2,243 | $2,447 | $2,615 |
| $5,250 | $1,032 | $1,599 | $2,000 | $2,256 | $2,462 | $2,631 |
| $5,300 | $1,038 | $1,609 | $2,012 | $2,270 | $2,477 | $2,647 |
| $5,350 | $1,045 | $1,619 | $2,024 | $2,283 | $2,492 | $2,663 |
| $5,400 | $1,051 | $1,628 | $2,037 | $2,297 | $2,507 | $2,679 |
| $5,450 | $1,057 | $1,638 | $2,049 | $2,311 | $2,522 | $2,695 |
| $5,500 | $1,064 | $1,647 | $2,061 | $2,324 | $2,537 | $2,711 |
| $5,550 | $1,070 | $1,657 | $2,073 | $2,338 | $2,552 | $2,727 |
| $5,600 | $1,077 | $1,667 | $2,085 | $2,352 | $2,567 | $2,743 |
| $5,650 | $1,083 | $1,676 | $2,097 | $2,365 | $2,582 | $2,759 |
| $5,700 | $1,089 | $1,686 | $2,109 | $2,379 | $2,597 | $2,775 |
| $5,750 | $1,096 | $1,695 | $2,122 | $2,393 | $2,612 | $2,791 |
| $5,800 | $1,102 | $1,705 | $2,134 | $2,406 | $2,627 | $2,807 |
| $5,850 | $1,107 | $1,713 | $2,144 | $2,418 | $2,639 | $2,820 |
| $5,900 | $1,111 | $1,721 | $2,155 | $2,429 | $2,651 | $2,833 |
| $5,950 | $1,116 | $1,729 | $2,165 | $2,440 | $2,663 | $2,847 |
| $6,000 | $1,121 | $1,737 | $2,175 | $2,451 | $2,676 | $2,860 |
| $6,050 | $1,126 | $1,746 | $2,185 | $2,462 | $2,688 | $2,874 |
| $6,100 | $1,131 | $1,754 | $2,196 | $2,473 | $2,700 | $2,887 |
| $6,150 | $1,136 | $1,762 | $2,206 | $2,484 | $2,712 | $2,900 |
| $6,200 | $1,141 | $1,770 | $2,216 | $2,495 | $2,724 | $2,914 |
| $6,250 | $1,145 | $1,778 | $2,227 | $2,506 | $2,737 | $2,927 |
| $6,300 | $1,150 | $1,786 | $2,237 | $2,517 | $2,749 | $2,941 |
| $6,350 | $1,155 | $1,795 | $2,247 | $2,529 | $2,761 | $2,954 |
| $6,400 | $1,160 | $1,803 | $2,258 | $2,540 | $2,773 | $2,967 |
| $6,450 | $1,165 | $1,811 | $2,268 | $2,551 | $2,785 | $2,981 |
| $6,500 | $1,170 | $1,819 | $2,278 | $2,562 | $2,798 | $2,994 |
| $6,550 | $1,175 | $1,827 | $2,288 | $2,573 | $2,810 | $3,008 |
| $6,600 | $1,179 | $1,835 | $2,299 | $2,584 | $2,822 | $3,021 |
| $6,650 | $1,184 | $1,843 | $2,309 | $2,595 | $2,834 | $3,034 |
| $6,700 | $1,189 | $1,850 | $2,317 | $2,604 | $2,845 | $3,045 |
| $6,750 | $1,193 | $1,856 | $2,325 | $2,613 | $2,854 | $3,055 |
| $6,800 | $1,196 | $1,862 | $2,332 | $2,621 | $2,863 | $3,064 |
| $6,850 | $1,200 | $1,868 | $2,340 | $2,630 | $2,872 | $3,074 |
| $6,900 | $1,204 | $1,873 | $2,347 | $2,639 | $2,882 | $3,084 |
| $6,950 | $1,208 | $1,879 | $2,355 | $2,647 | $2,891 | $3,094 |
| $7,000 | $1,212 | $1,885 | $2,362 | $2,656 | $2,900 | $3,103 |
| $7,050 | $1,216 | $1,891 | $2,370 | $2,664 | $2,909 | $3,113 |
| $7,100 | $1,220 | $1,897 | $2,378 | $2,673 | $2,919 | $3,123 |
| $7,150 | $1,224 | $1,903 | $2,385 | $2,681 | $2,928 | $3,133 |
| $7,200 | $1,228 | $1,909 | $2,393 | $2,690 | $2,937 | $3,142 |
| $7,250 | $1,232 | $1,915 | $2,400 | $2,698 | $2,946 | $3,152 |
| $7,300 | $1,235 | $1,921 | $2,408 | $2,707 | $2,956 | $3,162 |
| $7,350 | $1,239 | $1,927 | $2,415 | $2,716 | $2,965 | $3,172 |
| $7,400 | $1,243 | $1,933 | $2,423 | $2,724 | $2,974 | $3,181 |
| $7,450 | $1,247 | $1,939 | $2,430 | $2,733 | $2,983 | $3,191 |
| $7,500 | $1,251 | $1,945 | $2,438 | $2,741 | $2,993 | $3,201 |
| $7,550 | $1,255 | $1,951 | $2,446 | $2,750 | $3,002 | $3,211 |
| $7,600 | $1,259 | $1,957 | $2,453 | $2,758 | $3,011 | $3,220 |
| $7,650 | $1,263 | $1,963 | $2,461 | $2,767 | $3,020 | $3,230 |
| $7,700 | $1,267 | $1,969 | $2,468 | $2,775 | $3,030 | $3,240 |
| $7,750 | $1,271 | $1,975 | $2,476 | $2,784 | $3,039 | $3,250 |
| $7,800 | $1,274 | $1,981 | $2,483 | $2,792 | $3,048 | $3,259 |
| $7,850 | $1,278 | $1,987 | $2,491 | $2,801 | $3,057 | $3,269 |
| $7,900 | $1,282 | $1,992 | $2,498 | $2,810 | $3,067 | $3,279 |
| $7,950 | $1,286 | $1,998 | $2,506 | $2,818 | $3,076 | $3,289 |
| $8,000 | $1,290 | $2,004 | $2,513 | $2,827 | $3,085 | $3,298 |
| $8,050 | $1,294 | $2,010 | $2,521 | $2,835 | $3,094 | $3,308 |
| $8,100 | $1,298 | $2,016 | $2,529 | $2,844 | $3,104 | $3,318 |
| $8,150 | $1,302 | $2,022 | $2,536 | $2,852 | $3,113 | $3,328 |
| $8,200 | $1,306 | $2,028 | $2,544 | $2,861 | $3,122 | $3,337 |
| $8,250 | $1,310 | $2,034 | $2,551 | $2,869 | $3,131 | $3,347 |
| $8,300 | $1,313 | $2,040 | $2,559 | $2,878 | $3,141 | $3,357 |
| $8,350 | $1,317 | $2,046 | $2,566 | $2,887 | $3,150 | $3,367 |
| $8,400 | $1,321 | $2,052 | $2,574 | $2,895 | $3,159 | $3,376 |
| $8,450 | $1,325 | $2,058 | $2,581 | $2,904 | $3,168 | $3,386 |
| $8,500 | $1,329 | $2,064 | $2,589 | $2,912 | $3,178 | $3,396 |
| $8,550 | $1,333 | $2,070 | $2,597 | $2,921 | $3,187 | $3,406 |
| $8,600 | $1,337 | $2,076 | $2,604 | $2,929 | $3,196 | $3,415 |
| $8,650 | $1,341 | $2,082 | $2,612 | $2,938 | $3,205 | $3,425 |
| $8,700 | $1,345 | $2,088 | $2,619 | $2,946 | $3,215 | $3,435 |
| $8,750 | $1,349 | $2,094 | $2,627 | $2,955 | $3,224 | $3,445 |
| $8,800 | $1,352 | $2,100 | $2,634 | $2,963 | $3,233 | $3,454 |
| $8,850 | $1,356 | $2,106 | $2,642 | $2,972 | $3,242 | $3,464 |
| $8,900 | $1,360 | $2,111 | $2,649 | $2,981 | $3,252 | $3,474 |
| $8,950 | $1,364 | $2,117 | $2,657 | $2,989 | $3,261 | $3,484 |
| $9,000 | $1,368 | $2,123 | $2,664 | $2,998 | $3,270 | $3,493 |
| $9,050 | $1,372 | $2,129 | $2,672 | $3,006 | $3,279 | $3,503 |
| $9,100 | $1,376 | $2,135 | $2,680 | $3,015 | $3,289 | $3,513 |
| $9,150 | $1,380 | $2,141 | $2,687 | $3,023 | $3,298 | $3,523 |
| $9,200 | $1,384 | $2,147 | $2,695 | $3,032 | $3,307 | $3,532 |
| $9,250 | $1,388 | $2,153 | $2,702 | $3,040 | $3,316 | $3,542 |
| $9,300 | $1,391 | $2,159 | $2,710 | $3,049 | $3,326 | $3,552 |
| $9,350 | $1,395 | $2,165 | $2,717 | $3,058 | $3,335 | $3,562 |
| $9,400 | $1,399 | $2,171 | $2,725 | $3,066 | $3,344 | $3,571 |
| $9,450 | $1,403 | $2,177 | $2,732 | $3,075 | $3,353 | $3,581 |
| $9,500 | $1,407 | $2,183 | $2,740 | $3,083 | $3,363 | $3,591 |
| $9,550 | $1,411 | $2,189 | $2,748 | $3,092 | $3,372 | $3,601 |
| $9,600 | $1,415 | $2,195 | $2,755 | $3,100 | $3,381 | $3,610 |
| $9,650 | $1,419 | $2,201 | $2,763 | $3,109 | $3,390 | $3,620 |
| $9,700 | $1,422 | $2,206 | $2,767 | $3,115 | $3,396 | $3,628 |
| $9,750 | $1,425 | $2,210 | $2,772 | $3,121 | $3,402 | $3,634 |
| $9,800 | $1,427 | $2,213 | $2,776 | $3,126 | $3,408 | $3,641 |
| $9,850 | $1,430 | $2,217 | $2,781 | $3,132 | $3,414 | $3,647 |
| $9,900 | $1,432 | $2,221 | $2,786 | $3,137 | $3,420 | $3,653 |
| $9,950 | $1,435 | $2,225 | $2,791 | $3,143 | $3,426 | $3,659 |
| $10,000 | $1,437 | $2,228 | $2,795 | $3,148 | $3,432 | $3,666 |
Florida Child Support Calculation Factors
The estimated child support due each month is calculated using the gross and net monthly income of both parents. The amount of child support, and how much each parent will be obligated to pay, can vary based on several factors.
What to Include for your Income when Calculating Child Support in Florida
The type of income considered for each parent includes (but is not limited to):
- Salary or wages, bonuses, commissions, allowances, overtime, tips and other small payments
- Interest and dividends earned
- Business income from self-employment, partnership, close corporations and independent contracts
- Disability benefits, all workers’ compensation benefits and unemployment compensation
- Pension or retirement and social security benefits
- Spousal support received from a previous marriage
- Income earned from royalties, trusts and estates
How Florida Child Support Affects Health Care Costs
Health insurance costs and any out-of-pocket medical, dental and prescription medication expenses for the child should be included in child support calculations. Any prepaid health-related expenses should be taken out of that parent’s support obligation.
Each court order shall contain health insurance for the minor child when the increment of adding it does not exceed 5% of the parent’s income, and it is accessible to the child.
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Total Childcare Costs Affect Child Support in Florida
Any daycare, after-school care or babysitting should be included as a cost paid by each parent. This should cover any additional time needed for summer months, spring break and holiday weekends.
Additional expenses incurred with childcare may not be included. If one or both parents are unable to care for their child because of work obligations, then child support may be used to cover the expense.
Florida Child Support Calculation Adjustments
Child support payment agreements are not set in stone. There are several factors that could potentially make you eligible for child support modification in Florida.
Some of these factors include, but are not limited to:
- Medical, psychological, or dental expenses
- Seasonal variations in income or expenses
- Age of child
- Special needs
- Other child support obligations
- General custody agreement factors
- How involved each parent is
- Joint debts or expense
Every case is different and it is impossible to calculate the exact fair amount via calculator. To work with a dedicated team of child support experts, contact us now.