Florida Child Support Calculator

Calculating Child Support - Important Considerations

The state of Florida has created guidelines to provide a level of care to the children of separated parents that is as close to what the children had been used to before the separation. To do this, Florida encourages equal time-sharing and the continuing collaboration between parents when raising their children. Another portion of these guidelines establishes how much child support will be needed to maintain the children’s current level of care.

Curious how much child support you may need to pay? Try out our Florida child support calculator. Created exclusively for LaFrance Law, the calculator uses the most current guidelines outlined in Florida State Statute 61.30.

Florida Child Support Calculator 2018

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

Child Support Calculation Factors

The estimated support due each month is calculated using the gross monthly income of both parents. The amount they must pay is usually based on the percentage of total income contributed. 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

Gross income for each parent should include

  • 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

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 gross income of the parent, and it is accessible to the child.

Childcare Costs

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.

Child Support Calculation Adjustments

  • The courts may adjust the total minimum child support needed based on:
  • Extraordinary medical, psychological, educational or dental expenses
  • Seasonal variations in income or expenses
  • Age of child, considering the greater needs of the older child
  • Special needs, such as costs associated with the disability of a child
  • A parent pays another person more than 55% of their gross income for a child support obligation
  • A child spends a significant amount of time, but less than 20% of the overnights, with one parent, which reduces that amount of finances for the other parent
  • The refusal from a parent to become involved in the activities with a child
  • A reasonable and necessary expense or debt that both parents incurred during their marriage

How Long Does Child Support Need to be Paid?

Child support terminates in Florida on a child’s 18th birthday unless:

  • The court finds it necessary to extend the child support because of a mental or physical incapacity for the child to care for themselves which must be diagnosed prior to the child turning 18
  • If the child turns 18 before graduating High School, child support is extended until they graduate or turn 19, whichever occurs first