State guidelines for calculating child support orders are established through statute, administrative regulation, and/or court rule or decision. Federal regulations require states and tribes to implement and regularly review their child support guidelines.
Perceptions of Fairness in Child Support
- Lisa Klein Vogel, Alexis Dennis, and Nasitta Keita
- Report
- December 2022
Child Support Guidelines in Practice
- Lisa Klein Vogel, David Pate, and Nasitta Keita
- Report
- October 2022
How States Decide on the Right Amount of Child Support When Setting Orders for Low-Income Parents
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- August 2021
States’ Child Support Guidelines for Children with Disabilities
- Molly A. Costanzo
- Report
- April 2021
Alternative Approaches to Income Imputation in Setting Child Support Orders
- Leslie Hodges, Chris Taber, and Jeffrey Smith
- Report
- September 2019
Recent Changes to State Child Support Guidelines for Low-Income Noncustodial Parents
- Leslie Hodges and Lisa Klein Vogel
- Report
- August 2019
Child Support Payments, Income Imputation, and Default Orders
- Maria Cancian, Steven Cook, and Daniel R. Meyer
- Report
- August 2019
The Use of Child Support Guidelines in Wisconsin: 2010 and 2013
- Leslie Hodges and Steven T. Cook
- Report
- August 2019
Cost of Raising Children and Expenditures on Children
- Cliff Robb
- Report
- June 2019
States’ Treatment of High-Income Payers
- Molly Costanzo
- Report
- December 2018