CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES

Arkansas Weekly Family Support Chart

Payor
Net
Weekly
Income

One
Child

Two
Children

Three
Children

Four
Children

Five
Children

100

24

35

42

46

50

110

26

39

46

50

55

120

29

42

50

55

59

130

31

45

54

59

64

140

34

49

58

64

69

150

36

52

61

68

74

160

38

55

65

72

78

170

40

58

69

76

83

180

43

62

73

80

87

190

45

65

77

85

92

200

47

68

80

89

96

210

49

72

84

93

101

220

52

75

88

97

106

230

54

78

92

102

110

240

56

82

96

106

115

250

59

85

100

110

120

260

60

87

102

113

123

270

61

89

104

115

125

280

62

90

106

117

127

290

64

92

108

120

130

300

65

94

110

122

132

310

66

95

112

124

134

320

67

97

114

126

136

330

68

98

115

128

138

340

69

100

117

129

140

350

70

101

119

131

142

360

71

103

121

133

144

370

73

105

123

136

147

380

74

107

125

138

150

390

76

109

128

141

153

400

77

111

130

144

156

410

79

114

133

147

159

420

80

116

136

150

162

430

82

118

138

153

165

440

83

120

141

155

168

450

85

122

143

158

171

460

86

124

146

161

174

470

88

126

148

164

177

480

89

128

150

166

180

490

91

130

153

169

183

500

92

132

155

171

186

510

93

134

157

174

188

520

95

136

160

176

191

530

96

138

162

179

194

540

98

140

164

182

197

550

99

142

167

184

200

560

100

144

169

187

202

570

102

146

171

189

205

580

103

148

174

192

208

590

104

150

176

195

211

600

106

152

178

197

214

610

107

154

181

200

217

620

108

156

185

202

219

630

109

158

186

204

222

640

110

159

187

206

224

650

111

161

189

208

226

660

112

162

190

210

228

670

113

       

 

Arkansas Monthly Family Support Chart

Payor
Net
Monthly
Income

One
Child

Two
Children

Three
Children

Four
Children

Five
Children

500

122

177

210

232

252

550

133

193

229

253

274

600

144

210

248

274

297

650

155

226

266

294

319

700

166

242

285

315

342

750

178

258

304

336

364

800

189

274

323

357

387

850

200

290

342

377

409

900

212

307

361

399

433

950

223

323

381

421

456

1000

235

340

400

442

479

1050

246

357

420

464

503

1100

257

372

438

485

525

1150

263

381

448

495

537

1200

269

389

458

506

548

1250

275

397

467

516

560

1300

280

405

477

527

571

1350

286

413

486

537

582

1400

291

421

495

547

593

1450

297

429

503

556

603

1500

302

436

512

566

613

1550

308

444

521

575

624

1600

314

453

531

587

636

1650

322

464

544

601

651

1700

330

475

556

615

667

1750

338

486

569

629

682

1800

345

497

582

643

697

1850

353

508

595

657

712

1900

360

518

607

671

727

1950

368

529

620

685

742

2000

375

540

632

698

757

2050

382

550

645

712

772

2100

389

560

656

725

786

2150

396

570

668

738

800

2200

404

581

679

751

814

2250

411

591

691

764

828

2300

418

601

703

776

841

2350

425

611

714

789

856

2400

431

620

726

802

870

2450

438

630

738

815

884

2500

445

640

750

828

898

2550

452

650

762

842

912

2600

458

660

773

855

926

2650

465

670

785

868

940

2700

471

679

796

879

953

2750

476

686

805

889

964

2800

481

694

814

899

975

2850

486

701

823

910

986

2900

491

709

832

920

997

2950

496

716

841

930

1008

3000

501

724

851

940

1019

3050

506

731

860

950

1030

3100

511

739

869

960

1041

3150

517

746

878

970

1052

3200

522

755

888

981

1064

3250

528

764

899

993

1076

3300

534

772

909

1004

1089

3350

540

781

919

1016

1101

3400

546

790

930

1028

1114

3450

552

799

940

1039

1126

3500

558

807

951

1051

1139

3550

564

816

961

1062

1151

3600

570

825

972

1074

1164

3650

576

834

982

1085

1176

3700

582

842

991

1095

1187

3750

587

849

1000

1106

1198

3800

593

857

1010

1116

1209

3850

598

865

1019

1126

1220

3900

604

873

1028

1136

1231

3950

609

881

1037

1146

1242

4000

615

889

1046

1156

1254

4050

620

897

1056

1167

1265

4100

626

905

1065

1177

1276

4150

631

913

1074

1187

1287

4200

637

920

1083

1197

1298

4250

642

928

1092

1207

1309

4300

648

936

1102

1217

1320

4350

653

944

1111

1228

1331

4400

659

952

1120

1238

1342

4450

664

960

1129

1248

1353

4500

670

968

1138

1258

1364

4550

675

976

1148

1268

1375

4600

681

983

1157

1278

1386

4650

686

991

1166

1289

1397

4700

691

998

1174

1297

1406

4750

695

1004

1182

1306

1415

4800

699

1011

1189

1314

1425

4850

704

1017

1197

1323

1434

4900

708

1024

1205

1331

1443

4950

713

1030

1213

1340

1453

5000

717

1037

1220

1348

1462

It is a rebuttable presumption that the amount of child support calculated pursuant to the most recent revision of the Family Support Chart is the amount of child support to be awarded in any judicial proceeding for divorce, separation, paternity, or child support. The court may grant less or more support if the evidence shows that the needs of the dependents require a different level of support.

Income Which Exceeds Chart:
When the payor's income exceeds that shown on the chart, use the following percentages of the payor's weekly or monthly income as defined to set and establish a sum certain dollar amount of support:
        One dependent: 15%
        Two dependents: 21%
        Three dependents: 25%
        Four dependents: 28%
        Five dependents: 30%
        Six dependents: 32%

For self-employed payors, support shall be calculated based on last year's federal and state income tax returns and the quarterly
estimates for the current year. Also the court shall consider the
amount the payor is capable of earning or a net worth approach
based on property, life-style, etc.

Imputed Income:
If a payor is unemployed or working below full earning capacity, the court may consider the reasons therefore. If earnings are reduced as a matter of choice and not for reasonable cause, the court may attribute income to a payor up to his or her earning capacity, including consideration of the payor's life-style. Income of at least minimum wage shall be attributed to a payor ordered to pay child support.

Spousal Support:
The chart assumes that the custodian of dependent children is employed and is not a dependent. For the purposes of calculating temporary support, a dependent custodian should be counted as two dependents as a guide in determining support. For final hearings, the court should consider all relevant factors, including the chart, in determining the amount of any spousal support to be paid.

Health Insurance:
In addition to the award of child support, the court order shall provide for the child's health care needs, which would normally include health insurance if available to either parent at a reasonable cost.

DEVIATION CONSIDERATIONS FOR NOT FOLLOWING THE CHART:
Relevant factors to be considered by the court in determining
appropriate amounts of child support shall include:
1. Food;
2. Shelter and utilities;
3. Clothing;
4. Medical expenses;
5. Educational expenses;
6. Dental expenses;
7. Child care;
8. Accustomed standard of living;
9. Recreation;
10. Insurance;
11. Transportation expenses; and
12. Other income or assets available to support the child from
whatever source.

Additional factors may warrant adjustments to the child support
obligations and shall include:
1. The procurement and/or maintenance of life insurance, health
insurance, dental insurance for the children's benefit;
2. The provision or payment of necessary medical, dental, optical, psychological or counseling expenses of the children (e.g. orthopedic shoes, glasses, braces, etc.);
3. The creation or maintenance of a trust fund for the children;
4. The provision or payment of special education needs or expenses of the child;
5. The provision or payment of day care for a child;
6. The extraordinary time spent with the noncustodial parent, or
shared or joint custody arrangements; and
7. The support required and given by a payor for dependent children, even in the absence of a court order.

Last Updated:  May 1, 2001