Florida Child Support Calculator

Estimate Florida child support using the Florida guideline worksheet structure. Enter both parents' net monthly income, shared child costs, credits already paid, and overnights to see a Florida-specific monthly estimate.

Florida worksheet inputs

Florida uses both parents' net monthly income plus shared child costs and parenting time. This page also shows when the substantial time-sharing gross-up method is triggered.

Parent 1

Parent 2

Monthly child care, health insurance, and other child costs

Calculations run in your browser. This page is informational only and should not be treated as legal advice or an official court determination.

Florida estimate result

The result shows the Florida guideline path, each parent's share, additional support costs, credits already paid, and the estimated monthly transfer amount.

Florida standard worksheet

Estimated monthly child support to be paid

$589.27

Estimated paying parent

Parent 1 pays Parent 2

Calculation path

Standard worksheet

Combined net monthly income

$6,800.00

Summary

Florida estimate: Parent 1 pays Parent 2 using the Standard worksheet with $6,800.00 combined net monthly income results in $589.27 per month.

Worksheet breakdownShow

Basic monthly obligation

$687.00

Monthly child care, health insurance, and other child costs

$510.00

Parent 1 financial responsibility share

61.76%

Parent 2 financial responsibility share

38.24%

Credits already paidShow

Parent 1 support payments already made

$150.00

Parent 2 support payments already made

$320.00

Standard worksheetShow

Parent 1 minimum obligation

$589.27

Parent 2 minimum obligation

$137.73

AssumptionsShow
  • For non-gross-up cases, this page treats the parent with fewer overnights as the paying parent and uses that parent's minimum obligation as the transfer estimate.

This page follows the public Florida worksheet structure and statute-based chart logic, but it is not an official court or government calculator.

How this Florida estimate works

The page follows the Florida guideline worksheet structure instead of a generic nationwide formula.

1. Combine both parents' net monthly income
Florida starts with each parent's net monthly income, then looks up or calculates the basic monthly obligation from the published schedule.
2. Split the obligation and shared child costs by responsibility percentage
The page allocates the basic obligation, child care, health insurance, and other child costs according to each parent's financial responsibility percentage.
3. Apply the standard path, gross-up path, or low-income cap
The result changes when both parents have substantial overnights, when support already paid creates credits, or when the low-income rule caps the paying parent's amount.

Important Florida notes

Important Florida notes

This page models a Florida worksheet-style estimate using both parents' net monthly income.

For combined incomes between published $50 schedule rows, this page currently uses the next lower published schedule line until a more explicit official rule is identified.

For standard-path cases, this page treats the parent with fewer overnights as the paying parent for the transfer estimate.

This page does not include Florida add-ons, hardship calculations, retroactive support, or judicial deviations outside the worksheet core path.

This page is informational only and does not replace legal advice.

Florida child support FAQ

Does this Florida calculator use both parents' income?
Yes. Florida child support guidelines are based on both parents' net monthly income, not a single payer-only formula.
When does the Florida gross-up method apply?
This page switches to the substantial time-sharing gross-up method when both parents have at least 73 overnights, matching the Florida worksheet threshold.
Why does this page mention a $50 schedule-row assumption?
Florida publishes the schedule in $50 rows. The public worksheet instructions point back to section 61.30 when income is not listed, but they do not spell out the exact mid-band lookup behavior, so this page currently floors to the next lower published row and says so explicitly.
Does this page include Florida add-ons and hardship calculations?
No. This first Florida page focuses on the worksheet core path: both parents' net income, shared child costs, credits already paid, and overnights.
Is this the official Florida child support calculator?
No. It is an estimate page built from the public Florida worksheet structure and statute-based chart logic. The actual amount set or approved by the court may differ.

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