Indiana Weekly Child Support Guideline Calculator

Managing child support calculations is a critical part of family planning following a separation. In the state of Indiana, family courts use the **Indiana Child Support Guidelines** to determine fair weekly child support payments. Unlike most states that calculate support on a monthly basis, Indiana uses **weekly income and weekly obligations**. ### Proportional Shares of Combined Income Indiana uses the standard Income Shares Model, which assumes a child should receive the same proportion of parental income as if the household were still intact: 1. **Determine Weekly Gross Income:** Combine weekly gross wages, commissions, self-employment profits, and other taxable income for both parents. 2. **Retrieve Base Support Table Obligation:** Map the combined weekly gross income to the official Indiana Guideline Schedule table based on the number of eligible children to find the base weekly support amount. 3. **Apportion the Weekly Obligation:** Divide the base weekly support obligation proportionally based on each parent's share of the combined weekly income. ### Factoring in Parenting Time Credits Indiana recognizes that when a non-custodial parent hosts a child overnight, they pay directly for meals, lodging, and utilities. To account for these expenses, families use the **Parenting Time Credit Table**: - The non-custodial parent receives a weekly financial credit based on the number of overnight visits they host per year (ranging from 52 to 182 overnights). - This credit is deducted from their base weekly support obligation to calculate the final weekly payment. Use this calculator to estimate your weekly child support payments under Indiana guidelines.