2016 Kansas Child Support Guidelines

Effective January 1, 2016

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. USE OF THE GUIDELINES ……………………………………………………………………… 1
  2. DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATION ……………………………………………………….. 2
    II.A.  Child Support …………………………………………………………………………………. 2
    II.A.1 DirectExpenses………………………………………………………………………………..2
    II.A.2 IndirectExpenses……………………………………………………………………………..2
    II.B.  Child Support Worksheet ………………………………………………………………… 2
    II.C.  Child Support Schedules …………………………………………………………………. 2
    II.D.  Domestic Gross Income – Wage Earner …………………………………………….. 3
    II.E.  Income Computation – Self-Employed ……………………………………………… 4
    II.E.1. Self-Employment Gross Income……………………………………………………… 4
    II.E.2. Reasonable Business Expenses………………………………………………………. 4
    II.E.3. Domestic Gross Income – Self-Employed ………………………………………… 5
    II.F.  Imputed Income …………………………………………………………………………….. 5
    II.G.  Child Support Income …………………………………………………………………….. 6
    II.H.  Child Support Adjustments …………………………………………………………….. 6

3. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS ……………………………………………………………………. 6

III.A.  Documentation……………………………………………………………………………… 6

III.B.  Applications …………………………………………………………………………………. 6

III.B.1. Rounding……………………………………………………………………………………..6

III.B.2. Age………………………………………………………………………………………………7

III.B.3. Income Beyond the Child Support Schedule…………………………………….7

III.B.4. More than Six Children………………………………………………………………….7

III.B.5. Divided Residency Situations………………………………………………………….7

III.B.6. Multiple-Family Application…………………………………………………………..8

III.B.7. Sharing Equal or Nearly Equal Time and Expenses…………………………..8

III.B.8. Residence with a Third Party……………………………………………………….. 13

III.B.9. InterstatePayDifferential………………………………………………………………14

III.B.10. Birth Expenses ………………………………………………………………… ……….14

4. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE WORKSHEET ………………………………. 14

IV.A.  Income Computation – Wage Earner (Section A) ……………………… 14

IV.B.  Income Computation – Self-Employed (Section B)……………………. 14

IV.C.  Adjustments to Domestic Gross Income (Section C…………………… 15
IV.C.1. DomesticGrossIncome(LineC.1)……………………………………………..15

IV.C.2. Court-Ordered Child Support Paid (Line C.2) ……………………….. 15

IV.C.3. Court-Ordered Maintenance Paid (Line C.3) …………………………. 15

IV.C.4. Court-Ordered Maintenance Received (Line C.4)……………………. 15

IV.C.5. Child Support Income (Line C.5)……………………………………………. 15

IV.D.  Computation of Child Support (Section D) ………………………………. 16

 

IV.D.1. Child Support Income (Line D.1)……………………………………………. 16
IV.D.2. Proportionate Shares of Combined Income (Line D.2) ……………. 16

IV.D.3. Gross Child Support Obligation (LineD.3)………………………………..16

IV.D.4. Health, Dental, Orthodontic, and
Optometric Expenses (Line D.4) ……………………………………………………….. 17

IV.D.5. Work-Related Child Care Costs (Line D.5) ………………………………. 17

IV.D.6. Parents’ Total Child Support Obligation (Line D.6) …………………. 18

IV.D.7. Parental Child Support Obligation (LineD.7)………………………………18

IV.D.8. Adjustment for Health, Dental, Orthodontic, and
Optometric Premiums and Work-Related Child Care Costs (Line D.8)…… 19

IV.D.9. Basic Parental Child Support Obligation (Line D.9) …………………… 19

IV.E. Child Support Adjustments (Section E) ………………………………………. 19

IV.E.1. Long-Distance Parenting Time Costs (LineE.1)……………………………….19

IV.E.2. Parenting Time Adjustment (Line E.2) …………………………………….. 20

IV.E.3. Income Tax Considerations (LineE.3)…………………………………………..21

IV.E.4. Special Needs (Line E.4) …………………………………………………………. 22

IV.E.5. Support of Children Beyond the Age of Majority (LineE.5)……………22

IV.E.6. Overall Financial Conditions of the Parties(LineE.6)……………………….23

IV.E.7. Total (LineE.7)………………………………………………………………………….23

IV.F. Deviation(s) From Rebuttable Presumption Amount (Section F)……. 23

IV.F.1.  Basic Parental Child Support Obligation (Line F.1) …………… 23

IV.F.2.  Total Child Support Adjustments (LineF.2)…………………………..24

IV.F.3.  Adjusted Subtotal (LineF.3)……………………………………………….24

IV.F.4.  Equal Parenting Time Obligation ……………………………………. 24

IV.F.5.  Enforcement Fee Allowance (LineF.5)………………………………….24

IV.F.6 Net Parental Child Support Obligation (Line F.6) ………………………. 24

IV.F.7. Required Worksheet Signatures…………………………………………………..24

IV.G. Payment of Child Support …………………………………………………………. 25

  1. CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES ……………………………………………….. 25
  2. REVIEW OF GUIDELINES…………………………………………………………. 27

ENDNOTES ……………………………………………………………………………………… 28

APPENDIX I …………………………………………………………………………………….. 34

Child Support Worksheet……………………………………………………………………. 34

APPENDIX II ……………………………………………………………………………………. 36

Child Support Schedules …………………………………………………………………….. 36

APPENDIX III …………………………………………………………………………………… 48

Domestic Relations Affidavit ………………………………………………………………. 48

APPENDIX IV…………………………………………………………………………………….. 57

Interstate Pay Differential …………………………………………………………………… 57

APPENDIX V……………………………………………………………………………………… 61