HOUSE BILL 95

53rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2017

INTRODUCED BY

David M. Gallegos

 

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT; AMENDING A SECTION OF CHAPTER 40, ARTICLE 4 NMSA 1978 TO ALLOW A JUDGE TO USE DISCRETION IN DETERMINING CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION WHERE ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME EXCEEDS THE UPPERMOST LEVELS OF THE BASIC CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION SCHEDULE.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. Section 40-4-11.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1988, Chapter 87, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:

     "40-4-11.1. CHILD SUPPORT--GUIDELINES.--

          A. In any action to establish or modify child support, the child support guidelines as set forth in this section shall be applied to determine the child support due and shall be a rebuttable presumption for the amount of such child support. Every decree or judgment of child support that deviates from the guideline amount shall contain a statement of the reasons for the deviation.

          B. The purposes of the child support guidelines are to:

                (1) establish as state policy an adequate standard of support for children, subject to the ability of parents to pay;

                (2) make awards more equitable by ensuring more consistent treatment of persons in similar circumstances; and

                (3) improve the efficiency of the court process by promoting settlements and giving courts and the parties guidance in establishing levels of awards.

          C. For purposes of the guidelines specified in this section:

                (1) "income" means actual gross income of a parent if employed to full capacity or potential income if unemployed or underemployed. Income need not be imputed to the primary custodial parent actively caring for a child of the parties who is under the age of six or disabled. If income is imputed, a reasonable child care expense may be imputed. The gross income of a parent means only the income and earnings of that parent and not the income of subsequent spouses, notwithstanding the community nature of both incomes after remarriage; and

                (2) "gross income" includes income from any source and includes [but is not limited to] income from salaries, wages, tips, commissions, bonuses, dividends, severance pay, pensions, interest, trust income, annuities, capital gains, social security benefits, workers' compensation benefits, unemployment insurance benefits, disability insurance benefits, significant in-kind benefits that reduce personal living expenses, prizes and alimony or maintenance received, provided:

                     (a) "gross income" shall not include benefits received from means-tested public assistance programs or child support received by a parent for the support of other children;

                     (b) for income from self-employment, rent, royalties, proprietorship of a business or joint ownership of a partnership or closely held corporation, "gross income" means gross receipts minus ordinary and necessary expenses required to produce such income, but ordinary and necessary expenses do not include expenses determined by the court to be inappropriate for purposes of calculating child support;

                     (c) "gross income" shall not include the amount of alimony payments actually paid in compliance with a court order;

                     (d) "gross income" shall not include the amount of child support actually paid by a parent in compliance with a court order for the support of prior children; and

                     (e) "gross income" shall not include a reasonable amount for a parent's obligation to support prior children who are in that parent's custody. A duty to support subsequent children is not ordinarily a basis for reducing support owed to children of the parties but may be a defense to a child support increase for the children of the parties. In raising such a defense, a party may use [Table] Worksheet A as set forth in Subsection [K] L of this section to calculate the support for the subsequent children.

          D. As used in this section:

                (1) "children of the parties" means the natural or adopted child or children of the parties to the action before the court but shall not include the natural or adopted child or children of only one of the parties;

                (2) "basic visitation" means a custody arrangement whereby one parent has physical custody and the other parent has visitation with the children of the parties less than thirty-five percent of the time. Such arrangements can exist where the parties share responsibilities pursuant to Section 40-4-9.1 NMSA 1978; and

                (3) "shared responsibility" means a custody arrangement whereby each parent provides a suitable home for the children of the parties, when the children of the parties spend at least thirty-five percent of the year in each home and the parents significantly share the duties, responsibilities and expenses of parenting.

          E. The basic child support obligation shall be calculated based on the combined income of both parents and shall be paid by them proportionately pursuant to Subsection [K] L of this section.

          F. Physical custody adjustments shall be made as follows:

                (1) for basic visitation situations, the basic child support obligation shall be calculated using the basic child support schedule, Worksheet A and instructions contained in Subsection [K] L of this section. The court may provide for a partial abatement of child support for visitations of one month or longer; and

                (2) for shared responsibility arrangements, the basic child support obligation shall be calculated using the basic child support schedule, Worksheet B and instructions contained in Subsection [K] L of this section.

          G. In shared responsibility situations, each parent retains the percentage of the basic support obligation equal to the number of twenty-four-hour days of responsibility spent by each child with each respective parent divided by three hundred sixty-five.

          H. The cost of providing medical and dental insurance for the children of the parties and the net reasonable child-care costs incurred on behalf of these children due to employment or job search of either parent shall be paid by each parent in proportion to that parent's income, in addition to the basic obligation.

          I. The child support may also include the payment of the following expenses not covered by the basic child support obligation:

                (1) any extraordinary medical, dental and counseling expenses incurred on behalf of the children of the parties. Such extraordinary expenses are uninsured expenses in excess of one hundred dollars ($100) per child per year;

                (2) any extraordinary educational expenses for children of the parties; and

                (3) transportation and communication expenses necessary for long distance visitation or time sharing.

          J. Whenever application of the child support guidelines set forth in this section requires a person to pay to another person more than forty percent of the paying person's gross income for a single child support obligation for current support, there shall be a presumption of a substantial hardship, justifying a deviation from the guidelines.

          K. A judge may use discretion to determine child support in circumstances where combined adjusted gross income exceeds the uppermost level of the schedule of basic child support obligations; provided that the presumptive basic child support obligation shall not be less than it would be based on the highest level of adjusted gross income in the schedule of basic child support obligations listed in Subsection L of this section.

          L. BASIC CHILD SUPPORT SCHEDULE.--

               BASIC CHILD SUPPORT SCHEDULE

Both parents'

  Combined

Gross Monthly Number of children

   Income     1       2        3        4        5        6

0-800        100     150     150     150      150     150

  850        114     150     150     150      150     150

  900        140     154     155     156      158     159

  950        165     179     181     183      184     186

1,000        180     205     207     209      211     212

1,050        186     230     233     235      237     239

1,100        196     256     258     261      263     265

1,150        212     282     285     288      291     294

1,200        228     311     320     323      327     330

1,250        243     329     355     358      362     366

1,300        258     347     389     394      398     402

1,350        273     365     418     429      433     438

1,400        282     383     438     464      469     474

1,450        291     400     457     496      504     509

1,500        299     418     476     516      538     544

1,550        307     435     495     536      572     578

1,600        316     452     513     556      594     613

1,650        324     469     532     576      615     648

1,700        332     482     551     596      636     672

1,750        341     494     570     616      657     694

1,800        349     506     588     636      678     716

1,850        357     518     607     656      699     738

1,900        366     530     624     676      720     760

1,950        374     542     638     696      741     782

2,000        382     553     652     715      762     804

2,050        390     565     666     735      783     826

2,100        399     577     680     751      804     848

2,150        407     589     694     766      824     869

2,200        415     601     708     782      845     891

2,250        423     613     721     797      866     913

2,300        431     625     735     813      885     935

2,350        440     637     749     828      902     957

2,400        448     648     763     843      919     978

2,450        453     656     772     853      930     994

2,500        458     664     781     863      940   1,009

2,550        463     671     790     873      951   1,022

2,600        469     678     799     882      961   1,033

2,650        474     686     807     892      972   1,045

2,700        479     693     816     902      982   1,056

2,750        484     701     825     911      993   1,067

2,800        489     708     833     921    1,003   1,079

2,850        494     715     842     930    1,014   1,090

2,900        499     722     850     939    1,023   1,100

2,950        503     728     857     946    1,031   1,109

3,000        507     734     863     954    1,040   1,118

3,050        511     740     870     962    1,048   1,127

3,100        515     746     877     969    1,056   1,136

3,150        519     751     883     976    1,063   1,143

3,200        522     755     888     981    1,069   1,149

3,250        525     759     893     987    1,075   1,156

3,300        529     764     898     992    1,081   1,162

3,350        532     768     903     997    1,087   1,168

3,400        535     772     907   1,003    1,092   1,175

3,450        538     777     912   1,008    1,098   1,181

3,500        541     781     917   1,013    1,104   1,187

3,550        544     786     922   1,019    1,110   1,194

3,600        548     790     927   1,025    1,117   1,201

3,650        551     795     933   1,031    1,123   1,207

3,700        554     799     938   1,036    1,129   1,214

3,750        557     804     943   1,042    1,135   1,221

3,800        561     808     948   1,048    1,142   1,228

3,850        564     813     953   1,053    1,148   1,234

3,900        569     820     961   1,062    1,157   1,245

3,950        574     827     969   1,071    1,167   1,255

4,000        578     834     978   1,080    1,177   1,266

4,050        583     841     986   1,089    1,187   1,276

4,100        588     848     994   1,098    1,197   1,287

4,150        593     855   1,002   1,107    1,207   1,297

4,200        598     862   1,010   1,116    1,216   1,307

4,250        603     868   1,018   1,124    1,225   1,317

4,300        608     875   1,025   1,133    1,235   1,327

4,350        613     882   1,033   1,141    1,244   1,337

4,400        617     889   1,041   1,150    1,253   1,347

4,450        622     896   1,049   1,159    1,263   1,357

4,500        627     902   1,056   1,167    1,272   1,368

4,550        632     909   1,064   1,176    1,281   1,378

4,600        637     916   1,072   1,184    1,290   1,387

4,650        641     921   1,078   1,191    1,298   1,395

4,700        644     927   1,084   1,198    1,305   1,403

4,750        648     932   1,090   1,205    1,313   1,411

4,800        652     937   1,097   1,212    1,320   1,419

4,850        655     942   1,102   1,217    1,326   1,426

4,900        657     946   1,107   1,223    1,332   1,432

4,950        660     950   1,112   1,228    1,338   1,439

5,000        663     954   1,117   1,234    1,344   1,445

5,050        666     958   1,121   1,239    1,350   1,452

5,100        669     963   1,127   1,245    1,357   1,459

5,150        672     968   1,132   1,251    1,363   1,466

5,200        676     972   1,138   1,257    1,370   1,473

5,250        679     977   1,143   1,263    1,376   1,480

5,300        682     981   1,149   1,269    1,383   1,487

5,350        685     986   1,154   1,276    1,390   1,494

5,400        689     991   1,161   1,282    1,397   1,502

5,450        693     997   1,167   1,289    1,404   1,510

5,500        697   1,003   1,173   1,296    1,412   1,518

5,550        701   1,008   1,180   1,304    1,420   1,526

5,600        706   1,014   1,186   1,311    1,428   1,535

5,650        710   1,020   1,193   1,318    1,436   1,544

5,700        714   1,026   1,200   1,326    1,444   1,552

5,750        718   1,032   1,206   1,333    1,452   1,561

5,800        723   1,038   1,213   1,340    1,460   1,569

5,850        727   1,044   1,220   1,348    1,468   1,578

5,900        731   1,050   1,226   1,355    1,476   1,586

5,950        735   1,056   1,233   1,362    1,484   1,595

6,000        740   1,061   1,240   1,370    1,492   1,604

6,050        744   1,067   1,246   1,377    1,500   1,612

6,100        748   1,073   1,253   1,385    1,508   1,621

6,150        752   1,079   1,260   1,392    1,516   1,630

6,200        756   1,085   1,267   1,400    1,525   1,639

6,250        760   1,091   1,274   1,407    1,533   1,648

6,300        764   1,097   1,281   1,415    1,541   1,657

6,350        768   1,103   1,288   1,423    1,550   1,666

6,400        772   1,109   1,294   1,430    1,558   1,674

6,450        776   1,114   1,301   1,438    1,566   1,683

6,500        781   1,120   1,308   1,446    1,575   1,692

6,550        785   1,127   1,316   1,454    1,583   1,702

6,600        789   1,133   1,323   1,462    1,592   1,711

6,650        793   1,139   1,330   1,470    1,601   1,720

6,700        798   1,145   1,337   1,478    1,609   1,730

6,750        802   1,151   1,345   1,486    1,618   1,739

6,800        806   1,157   1,352   1,494    1,627   1,748

6,850        810   1,163   1,359   1,502    1,635   1,758

6,900        815   1,170   1,366   1,510    1,644   1,767

6,950        819   1,176   1,373   1,518    1,653   1,776

7,000        823   1,182   1,381   1,526    1,661   1,786

7,050        827   1,188   1,388   1,533    1,670   1,795

7,100        832   1,194   1,395   1,541    1,679   1,804

7,150        835   1,200   1,401   1,548    1,686   1,812

7,200        839   1,205   1,407   1,555    1,694   1,820

7,250        842   1,210   1,414   1,562    1,701   1,828

7,300        846   1,215   1,420   1,569    1,708   1,836

7,350        850   1,220   1,426   1,575    1,716   1,843

7,400        853   1,225   1,432   1,582    1,723   1,851

7,450        857   1,231   1,438   1,589    1,730   1,859

7,500        860   1,236   1,444   1,596    1,738   1,867

7,550        864   1,241   1,450   1,602    1,745   1,875

7,600        867   1,246   1,456   1,609    1,752   1,883

7,650        871   1,251   1,462   1,616    1,760   1,891

7,700        875   1,256   1,468   1,623    1,767   1,899

7,750        878   1,262   1,474   1,629    1,774   1,906

7,800        882   1,267   1,481   1,636    1,782   1,914

7,850        885   1,272   1,487   1,643    1,789   1,922

7,900        889   1,277   1,493   1,650    1,796   1,930

7,950        893   1,282   1,499   1,656    1,804   1,938

8,000        896   1,287   1,505   1,663    1,811   1,946

8,050        898   1,297   1,511   1,672    1,824   1,949

8,100        900   1,304   1,520   1,681    1,834   1,959

8,150        902   1,311   1,528   1,690    1,844   1,970

8,200        907   1,318   1,537   1,700    1,854   1,981

8,250        912   1,326   1,545   1,709    1,864   1,992

8,300        917   1,333   1,553   1,718    1,874   2,002

8,350        922   1,340   1,562   1,727    1,884   2,013

8,400        927   1,347   1,570   1,736    1,894   2,024

8,450        931   1,354   1,578   1,746    1,904   2,034

8,500        936   1,361   1,587   1,755    1,914   2,045

8,550        941   1,368   1,595   1,764    1,924   2,056

8,600        946   1,375   1,603   1,773    1,934   2,066

8,650        951   1,383   1,611   1,782    1,944   2,077

8,700        956   1,390   1,620   1,792    1,954   2,088

8,750        961   1,397   1,628   1,801    1,964   2,098

8,800        966   1,404   1,636   1,810    1,974   2,109

8,850        971   1,411   1,645   1,819    1,984   2,120

8,900        975   1,418   1,653   1,828    1,994   2,131

8,950        980   1,425   1,661   1,838    2,004   2,141

9,000        985   1,433   1,670   1,847    2,014   2,152

9,050        990   1,440   1,678   1,856    2,024   2,163

9,100        995   1,447   1,686   1,865    2,034   2,173

9,150      1,000   1,454   1,695   1,874    2,044   2,184

9,200      1,005   1,461   1,703   1,884    2,055   2,195

9,250      1,010   1,468   1,711   1,893    2,065   2,205

9,300      1,015   1,475   1,720   1,902    2,075   2,216

9,350      1,019   1,482   1,728   1,911    2,085   2,227

9,400      1,024   1,490   1,736   1,920    2,095   2,237

9,450      1,029   1,497   1,745   1,930    2,105   2,248

9,500      1,034   1,504   1,753   1,939    2,115   2,259

9,550      1,039   1,511   1,761   1,948    2,125   2,270

9,600      1,044   1,518   1,770   1,957    2,135   2,280

9,650      1,049   1,525   1,778   1,967    2,145   2,291

9,700      1,054   1,532   1,786   1,976    2,155   2,302

9,750      1,059   1,539   1,795   1,985    2,165   2,312

9,800      1,064   1,547   1,803   1,994    2,175   2,323

9,850      1,068   1,554   1,811   2,003    2,185   2,334

9,900      1,073   1,561   1,820   2,013    2,195   2,344

9,950      1,078   1,568   1,828   2,022    2,205   2,355

10,000      1,083   1,575   1,836   2,031    2,215   2,366

10,050      1,088   1,582   1,845   2,040    2,225   2,376

10,100      1,093   1,589   1,853   2,049    2,235   2,387

10,150      1,098   1,597   1,861   2,059    2,245   2,398

10,200      1,103   1,604   1,870   2,068    2,255   2,408

10,250      1,108   1,611   1,878   2,077    2,265   2,419

10,300      1,112   1,618   1,886   2,086    2,275   2,430

10,350      1,117   1,625   1,894   2,095    2,285   2,441

10,400      1,122   1,632   1,903   2,105    2,295   2,451

10,450      1,127   1,639   1,911   2,114    2,305   2,462

10,500      1,132   1,646   1,919   2,123    2,315   2,473

10,550      1,137   1,654   1,928   2,132    2,325   2,483

10,600      1,142   1,661   1,936   2,141    2,335   2,494

10,650      1,147   1,668   1,944   2,151    2,345   2,505

10,700      1,152   1,675   1,953   2,160    2,355   2,515

10,750      1,156   1,682   1,961   2,169    2,365   2,526

10,800      1,161   1,689   1,969   2,178    2,375   2,537

10,850      1,166   1,696   1,978   2,187    2,385   2,547

10,900      1,171   1,703   1,986   2,196    2,395   2,558

10,950      1,176   1,710   1,994   2,205    2,405   2,568

11,000      1,181   1,717   2,002   2,215    2,415   2,579

11,050      1,186   1,725   2,010   2,224    2,425   2,589

11,100      1,191   1,732   2,019   2,233    2,435   2,600

11,150      1,195   1,739   2,027   2,242    2,445   2,610

11,200      1,200   1,746   2,035   2,251    2,454   2,621

11,250      1,205   1,753   2,043   2,260    2,464   2,632

11,300      1,210   1,760   2,051   2,269    2,474   2,642

11,350      1,215   1,767   2,060   2,278    2,484   2,653

11,400      1,220   1,774   2,068   2,287    2,494   2,663

11,450      1,225   1,781   2,076   2,296    2,504   2,674

11,500      1,229   1,788   2,084   2,305    2,514   2,684

11,550      1,234   1,795   2,093   2,314    2,524   2,695

11,600      1,239   1,802   2,101   2,324    2,534   2,705

11,650      1,244   1,809   2,109   2,333    2,544   2,716

11,700      1,249   1,816   2,117   2,342    2,553   2,726

11,750      1,254   1,824   2,125   2,351    2,563   2,737

11,800      1,259   1,831   2,134   2,360    2,573   2,748

11,850      1,264   1,838   2,142   2,369    2,583   2,758

11,900      1,268   1,845   2,150   2,378    2,593   2,769

11,950      1,273   1,852   2,158   2,387    2,603   2,779

12,000      1,278   1,859   2,166   2,396    2,613   2,790

12,050      1,283   1,866   2,175   2,405    2,623   2,800

12,100      1,288   1,873   2,183   2,414    2,633   2,811

12,150      1,293   1,880   2,191   2,424    2,642   2,821

12,200      1,298   1,887   2,199   2,433    2,652   2,832

12,250      1,303   1,894   2,208   2,442    2,662   2,842

12,300      1,307   1,901   2,216   2,451    2,672   2,853

12,350      1,312   1,908   2,224   2,460    2,682   2,864

12,400      1,317   1,915   2,232   2,469    2,692   2,874

12,450      1,322   1,923   2,240   2,478    2,702   2,885

12,500      1,327   1,930   2,249   2,487    2,712   2,895

12,550      1,332   1,937   2,257   2,496    2,722   2,906

12,600      1,337   1,944   2,265   2,505    2,732   2,916

12,650      1,342   1,951   2,273   2,514    2,741   2,927

12,700      1,346   1,958   2,281   2,523    2,751   2,937

12,750      1,351   1,965   2,290   2,533    2,761   2,948

12,800      1,356   1,972   2,298   2,542    2,771   2,958

12,850      1,361   1,979   2,306   2,551    2,781   2,969

12,900      1,366   1,986   2,314   2,560    2,791   2,980

12,950      1,371   1,993   2,323   2,569    2,801   2,990

13,000      1,376   2,000   2,331   2,578    2,811   3,001

13,050      1,380   2,007   2,339   2,587    2,821   3,011

13,100      1,385   2,014   2,347   2,596    2,830   3,022

13,150      1,390   2,022   2,355   2,605    2,840   3,032

13,200      1,395   2,029   2,364   2,614    2,850   3,043

13,250      1,400   2,036   2,372   2,623    2,860   3,053

13,300      1,405   2,043   2,380   2,632    2,870   3,064

13,350      1,410   2,050   2,388   2,642    2,880   3,074

13,400      1,415   2,057   2,396   2,651    2,890   3,085

13,450      1,419   2,064   2,405   2,660    2,900   3,096

13,500      1,424   2,071   2,413   2,669    2,910   3,106

13,550      1,429   2,078   2,421   2,678    2,920   3,117

13,600      1,434   2,085   2,429   2,687    2,929   3,127

13,650      1,439   2,092   2,437   2,696    2,939   3,138

13,700      1,444   2,099   2,446   2,705    2,949   3,148

13,750      1,449   2,106   2,454   2,714    2,959   3,159

13,800      1,454   2,113   2,462   2,723    2,969   3,169

13,850      1,458   2,120   2,470   2,732    2,979   3,180

13,900      1,463   2,128   2,479   2,742    2,989   3,190

13,950      1,468   2,135   2,487   2,750    2,999   3,201

14,000      1,472   2,141   2,494   2,759    3,007   3,210

14,050      1,477   2,147   2,501   2,767    3,016   3,219

14,100      1,481   2,153   2,509   2,775    3,025   3,229

14,150      1,486   2,160   2,516   2,783    3,034   3,238

14,200      1,490   2,166   2,523   2,791    3,042   3,247

14,250      1,494   2,172   2,530   2,799    3,051   3,257

14,300      1,499   2,179   2,538   2,807    3,060   3,266

14,350      1,503   2,185   2,545   2,815    3,069   3,275

14,400      1,507   2,191   2,552   2,823    3,077   3,285

14,450      1,512   2,198   2,560   2,831    3,086   3,294

14,500      1,516   2,204   2,567   2,839    3,095   3,303

14,550      1,520   2,210   2,574   2,847    3,104   3,313

14,600      1,525   2,217   2,581   2,855    3,112   3,322

14,650      1,529   2,223   2,589   2,863    3,121   3,331

14,700      1,534   2,229   2,596   2,871    3,130   3,340

14,750      1,538   2,235   2,603   2,879    3,139   3,350

14,800      1,542   2,242   2,610   2,887    3,147   3,359

14,850      1,547   2,248   2,618   2,896    3,156   3,368

14,900      1,551   2,254   2,625   2,904    3,165   3,378

14,950      1,555   2,261   2,632   2,912    3,174   3,387

15,000      1,560   2,267   2,640   2,920    3,182   3,396

15,050      1,564   2,273   2,647   2,928    3,191   3,406

15,100      1,568   2,279   2,654   2,936    3,200   3,415

15,150      1,573   2,286   2,661   2,944    3,209   3,424

15,200      1,577   2,292   2,669   2,952    3,217   3,434

15,250      1,581   2,298   2,676   2,960    3,226   3,443

15,300      1,586   2,305   2,683   2,968    3,235   3,452

15,350      1,590   2,311   2,691   2,976    3,244   3,461

15,400      1,594   2,317   2,698   2,984    3,253   3,471

15,450      1,599   2,324   2,705   2,992    3,261   3,480

15,500      1,603   2,330   2,712   3,000    3,270   3,489

15,550      1,608   2,336   2,720   3,008    3,279   3,499

15,600      1,612   2,342   2,727   3,016    3,288   3,508

15,650      1,616   2,349   2,734   3,024    3,296   3,517

15,700      1,621   2,355   2,742   3,032    3,305   3,527

15,750      1,625   2,361   2,749   3,040    3,314   3,536

15,800      1,629   2,368   2,756   3,049    3,323   3,545

15,850      1,634   2,374   2,763   3,057    3,331   3,554

15,900      1,638   2,380   2,771   3,065    3,340   3,564

15,950      1,642   2,387   2,778   3,073    3,349   3,573

16,000      1,647   2,393   2,785   3,081    3,358   3,582

16,050      1,651   2,399   2,792   3,089    3,366   3,592

16,100      1,655   2,405   2,800   3,097    3,375   3,601

16,150      1,660   2,412   2,807   3,105    3,384   3,610

16,200      1,664   2,418   2,814   3,113    3,393   3,620

16,250      1,669   2,424   2,822   3,121    3,401   3,629

16,300      1,673   2,431   2,829   3,129    3,410   3,638

16,350      1,677   2,437   2,836   3,137    3,419   3,648

16,400      1,682   2,443   2,843   3,145    3,428   3,657

16,450      1,686   2,450   2,851   3,153    3,436   3,666

16,500      1,690   2,456   2,858   3,161    3,445   3,675

16,550      1,695   2,462   2,865   3,169    3,454   3,685

16,600      1,699   2,468   2,873   3,177    3,463   3,694

16,650      1,703   2,475   2,880   3,185    3,471   3,703

16,700      1,708   2,481   2,887   3,194    3,480   3,713

16,750      1,712   2,487   2,894   3,202    3,489   3,722

16,800      1,716   2,494   2,902   3,210    3,498   3,731

16,850      1,721   2,500   2,909   3,218    3,506   3,741

16,900      1,725   2,506   2,916   3,226    3,515   3,750

16,950      1,729   2,513   2,924   3,234    3,524   3,759

17,000      1,734   2,519   2,931   3,242    3,533   3,769

17,050      1,738   2,525   2,938   3,250    3,541   3,778

17,100      1,743   2,531   2,945   3,258    3,550   3,787

17,150      1,747   2,538   2,953   3,266    3,559   3,796

17,200      1,751   2,544   2,960   3,274    3,568   3,806

17,250      1,756   2,550   2,967   3,282    3,576   3,815

17,300      1,760   2,557   2,974   3,290    3,585   3,824

17,350      1,764   2,563   2,982   3,298    3,594   3,834

17,400      1,769   2,570   2,989   3,307    3,603   3,843

17,450      1,774   2,577   2,998   3,316    3,613   3,854

17,500      1,778   2,584   3,006   3,325    3,623   3,864

17,550      1,783   2,591   3,014   3,334    3,633   3,875

17,600      1,788   2,597   3,022   3,343    3,642   3,885

17,650      1,793   2,604   3,030   3,352    3,652   3,896

17,700      1,798   2,611   3,038   3,361    3,662   3,906

17,750      1,802   2,618   3,046   3,370    3,672   3,917

17,800      1,807   2,625   3,054   3,379    3,682   3,927

17,850      1,812   2,632   3,063   3,388    3,691   3,937

17,900      1,817   2,639   3,071   3,397    3,701   3,948

17,950      1,822   2,646   3,079   3,406    3,711   3,958

18,000      1,826   2,653   3,087   3,415    3,721   3,969

18,050      1,831   2,660   3,095   3,424    3,731   3,979

18,100      1,836   2,667   3,103   3,433    3,740   3,990

18,150      1,841   2,674   3,111   3,442    3,750   4,000

18,200      1,845   2,681   3,120   3,451    3,760   4,010

18,250      1,850   2,688   3,128   3,460    3,770   4,021

18,300      1,855   2,695   3,136   3,469    3,780   4,031

18,350      1,860   2,702   3,144   3,478    3,789   4,042

18,400      1,865   2,709   3,152   3,487    3,799   4,052

18,450      1,869   2,716   3,160   3,496    3,809   4,063

18,500      1,874   2,723   3,168   3,505    3,819   4,073

18,550      1,879   2,730   3,177   3,514    3,829   4,084

18,600      1,884   2,737   3,185   3,523    3,838   4,094

18,650      1,889   2,744   3,193   3,532    3,848   4,104

18,700      1,893   2,751   3,201   3,541    3,858   4,115

18,750      1,898   2,758   3,209   3,550    3,868   4,125

18,800      1,903   2,765   3,217   3,559    3,878   4,136

18,850      1,908   2,772   3,225   3,568    3,887   4,146

18,900      1,912   2,779   3,233   3,577    3,897   4,157

18,950      1,917   2,786   3,242   3,586    3,907   4,167

19,000      1,922   2,793   3,250   3,595    3,917   4,178

19,050      1,927   2,800   3,258   3,604    3,927   4,188

19,100      1,932   2,807   3,266   3,613    3,936   4,198

19,150      1,936   2,814   3,274   3,622    3,946   4,209

19,200      1,941   2,821   3,282   3,631    3,956   4,219

19,250      1,946   2,828   3,290   3,640    3,966   4,230

19,300      1,951   2,835   3,299   3,649    3,976   4,240

19,350      1,956   2,842   3,307   3,658    3,985   4,251

19,400      1,960   2,849   3,315   3,667    3,995   4,261

19,450      1,965   2,856   3,323   3,676    4,005   4,271

19,500      1,970   2,863   3,331   3,685    4,015   4,282

19,550      1,975   2,869   3,339   3,694    4,025   4,292

19,600      1,979   2,876   3,347   3,703    4,034   4,303

19,650      1,984   2,883   3,355   3,712    4,044   4,313

19,700      1,989   2,890   3,364   3,721    4,054   4,324

19,750      1,994   2,897   3,372   3,730    4,064   4,334

19,800      1,999   2,904   3,380   3,739    4,074   4,345

19,850      2,003   2,911   3,388   3,748    4,083   4,355

19,900      2,008   2,918   3,396   3,757    4,093   4,365

19,950      2,013   2,925   3,404   3,766    4,103   4,376

20,000      2,018   2,932   3,412   3,775    4,113   4,386

20,050      2,023   2,939   3,421   3,784    4,123   4,397

20,100      2,027   2,946   3,429   3,793    4,132   4,407

20,150      2,032   2,953   3,437   3,802    4,142   4,418

20,200      2,037   2,960   3,445   3,811    4,152   4,428

20,250      2,042   2,967   3,453   3,820    4,162   4,439

20,300      2,046   2,974   3,461   3,829    4,172   4,449

20,350      2,051   2,981   3,469   3,838    4,181   4,459

20,400      2,056   2,988   3,478   3,847    4,191   4,470

20,450      2,061   2,995   3,486   3,856    4,201   4,480

20,500      2,066   3,002   3,494   3,865    4,211   4,491

20,550      2,070   3,009   3,502   3,874    4,221   4,501

20,600      2,075   3,016   3,510   3,883    4,230   4,512

20,650      2,080   3,023   3,518   3,892    4,240   4,522

20,700      2,085   3,030   3,526   3,901    4,250   4,533

20,750      2,089   3,037   3,534   3,910    4,260   4,543

20,800      2,094   3,044   3,543   3,919    4,270   4,553

20,850      2,099   3,051   3,551   3,928    4,279   4,564

20,900      2,104   3,058   3,559   3,937    4,289   4,574

20,950      2,109   3,065   3,567   3,946    4,299   4,585

21,000      2,113   3,072   3,575   3,955    4,309   4,595

21,050      2,118   3,079   3,583   3,964    4,319   4,606

21,100      2,123   3,086   3,591   3,973    4,328   4,616

21,150      2,128   3,093   3,600   3,982    4,338   4,626

21,200      2,133   3,100   3,608   3,991    4,348   4,637

21,250      2,137   3,107   3,616   4,000    4,358   4,647

21,300      2,142   3,114   3,624   4,009    4,368   4,658

21,350      2,147   3,121   3,632   4,018    4,377   4,668

21,400      2,152   3,128   3,640   4,027    4,387   4,679

21,450      2,156   3,135   3,648   4,036    4,397   4,689

21,500      2,161   3,141   3,657   4,045    4,407   4,700

21,550      2,166   3,148   3,665   4,054    4,417   4,710

21,600      2,171   3,155   3,673   4,063    4,426   4,720

21,650      2,176   3,162   3,681   4,072    4,436   4,731

21,700      2,180   3,169   3,689   4,081    4,446   4,741

21,750      2,185   3,176   3,697   4,090    4,456   4,752

21,800      2,190   3,183   3,705   4,099    4,466   4,762

21,850      2,195   3,190   3,713   4,108    4,475   4,773

21,900      2,200   3,197   3,722   4,117    4,485   4,783

21,950      2,204   3,204   3,730   4,126    4,495   4,794

22,000      2,209   3,211   3,738   4,135    4,505   4,804

22,050      2,214   3,218   3,746   4,144    4,514   4,814

22,100      2,219   3,225   3,754   4,153    4,524   4,825

22,150      2,223   3,232   3,762   4,162    4,534   4,835

22,200      2,228   3,239   3,770   4,171    4,544   4,846

22,250      2,233   3,246   3,779   4,180    4,554   4,856

22,300      2,238   3,253   3,787   4,189    4,563   4,867

22,350      2,243   3,260   3,795   4,198    4,573   4,877

22,400      2,247   3,267   3,803   4,207    4,583   4,887

22,450      2,252   3,274   3,811   4,216    4,593   4,898

22,500      2,257   3,281   3,819   4,225    4,603   4,908

22,550      2,262   3,288   3,827   4,234    4,612   4,919

22,600      2,267   3,295   3,835   4,243    4,622   4,929

22,650      2,271   3,302   3,844   4,252    4,632   4,940

22,700      2,276   3,309   3,852   4,261    4,642   4,950

22,750      2,281   3,316   3,860   4,270    4,652   4,961

22,800      2,286   3,323   3,868   4,279    4,661   4,971

22,850      2,290   3,330   3,876   4,288    4,671   4,981

22,900      2,295   3,337   3,884   4,297    4,681   4,992

22,950      2,300   3,344   3,892   4,306    4,691   5,002

23,000      2,305   3,351   3,901   4,315    4,701   5,013

23,050      2,310   3,358   3,909   4,324    4,710   5,023

23,100      2,314   3,365   3,917   4,333    4,720   5,034

23,150      2,319   3,372   3,925   4,342    4,730   5,044

23,200      2,324   3,379   3,933   4,351    4,740   5,055

23,250      2,329   3,386   3,941   4,360    4,750   5,065

23,300      2,334   3,393   3,949   4,369    4,759   5,075

23,350      2,338   3,400   3,958   4,378    4,769   5,086

23,400      2,343   3,407   3,966   4,387    4,779   5,096

23,450      2,348   3,414   3,974   4,396    4,789   5,107

23,500      2,353   3,420   3,982   4,405    4,799   5,117

23,550      2,357   3,427   3,990   4,414    4,808   5,128

23,600      2,362   3,434   3,998   4,423    4,818   5,138

23,650      2,367   3,441   4,006   4,432    4,828   5,148

23,700      2,372   3,448   4,014   4,441    4,838   5,159

23,750      2,377   3,455   4,023   4,450    4,848   5,169

23,800      2,381   3,462   4,031   4,459    4,857   5,180

23,850      2,386   3,469   4,039   4,468    4,867   5,190

23,900      2,391   3,476   4,047   4,477    4,877   5,201

23,950      2,396   3,483   4,055   4,486    4,887   5,211

24,000      2,401   3,490   4,063   4,495    4,897   5,222

24,050      2,405   3,497   4,071   4,504    4,906   5,232

24,100      2,410   3,504   4,080   4,513    4,916   5,242

24,150      2,415   3,511   4,088   4,522    4,926   5,253

24,200      2,420   3,518   4,096   4,531    4,936   5,263

24,250      2,424   3,525   4,104   4,540    4,946   5,274

24,300      2,429   3,532   4,112   4,549    4,955   5,284

24,350      2,434   3,539   4,120   4,558    4,965   5,295

24,400      2,439   3,546   4,128   4,567    4,975   5,305

24,450      2,444   3,553   4,136   4,576    4,985   5,316

24,500      2,448   3,560   4,145   4,585    4,995   5,326

24,550      2,453   3,567   4,153   4,594    5,004   5,336

24,600      2,458   3,574   4,161   4,603    5,014   5,347

24,650      2,463   3,581   4,169   4,612    5,024   5,357

24,700      2,468   3,588   4,177   4,621    5,034   5,368

24,750      2,472   3,595   4,185   4,630    5,044   5,378

24,800      2,477   3,602   4,193   4,639    5,053   5,389

24,850      2,482   3,609   4,202   4,648    5,063   5,399

24,900      2,487   3,616   4,210   4,657    5,073   5,410

24,950      2,491   3,623   4,218   4,666    5,083   5,420

25,000      2,496   3,630   4,226   4,675    5,093   5,430

25,050      2,501   3,637   4,234   4,684    5,102   5,441

25,100      2,506   3,644   4,242   4,693    5,112   5,451

25,150      2,511   3,651   4,250   4,702    5,122   5,462

25,200      2,515   3,658   4,259   4,711    5,132   5,472

25,250      2,520   3,665   4,267   4,720    5,142   5,483

25,300      2,525   3,672   4,275   4,729    5,151   5,493

25,350      2,530   3,679   4,283   4,738    5,161   5,503

25,400      2,535   3,686   4,291   4,747    5,171   5,514

25,450      2,539   3,692   4,299   4,756    5,181   5,524

25,500      2,544   3,699   4,307   4,765    5,191   5,535

25,550      2,549   3,706   4,315   4,774    5,200   5,545

25,600      2,554   3,713   4,324   4,783    5,210   5,556

25,650      2,558   3,720   4,332   4,792    5,220   5,566

25,700      2,563   3,727   4,340   4,801    5,230   5,577

25,750      2,568   3,734   4,348   4,810    5,240   5,587

25,800      2,573   3,741   4,356   4,819    5,249   5,597

25,850      2,578   3,748   4,364   4,828    5,259   5,608

25,900      2,582   3,755   4,372   4,837    5,269   5,618

25,950      2,587   3,762   4,381   4,846    5,279   5,629

26,000      2,592   3,769   4,389   4,855    5,289   5,639

26,050      2,597   3,776   4,397   4,864    5,298   5,650

26,100      2,602   3,783   4,405   4,873    5,308   5,660

26,150      2,606   3,790   4,413   4,882    5,318   5,671

26,200      2,611   3,797   4,421   4,891    5,328   5,681

26,250      2,616   3,804   4,429   4,900    5,338   5,691

26,300      2,621   3,811   4,437   4,909    5,347   5,702

26,350      2,625   3,818   4,446   4,918    5,357   5,712

26,400      2,630   3,825   4,454   4,927    5,367   5,723

26,450      2,635   3,832   4,462   4,936    5,377   5,733

26,500      2,640   3,839   4,470   4,945    5,387   5,744

26,550      2,645   3,846   4,478   4,954    5,396   5,754

26,600      2,649   3,853   4,486   4,963    5,406   5,764

26,650      2,654   3,860   4,494   4,972    5,416   5,775

26,700      2,659   3,867   4,503   4,981    5,426   5,785

26,750      2,664   3,874   4,511   4,990    5,436   5,796

26,800      2,669   3,881   4,519   4,999    5,445   5,806

26,850      2,673   3,888   4,527   5,008    5,455   5,817

26,900      2,678   3,895   4,535   5,017    5,465   5,827

26,950      2,683   3,902   4,543   5,026    5,475   5,838

27,000      2,688   3,909   4,551   5,035    5,485   5,848

27,050      2,692   3,916   4,560   5,044    5,494   5,858

27,100      2,697   3,923   4,568   5,053    5,504   5,869

27,150      2,702   3,930   4,576   5,062    5,514   5,879

27,200      2,707   3,937   4,584   5,071    5,524   5,890

27,250      2,712   3,944   4,592   5,080    5,534   5,900

27,300      2,716   3,951   4,600   5,089    5,543   5,911

27,350      2,721   3,958   4,608   5,098    5,553   5,921

27,400      2,726   3,964   4,616   5,107    5,563   5,932

27,450      2,731   3,971   4,625   5,116    5,573   5,942

27,500      2,736   3,978   4,633   5,125    5,583   5,952

27,550      2,740   3,985   4,641   5,134    5,592   5,963

27,600      2,745   3,992   4,649   5,143    5,602   5,973

27,650      2,750   3,999   4,657   5,152    5,612   5,984

27,700      2,755   4,006   4,665   5,161    5,622   5,994

27,750      2,759   4,013   4,673   5,170    5,632   6,005

27,800      2,764   4,020   4,682   5,179    5,641   6,015

27,850      2,769   4,027   4,690   5,188    5,651   6,025

27,900      2,774   4,034   4,698   5,197    5,661   6,036

27,950      2,779   4,041   4,706   5,206    5,671   6,046

28,000      2,783   4,048   4,714   5,215    5,681   6,057

28,050      2,788   4,055   4,722   5,224    5,690   6,067

28,100      2,793   4,062   4,730   5,233    5,700   6,078

28,150      2,798   4,069   4,738   5,242    5,710   6,088

28,200      2,803   4,076   4,747   5,251    5,720   6,099

28,250      2,807   4,083   4,755   5,260    5,730   6,109

28,300      2,812   4,090   4,763   5,269    5,739   6,119

28,350      2,817   4,097   4,771   5,278    5,749   6,130

28,400      2,822   4,104   4,779   5,287    5,759   6,140

28,450      2,826   4,111   4,787   5,296    5,769   6,151

28,500      2,831   4,118   4,795   5,305    5,779   6,161

28,550      2,836   4,125   4,804   5,314    5,788   6,172

28,600      2,841   4,132   4,812   5,323    5,798   6,182

28,650      2,846   4,139   4,820   5,332    5,808   6,193

28,700      2,850   4,146   4,828   5,341    5,818   6,203

28,750      2,855   4,153   4,836   5,350    5,828   6,213

28,800      2,860   4,160   4,844   5,359    5,837   6,224

28,850      2,865   4,167   4,852   5,368    5,847   6,234

28,900      2,870   4,174   4,861   5,377    5,857   6,245

28,950      2,874   4,181   4,869   5,386    5,867   6,255

29,000      2,879   4,188   4,877   5,395    5,877   6,266

29,050      2,884   4,195   4,885   5,404    5,886   6,276

29,100      2,889   4,202   4,893   5,413    5,896   6,287

29,150      2,893   4,209   4,901   5,422    5,906   6,297

29,200      2,898   4,216   4,909   5,431    5,916   6,307

29,250      2,903   4,223   4,917   5,440    5,926   6,318

29,300      2,908   4,230   4,926   5,449    5,935   6,328

29,350      2,913   4,237   4,934   5,458    5,945   6,339

29,400      2,917   4,243   4,942   5,467    5,955   6,349

29,450      2,922   4,250   4,950   5,476    5,965   6,360

29,500      2,927   4,257   4,958   5,485    5,975   6,370

29,550      2,932   4,264   4,966   5,494    5,984   6,380

29,600      2,937   4,271   4,974   5,503    5,994   6,391

29,650      2,941   4,278   4,983   5,512    6,004   6,401

29,700      2,946   4,285   4,991   5,521    6,014   6,412

29,750      2,951   4,292   4,999   5,530    6,024   6,422

29,800      2,956   4,299   5,007   5,539    6,033   6,433

29,850      2,960   4,306   5,015   5,548    6,043   6,443

29,900      2,965   4,313   5,023   5,556    6,053   6,454

29,950      2,970   4,320   5,031   5,565    6,063   6,464

30,000      2,975   4,327   5,039   5,574    6,072   6,474

_____________________________________________________________

                                     WORKSHEET A - BASIC VISITATION

__________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF _________________________

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

   NO. _____________________

___________________________________,

            Petitioner,

vs.

___________________________________,

            Respondent.

MONTHLY CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION

                         Custodial     Other

                          Parent        Parent        Combined

 1.  Gross Monthly Income $______  +   $______    =  $______

 2.  Percentage of Combined Income

     (Each parent's income divided

     by combined income)  _____% + _____%    = 100%

 3.  Number of Children ______

 4.  Basic Support from Schedule

     (Use combined income from Line 1)       =    ______

 5.  Children's Health and

     Dental Insurance Premium ______   +  ______  =  ______

 6.  Work-Related Child Care  ______   +  ______  =  ______

 7. Additional Expenses      ______   +  ______  =  ______

 8. Total Support (Add

      Lines 5, 6 and

      7 for each parent

      and Lines 4, 5, 6 and 7 for combined

      column)                  ______   +  ______  =  ______

 9. Each Parent's Obligation

      (Combined Column Line

      8 x each parent's

      Line 2)                  ______      ______

10. Enter amount for

      each parent from

      Line 8                 - ______    - ______

11. Each Parent's Net

      Obligation (Subtract

      Line 10 from Line 9

      for each parent).        ______   ______          Other

                                       Parent pays Custodial

                                          Parent this Amount

     _______________PAYS______________ EACH MONTH $_________

     ______________________        ______________________

     Petitioner's Signature        Respondent's Signature

     Date:_______________________

_____________________________________________________________

BASIC VISITATION

INSTRUCTIONS FOR WORKSHEET A

    Line 1. Gross monthly income:

Includes all income, except TANF, [food stamps] supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits and supplemental security income. If a parent pays child support by court order to other children, subtract from gross income. Use current income if steady. If income varies a lot from month to month, use an average of the last twelve months, if available, or last year's income tax return. Add both parents' gross incomes and put total under the combined column.

    Line 2. Percentage of Combined Income:

Divide each parent's income by combined income to get that parent's percentage of combined income.

    Lines 3 and 4. Basic Support:

Fill in number of children on worksheet (Line 3). Round combined income to nearest fifty dollars ($50.00). Look at the basic child support schedule. In the far left-hand column of the basic child support schedule, find the rounded combined income figure. Read across to the column with the correct number of children. Enter that amount on Line 4.

    Line 5. Children's Health and Dental Insurance Premium:

Enter the cost paid by a parent for covering these children with medical and dental insurance under that parent's column on Line 5. Add costs paid by each parent and enter under the combined column on Line 5.

    Line 6. Work-Related Child Care:

Enter the cost paid by each parent for work-related child care. If the cost varies (for example, between school year and summer), take the total yearly cost and divide by twelve. Enter each parent's figure in that parent's column on Line 6. Add the cost for both parents and enter in the combined column on Line 6.

    Line 7. Additional Expenses:

Enter the amounts paid by each parent for additional expenses provided by Subsection I of this section on Line 7. Add the cost for both parents and enter in the combined column on Line 7.

    Line 8. Total Support:

Total the basic support amount from Line 4 in the combined column with the combined column on Lines 5, 6 and 7 and enter the totals in the combined column on Line 8.

    Line 9. Each Parent's Obligation:

Multiply the total child support amount on Line 8 by each parent's percentage share on Line 2, and enter each parent's dollar share under that parent's column on Line 9.

    Line 10. Total Support:

Enter the total amount shown for each parent on Line 8 beside the "minus" marks on Line 10.

    Line 11. Each Parent's Net Obligation:

For each parent, subtract the amount on Line 10 from the amount on Line 9. Enter the difference for each parent in that parent's column on Line 11. The amount in the box "other parent" is what that parent pays to the custodial parent each month. Do not subtract the amount on the custodial parent's Line 11 from the amount in the other parent's box. The custodial parent is presumed to use the amount in that parent's column on Line 11 for the children.

WORKSHEET B - SHARED RESPONSIBILITY

__________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF _________________________

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

      NO. _____________________

___________________________________,

            Petitioner,

vs.

___________________________________,

            Respondent.

MONTHLY CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION

Part 1 - Basic Support:       [Mother]    [Father] Combined

                               Parent       Parent

 1.  Gross Monthly Income     $______  +  $______  = $______

 2.  Percentage of Combined Income

     (Each parent's income divided

     by combined income)      _____ % +  _____% = 100%  3.  Number of Children _______

 4.  Basic Support from Schedule

     (Use combined income from Line 1)            =   ______

 5. Shared Responsibility Basic

     Obligation (Line 4 x 1.5)                    =   ______

 6. Each Parent's Share (Line 5

     x each parent's Line 2)  ______      ______

 7. Number of 24-Hour Days

     with Each Parent (must

     total 365)               ______   +  ______  =    365 8. Percentage with Each Parent

     (Line 7 divided by 365)  ______%  +  ______% =    100%

 9. Amount Retained (Line

     6 x Line 8 for Each

     Parent)                  ______      ______

10. Each Parent's Basic

     Obligation (subtract

     Line 9 from Line 6)      ______      ______

11. Amount Transferred

     (subtract smaller amount

     on Line 10 from larger

     amount on Line 10.) Parent

     with larger amount on Line

     10 pays other parent the

     difference.                                       ______

Part 2 - Additional Payments:

12. Children's Health and

     Dental Insurance

     Premium                  ______   +  ______  =   ______

13. Work-Related Child

     Care                     ______   +  ______  =   ______

14. Additional

     Expenses                 ______   +  ______  =   ______

15. Total Additional

     Payments (Add Lines

     12, 13 and 14 for each

     parent and for combined

     column)                  ______   +  ______  =   ______

16. Each Parent's Obligation

     (Combined Column Line 15

     x each parent's Line 2)  ______      ______

17. Amount Transferred

     (Subtract each parent's

     Line 16 from that parent's Line 15).

     Parent with "minus"

     figure pays that amount

     to other parent.         ______      ______

Part 3 - Net Amount Transferred:

18. Combine Lines 11 and 17 by

     addition if same parent pays

     on both lines, otherwise by

     subtraction.                                 __________

________________PAYS________________EACH MONTH $____________

______________________             _________________________

Petitioner's Signature             Respondent's Signature

Date:________________________

_____________________________________________________________

                                   SHARED RESPONSIBILITY

                                   INSTRUCTIONS FOR WORKSHEET B

Part 1 - Basic Support:

    Line 1. Gross Monthly Income:

Includes all income, except TANF, [food stamps] supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits and supplemental security income. See text for allowed deductions from income. Use current income if steady. If income varies a lot from month to month, use an average of the last twelve months, if available, or last year's income tax return. Add both parents' gross incomes and put total under the combined column.

    Line 2. Percentage of Combined Income:

Divide each parent's income by combined income to get that parent's percentage of combined income.

    Lines 3 and 4. Basic Support:

Fill in the number of children on the worksheet (Line 3). Round combined income to nearest fifty dollars ($50.00). Look at the basic child support schedule. In the far left-hand column of that schedule, find the rounded combined income figure. Read across to the column with the correct number of children. Enter that amount on Line 4.

    Line 5. Shared Responsibility Basic Obligation:

Multiply the basic obligation on Line 4 by 1.5.

    Line 6. Each Parent's Share:

Multiply the support amount on Line 5 by each parent's percentage share on Line 2, and enter each parent's dollar share under that parent's column on Line 6.

    Line 7. Each Parent's Time of Care for Children:

Enter the number of twenty-four-hour days of responsibility that each parent has each child in a year according to the parenting plan.

    Line 8. Percentage of Twenty-Four-Hour Days With Each Parent:

Divide each parent's number of twenty-four-hour days (Line 7) by three hundred sixty-five to obtain a percentage.

    Line 9. Amount Retained:

Under shared responsibility arrangements, each parent retains the percentage of the basic support obligation equal to the number of twenty-four-hour days of responsibility spent by each child with each respective parent divided by three hundred sixty-five. Multiply each parent's share of basic support (Line 6) by the percentage in that parent's Line 8 and enter the result on that parent's Line 9. This is the amount that each parent retains to pay the children's expenses during that parent's periods of responsibility.

    Line 10. Each Parent's Basic Obligation:

Subtract the amount retained by each parent for direct expenses (Line 9) from that parent's share (Line 6) and enter the difference on that parent's Line 10.

    Line 11. Amount Transferred for Basic Support:

In shared responsibility situations, both parents are entitled not only to retain money for direct expenses but also to receive contributions from the other parent toward those expenses. Therefore, subtract the smaller amount on Line 10 from the larger amount on Line 10 to arrive at a net amount transferred for basic support.

Part 2 - Additional Payments:

    Line 12. Children's Health and Dental Insurance Premium:

Enter the cost paid by a parent for covering these children with medical and dental insurance under that parent's column on Line 12. Add costs paid by each parent and enter under the combined column on Line 12.

    Line 13. Work-Related Child Care:

Enter the cost paid by each parent for work-related child care. If the cost varies (for example, between school year and summer), take the total yearly cost and divide by twelve. Enter each parent's figure in that parent's column on Line 13. Add the cost for both parents and enter in the combined column on Line 13.

    Line 14. Additional Expenses:

Enter the cost paid by each parent for additional expenses provided by Subsection I of this section on Line 14.

    Line 15. Total Additional Payments:

For each parent, total the amount paid by that parent for insurance, child care and additional expenses (Lines 12, 13 and 14). Enter the total in that parent's column on Line 15 and the total of both parents' expenses under the combined column on Line 15.

    Line 16. Each Parent's Obligation:

Multiply the total additional payments (combined column on Line 15) by each parent's percentage share of income on Line 2, and enter each parent's dollar share of the additional payments on that parent's Line 16.

    Line 17. Amount Transferred:

Subtract each parent's obligation for additional expenses

(that parent's Line 16) from the total additional payments made by that parent (that parent's Line 15). The parent with a "minus" figure pays the other parent the amount on Line 17.

Part 3 - Net Amount Transferred:

    Line 18. Combine Lines 11 and 17:

Combine the amount owed by one parent to the other for basic support (Line 11) and the amount owed by one parent to the other for additional payments (Line 17). If the same parent owes for both obligations, add Lines 11 and 17, and enter the total on Line 18. If one parent owes for basic support and the other owes for additional payments, subtract the smaller amount from the larger and enter on Line 18. Fill in the blanks by stating which parent pays and which parent receives the net amount transferred."