Georgia child support calculator
Income shares. Both incomes are added, a schedule sets what the children need, and each parent covers their share. Every day of court-ordered parenting time adjusts the amount, and a low-income table caps it for a paying parent on a low income.
How Georgia gets to $1,307.22
Georgia's formula (income shares), written out with your numbers. Each step names the part of the law it comes from.
Add the two incomesO.C.G.A. § 19-6-15 as in force on 1 January 2026 (Georgia Child Support Commission copy, archived)
$4,000 + $6,000 = $10,000 a month. The other parent's share is $6,000 ÷ $10,000 = 60%.
60%Look up the schedule§ 19-6-15(b)(4) and (o), basic child support obligation table
The schedule's amount for $10,000 of combined income and 2 children.
$1,906.00Adjust for parenting time§ 19-6-15(g), parenting time adjustment
The other parent's share is $1,143.60 and the share of the parent the children live with $762.40. With 80 court-ordered days with the other parent and 285 with the parent the children live with: (285^2.5 × $1,143.60 − 80^2.5 × $762.40) ÷ (80^2.5 + 285^2.5) = $1,067.22.
$1,067.22Add child care and health insurance§ 19-6-15(h), child care and health insurance
60% of (child care $400) = $240.00. $1,067.22 + $240.00 = $1,307.22, paid by the other parent.
$1,307.22 a month
Notes
- Not modeled: deductions from income for half of self-employment tax (§ 19-6-15(f)(5)(A)), child support already paid under other orders ((f)(5)(B)), and the discretionary credit for other children living with a parent ((f)(5)(C)).
- Not modeled: deviations (Schedule E), including high income, extraordinary education, medical and special expenses, travel and alimony; uninsured medical costs, which are shared outside the monthly amount ((h)(3)); Social Security and VA benefits paid to the children ((b)(10)); and split parenting ((l)).
- Spousal support between the parents is not income or a deduction; a court may consider it as a deviation (§ 19-6-15(i)(2)(F)).
Rules: Georgia guideline in force from 1 Jan 2026, checked 3 Nov 2026. Schedule imported from the statute page on 3 Nov 2026.
Quick facts (2026)
Georgia's guideline as the calculator applies it on the date the page was built.
- Guideline model
- Income shares
- Income used
- Both gross incomes
- Schedule
- 785 rows of combined monthly income, from $800 to $40,000, for 1 to 6 children
- Cap
- The schedule runs to $40,000 of combined monthly income. Above it, the basic obligation is the top row of the table, and a court may deviate upward for high-income parents.
- Days with each parent
- Every day of court-ordered parenting time with the other parent changes the amount, through the parenting time adjustment formula: each parent's share of the schedule amount is weighted by the days raised to the power 2.5. Time that is not in a court order does not count.
- Rules in force
- Georgia guideline from 1 Jan 2026, O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15 as in force on 1 January 2026 (Georgia Child Support Commission copy, archived), checked 3 Nov 2026. Next review due 1 Jul 2027.
| Combined monthly income | 1 child | 2 children | 3 children |
|---|---|---|---|
| $800 | $170 | $259 | $313 |
| $7,350 | $1,100 | $1,645 | $1,953 |
| $13,850 | $1,598 | $2,361 | $2,767 |
| $20,400 | $2,079 | $3,038 | $3,518 |
| $26,950 | $2,451 | $3,633 | $4,273 |
| $33,450 | $2,835 | $4,182 | $4,895 |
| $40,000 | $3,222 | $4,736 | $5,522 |
Support by income
The guideline amount as the other parent's income rises, for 1 to 3 children, with the income of the parent the children live with held fixed and no shared custody.
| Other parent's income a month | 1 child | 2 children | 3 children |
|---|---|---|---|
| $2,000 | $336.30 | $507.62 | $576.00 |
| $4,000 | $575.00 | $861.50 | $1,025.00 |
| $6,000 | $771.00 | $1,143.60 | $1,345.20 |
| $8,000 | $976.72 | $1,450.74 | $1,710.75 |
| $10,000 | $1,150.02 | $1,697.89 | $1,988.61 |
| $12,000 | $1,297.50 | $1,899.00 | $2,203.50 |
| $15,000 | $1,558.47 | $2,276.92 | $2,636.93 |
Custody time, health insurance and child care
How each one enters Georgia's formula.
Days with each parent
Every day of court-ordered parenting time with the other parent changes the amount, through the parenting time adjustment formula: each parent's share of the schedule amount is weighted by the days raised to the power 2.5. Time that is not in a court order does not count. Parenting time and 50/50 custody in Georgia child support (2026).
Health insurance and child care
Add the other parent's income share of work-related child care and the children's health insurance, less what that parent already pays. A negative total means the parent the children live with pays.
Georgia's formula, step by step
The steps in the order the calculator runs them, each with the part of the law it comes from. The worked example under the calculator shows them with numbers.
Start from monthly incomeO.C.G.A. § 19-6-15 as in force on 1 January 2026 (Georgia Child Support Commission copy, archived)
Start from each parent's monthly gross income.
Add the two incomesO.C.G.A. § 19-6-15 as in force on 1 January 2026 (Georgia Child Support Commission copy, archived)
Add the two incomes and work out each parent's share of the total. Each share is rounded to two decimal places of a percent.
Look up the schedule§ 19-6-15(b)(4) and (o), basic child support obligation table
Look up the basic obligation for both parents in the schedule, by combined monthly income and number of children: 785 rows from $800 to $40,000, for 1 to 6 children. Below $800 the first row applies; between rows the nearer row applies, the higher one from halfway. Above $40,000 the top row applies, and a court may deviate upward.
Adjust for parenting time§ 19-6-15(g), parenting time adjustment
Each parent's share of the schedule amount is adjusted for court-ordered parenting time with a formula: with the other parent's days Nd, the other days Cd and the two dollar shares Ns and Cs, the other parent's adjusted share is (Cd^2.5 × Ns − Nd^2.5 × Cs) ÷ (Nd^2.5 + Cd^2.5). Every court-ordered day counts, with no threshold. A negative result means the parent the children live with pays.
Add child care and health insurance§ 19-6-15(h), child care and health insurance
Add the other parent's income share of work-related child care and the children's health insurance, less what that parent already pays. A negative total means the parent the children live with pays.
Check the low-income table§ 19-6-15(i.1) and (p), low-income adjustment
When the paying parent's own income is below the low-income table's limit for the number of children, that parent pays the lesser of the guideline amount and the table amount. At or below $1,500 a month the table is a percentage of that income: 19% for 1 child, 24% for 2, 25% for 3, 26% for 4, 27% for 5 and 28% for 6 or more. Above it the table runs in rows to $3,950.
Caps and dated figures
Percentages are written in the rule file. Caps, reserves and minimums move on their own calendar, so each is a dated value; the calculator uses the one in force on the date it computes for.
| Figure | Value | In force | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guideline percentages | 19% for 1 child, 24% for 2, 25% for 3, 26% for 4, 27% for 5 and 28% for 6 or more | from 1 Jan 2026 | O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15 as in force on 1 January 2026 (Georgia Child Support Commission copy, archived), checked 3 Nov 2026 |
Not confirmed yet
- Nothing in Georgia's formula is marked unconfirmed.
Compare Georgia
The sample family above in every state the calculator covers. Each state reads only what its formula uses.
| State | Guideline model | Support a month | Paid by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | Income shares | $1,334.40 | the other parent |
| Texas | Percentage of net resources | $1,239.21 | the other parent |
| New York | Combined income, up to a cap | $1,625.25 | the other parent |
| Florida | Income shares | $1,334.14 | the other parent |
| Georgia | Income shares | $1,307.22 | the other parent |
| Alabama | Income shares | $1,260.00 | the other parent |
- Florida vs Georgia child support: which state is higher? (2026)Neither is always higher. Without shared time the two are close at middle incomes: for two children with incomes of $4,000 and $6,000 a month, the guideline is $1,192.96 in Florida and $1,143.60 in Georgia. Time with the other parent makes the bigger difference: Georgia lowers support for every court-ordered day, while Florida changes nothing until 73 overnights a year and then drops faster. At low incomes Georgia's low-income table can bring support below Florida's.
- Georgia vs Alabama child support: which state is higher? (2026)For most families without shared time, Georgia's guideline is higher. Both states start from the two parents' gross incomes, but their tables differ: for two children with incomes of $4,000 and $6,000 a month, it is $1,143.60 in Georgia and $1,020.00 in Alabama. Georgia lowers support for every court-ordered day with the other parent, while Alabama changes its formula only for a court order of 50/50 custody. At low incomes the order can flip, because Alabama's self-support reserve and Georgia's low-income table cut in at different points.
- Virginia child support calculatorIncome shares. Both incomes are added, a schedule sets what the children need, and each parent covers their share. Shared custody starts after 90 days a year with each parent.
- Texas child support calculatorPercentage of net resources. A set percentage of the paying parent's income after tax: 25% for two children.
- New York child support calculatorCombined income, up to a cap. A percentage of both incomes up to $193,000 a year, split by income share. Above the cap, the court decides.
- Florida child support calculatorIncome shares. Both incomes are added, a schedule sets what the children need, and each parent covers their share. Incomes are counted after tax, and substantial time-sharing starts at 73 overnights a year with each parent.
- Alabama child support calculatorIncome shares. Both incomes are added, a schedule sets what the children need, and each parent covers their share. A self-support reserve protects a low-income paying parent, and a court order for 50/50 time uses a shared worksheet.
Questions about Georgia child support
How is child support calculated in Georgia?
Income shares. Both incomes are added, a schedule sets what the children need, and each parent covers their share. Every day of court-ordered parenting time adjusts the amount, and a low-income table caps it for a paying parent on a low income. The calculator on this page shows every step with your numbers and the part of the law it comes from.
How much is child support in Georgia for 2 children?
It depends on the incomes. For 2 children; the parent the children live with earns $4,000 a month and the other parent $6,000, before tax; 80 days a year with the other parent; child care of $400 a month, paid by the parent the children live with, the guideline amount is $1,307.22 a month, paid by the other parent to the parent the children live with, with the rules in force on 3 Nov 2026.
Is there an income cap in Georgia?
The schedule runs to $40,000 of combined monthly income. Above it, the basic obligation is the top row of the table, and a court may deviate upward for high-income parents.
Does time with each parent change child support in Georgia?
Every day of court-ordered parenting time with the other parent changes the amount, through the parenting time adjustment formula: each parent's share of the schedule amount is weighted by the days raised to the power 2.5. Time that is not in a court order does not count.
Are child care and health insurance included?
Add the other parent's income share of work-related child care and the children's health insurance, less what that parent already pays. A negative total means the parent the children live with pays.
Is this the amount a court will order?
This is an estimate of the guideline amount. A court can order a different amount, and an existing order only changes when it is modified.
Is child support different in Atlanta, Savannah or Augusta?
No. O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15 sets one guideline for every court in Georgia, with the same table, parenting time adjustment and low-income table, so the amount is worked out the same way in Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, Columbus or anywhere else.
Georgia guides
Every scenario of Georgia's guideline, explained with figures from the same engine.
- Back child support (arrears) in Georgia: interest, enforcement and jail (2026)In Georgia, child support expressed in a money amount accrues interest at 7 percent a year, starting 30 days after each installment is due, without any need to turn it into a judgment first; the court can apply, reduce or waive past-due interest after weighing four factors (O.C.G.A. § 7-4-12.1). The Division of Child Support Services collects arrears through income withholding, liens and bank levies, state and federal tax refund intercepts, license suspension, credit reporting and passport denial, and a court can find a parent in contempt, with a fine or jail. Past-due support cannot be reduced retroactively, and Georgia child support judgments entered after 1 July 1997 do not go dormant.
- Changing a child support order in Georgia (2026)A Georgia parent can petition to modify child support only when there is a substantial change in either parent's income and financial status or in the child's needs (O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15(k)(1)). A parent may not file another petition within two years of the final order on their own previous petition, unless the other parent did not use, or used more than, the court-ordered parenting time, or the petition is based on an involuntary loss of income (§ 19-6-15(k)(2)).
- Child support at high incomes in Georgia (2026)Georgia's table runs to $40,000 of combined monthly gross income, up from $30,000 before 1 July 2024. Above it, the court sets the basic obligation at the highest amount in the table, and the court or jury may deviate upward for high-income parents (O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15(i)(2)(A)). There is no percentage for the income above the table.
- How much is child support in Georgia by income? (2026)In Georgia the amount depends on both parents' incomes, the number of children and court-ordered parenting time. With the parent the children live with earning $4,000 a month, no parenting time and no extra costs, a parent earning $6,000 pays $771.00 for one child and $1,143.60 for two.
- Child support for more than one child in Georgia (2026)Georgia's table gives one figure for all the children in the case, for 1 to 6 children, and each extra child adds less than the one before. With incomes of $4,000 and $6,000 and no parenting time, the other parent pays $771.00 for one child, $1,143.60 for two and $1,345.20 for three.
- Self-employment and imputed income for child support in Georgia (2026)For a self-employed parent, Georgia counts gross receipts minus the ordinary and reasonable expenses needed to produce the income, leaving out excessive promotional, travel, vehicle or personal expenses, depreciation on equipment, home office costs and accelerated depreciation (O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15(f)(1)(B)). Half of self-employment tax is then deducted. A court can impute income when there is no reliable evidence of income, or when a parent is willfully or voluntarily unemployed or underemployed (§ 19-6-15(f)(4)).
- Health insurance and child care in Georgia child support (2026)Georgia adds work related child care and the children's share of the health insurance premium to the guideline amount, divides them between the parents by income, and credits each parent with what they pay (O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15(h)). Child care is averaged to a monthly amount, only what parents actually pay counts, and uninsured medical costs are shared outside the monthly amount.
- Child support at low incomes in Georgia (2026): the low-income adjustmentSince 1 January 2026, a Georgia parent whose own adjusted income is below the low-income table's limit for the number of children pays the lesser of the guideline amount and the table amount (O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15(i.1)). At or below $1,500 a month the table is a percentage of that parent's income, 19% for one child; above it the table runs in rows. There is no flat minimum order.
- Parenting time and 50/50 custody in Georgia child support (2026)Since 1 January 2026, Georgia adjusts child support for every day of court-ordered parenting time with the other parent, by a formula in O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15(g). Each parent's share of the table amount is weighted by their days raised to the power 2.5. With equal time and equal incomes the amount is zero; with equal time, the parent with the higher income pays.
- How long child support lasts in Georgia (2026)Child support in Georgia lasts until the child reaches the age of majority, 18, or marries, becomes emancipated or dies, whichever comes first (O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15(e)). A court may order support for a child who has turned 18 but is still enrolled in and attending secondary school, and has not married or become emancipated, but not past the age of 20.
- All Georgia guidesGeorgia uses an income shares guideline, O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15. Both parents' monthly gross incomes are added, the Basic Child Support Obligation Table gives the amount for that income and number of children, and each parent's share is split by income. Since 1 January 2026, every day of court-ordered parenting time adjusts the other parent's share by formula, child care and health insurance are added, and a low-income table caps the amount for a paying parent on a low income.
Versions
When a state changes its formula, the rule file gets a new version with the date it starts. Results use the version in force on their date.
United States, version from 1 Jan 2025in force
- This is an estimate of the guideline amount. A court can order a different amount, and an existing order only changes when it is modified.
Georgia, version from 1 Jan 2025 to 31 Dec 2025
- Not modeled: deductions from income for half of self-employment tax (§ 19-6-15(f)(5)(A)), child support already paid under other orders ((f)(5)(B)), and the discretionary credit for other children living with a parent ((f)(5)(C)).
- Not modeled: deviations (Schedule E), including high income, extraordinary education, medical and special expenses, travel and alimony; uninsured medical costs, which are shared outside the monthly amount ((h)(3)); Social Security and VA benefits paid to the children ((b)(10)); and split parenting ((l)).
- Spousal support between the parents is not income or a deduction; a court may consider it as a deviation (§ 19-6-15(i)(2)(F)).
Georgia, version from 1 Jan 2026in force
- Not modeled: deductions from income for half of self-employment tax (§ 19-6-15(f)(5)(A)), child support already paid under other orders ((f)(5)(B)), and the discretionary credit for other children living with a parent ((f)(5)(C)).
- Not modeled: deviations (Schedule E), including high income, extraordinary education, medical and special expenses, travel and alimony; uninsured medical costs, which are shared outside the monthly amount ((h)(3)); Social Security and VA benefits paid to the children ((b)(10)); and split parenting ((l)).
- Spousal support between the parents is not income or a deduction; a court may consider it as a deviation (§ 19-6-15(i)(2)(F)).
Sources
Every law, chart and table the formula and its figures come from, with the date each was last checked.