Child support for more than one child in Florida (2026)
Florida's schedule 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 gross wages of $4,000 and $6,000 and no substantial time-sharing, the other parent pays $768.37 for one child, $1,192.96 for two and $1,496.65 for three.
How much does each extra child add in Florida?
Less each time. The schedule gives one amount for all the children together:
| Children | Guideline, a month |
|---|---|
| 1 | $768.37 |
| 2 | $1,192.96 |
| 3 | $1,496.65 |
| 4 | $1,683.44 |
Gross wages of $4,000 for the parent the children live with and $6,000 for the other parent, fewer than 73 overnights with the other parent, no child care or health insurance.
The number of children also changes net income in the calculator: the parent the children live with is assumed to claim them for the child tax credit, which can lower that parent’s federal tax and so change both income shares.
How does it look at other incomes?
| Other parent's income a month | 1 child | 2 children | 3 children | 4 children |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,000 | $474.09 | $733.18 | $918.33 | $1,033.38 |
| $6,000 | $768.37 | $1,192.96 | $1,496.65 | $1,683.44 |
| $9,000 | $970.20 | $1,500.70 | $1,883.07 | $2,122.40 |
| $12,000 | $1,125.70 | $1,738.18 | $2,182.37 | $2,464.05 |
What about more than 6 children?
The schedule stops at 6 children and § 61.30 does not address more. The calculator takes up to 6 children.
What about children on different schedules?
The substantial time-sharing formula works on the overnights of the children. Whether all the children follow the same time-sharing schedule is one of the reasons a court may deviate from the formula’s result (§ 61.30(11)(b)7). The calculator takes one number of overnights for all the children.
What happens as the children grow up?
Every order entered since 1 October 2010 must state the amount for all the children and the amount owed for the remaining children after one or more of them stop being entitled to support, with the date of each change (§ 61.13(1)(a)1.b and c). See how long child support lasts.
What this guide does not cover
Split custody, where the children live with different parents, and support for other children in detail. The figures are estimates, not legal advice.
Run your own numbers
This guide's example: in Florida, 3 children; the parent the children live with earns $4,000 a month and the other parent $6,000, before tax; 0 overnights a year with the other parent. The guideline amount is $1,496.65 a month. Change any number in the calculator and every step of the formula updates.
Open this family in the Florida calculatorQuestions
How much is child support for 3 kids in Florida?
With gross wages of $4,000 and $6,000 and no substantial time-sharing, $1,496.65 a month before child care and health insurance.
Is child support per child in Florida?
No. The schedule gives one figure for all the children in the case, by number of children, so later children add less than the first.
What happens when one child turns 18?
The order must already state the amount owed for the remaining children and the date it takes effect (§ 61.13(1)(a)1.b and c).
What about children from another relationship?
Court-ordered support for other children that is actually paid comes off net income (§ 61.30(3)(f)). Children born or adopted later can be raised only when an existing award is being increased (§ 61.30(12)). The calculator applies neither.
Sources
- Fla. Stat. § 61.30(3)(f), (6), (11)(b)7 and (12), schedule columns, other children and different schedules (2026 Florida Statutes)
- Fla. Stat. § 61.13(1)(a)1, amounts for the remaining children (2026 Florida Statutes)
- Figures on this page are computed by the Coparent Math engine with Florida's rules in force on 3 Nov 2026 unless a table says otherwise, from:
- Fla. Stat. § 61.30, child support guidelines (2026 Florida Statutes), checked 3 Nov 2026
- Florida Family Law Form 12.902(e), Child Support Guidelines Worksheet (06/25), checked 3 Nov 2026
- Florida Family Law Form 12.902(c), Financial Affidavit, lines 18 to 27 (deductions and net income), checked 3 Nov 2026
- Quadrennial Review of the Florida Child Support Guidelines, report to the Legislature (Office of Economic and Demographic Research, 1 February 2026), checked 3 Nov 2026
- Texas OAG revised 2025 tax charts (standard deduction and brackets used), checked 31 Oct 2026
- IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (2026 inflation adjustments), checked 31 Oct 2026
- Social Security Administration: contribution and benefit base, and OASDI and HI tax rates, checked 31 Oct 2026
- HHS ASPE: 2026 poverty guidelines (one person, 48 contiguous states), checked 3 Nov 2026
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The same topic in other states
- Child support for more than one child in Alabama (2026)Alabama's schedule gives a figure for 1 to 6 children at each combined income, and each extra child adds less than the one before. With incomes of $4,000 and $6,000, the other parent pays $693.00 for one child, $1,020.00 for two and $1,190.00 for three.
- 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.
- Child support for several children and other families in New York (2026)New York's percentage of combined parental income rises with the number of children: 17% for one, 25% for two, 29% for three, 31% for four and no less than 35% for five or more. Child support a parent actually pays for children in another family under an order or written agreement is deducted from that parent's income first, and the needs of other children can be a reason for a different amount.
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Comparisons
- 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.
- Florida vs Texas child support: which state is higher? (2026)It depends on the other parent's income and on time. Both states start from income after tax, but Texas takes a percentage of the paying parent's net resources only, while Florida adds both parents' net incomes, reads its schedule and splits it by income. For two children and a paying parent earning $6,000 a month, Texas is $1,239.21 whatever the other parent earns; Florida is $1,542.00 when the parent the children live with has no income and $1,192.96 when that parent earns $4,000. With 100 overnights a year with the other parent, Florida drops to $933.82; the Texas guideline does not change.