DIVORCE HQ Arizona Child Support Calculator

The results provided by the Arizona child support calculator are estimates which are constructed around the pertinent information you provide. The calculation does not include visitation credits,education adjustments and older child adjustments.

The amount of child support a court will order for any particular case may be different from the amount estimated by this calculator. Essentially these calculators assume that all of the children will primarily live with one parent. It is not intended to estimate situations where there is joint physical custody or split custody. Other factors may affect a child support order entered by a court. The intent of this calculator is informational. It does not constitute legal advice. This child support calculator is based on statutory guidelines. It does not take into consideration extraordinary expenses. The court has the final authority to determine the amount of child support awarded. This number is only an estimate and is not a guarantee of the amount of child support that will be awarded. Other factors may affect the amount of child support awarded. Please see an attorney in your area for more detailed information.

Parenting Time:
For purposes of calculating parenting time days, only the time spent by a child with the noncustodial parent is considered. Time that the child is in school or childcare is not considered.

To adjust for the costs of parenting time, first determine the total annual amount of parenting time indicated in a court order or parenting plan or by the expectation or historical practice of the parents. Using the following definitions, add together each block of parenting time to arrive at the total number of parenting time days per year. Calculate the number of parenting time days arising from any block of time the child spends with the noncustodial parent in the following manner:

Each block of time begins and ends when the noncustodial parent receives or returns the child from the custodial parent or from a third party with whom the custodial parent left the child. Third party includes, for example, a school or childcare provider.
Count one day of parenting time for each 24 hours within any block of time.
To the extent there is a period of less than 24 hours remaining in the block of time, after all 24-hour days are counted or for any block of time which is in total less than 24 hours in duration:
1. A period of 12 hours or more counts as one day.
2. A period of 6 to 11 hours counts as a half-day.
3. A period of 3 to 5 hours counts as a quarter-day.
4. Periods of less than 3 hours may count as a quarter-day if, during those hours, the noncustodial parent pays for routine expenses of the child, such as meals.

Disclaimer:
Please note that the use of the Arizona child support calculator does not constitute legal advice. We do not guarantee that our results will be the same as other programs, nor accept any liability from your use of the program although rigorous testing has been completed and has given almost exact results with the same net income figures being used. To obtain more detailed information you should directly contact a qualified attorney in your geographic area.

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