Calculator · Fla. Stat. § 61.30
Florida child support calculator
Built line by line from Florida’s official guideline and tested against the statute’s schedule and the official worksheet (we found no official worked example or online calculator for Florida, so our test cases are computed by hand from § 61.30). Every step shows the provision it comes from. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.[1]
Key facts: child support in Florida
| Guideline model | Income shares[1] |
|---|---|
| Income counted | Net income of both parents[1] |
| How it’s split | Split by income share[1] |
| Shared parenting time | At least 20% of overnights (73 nights)[1] |
| Official worksheet | Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(e), Child Support Guidelines Worksheet (06/25) |
| Guideline last checked | October 26, 2026 |
How the guideline gets there
Each line is one step of Florida’s guideline, with the provision it comes from. Figures are monthly unless a line says “a year”.
The steps appear as you fill in the numbers.
From the official text
What Florida’s guideline says
The guideline is Fla. Stat. § 61.30. Open each rule to read the exact words.
- Income counted
Net income of both parents
Each parent’s net income (gross income minus taxes, FICA, mandatory union dues and retirement, health insurance and other allowed deductions) is added together.[1]
Official text · Fla. Stat. § 61.30(3)–(5)
“Net income for each parent shall be added together for a combined net income.”
- How it’s split
Split by income share
Each parent’s share of the support need is their net income divided by the combined net income.[1]
Official text · Fla. Stat. § 61.30(9)
“Each parent’s percentage share of the child support need shall be determined by dividing each parent’s net monthly income by the combined net monthly income.”
- Shared parenting time
At least 20% of overnights (73 nights)
When each parent has the children at least 20% of the year’s overnights, the support amount is recalculated with the substantial time-sharing formula.[1]
Official text · Fla. Stat. § 61.30(11)(b)8.
““substantial amount of time” means that a parent exercises time-sharing at least 20 percent of the overnights of the year.”
- Top of the guidelines
Schedule runs $800–$10,000 a month
Above $10,000 of combined monthly net income, the amount is the $10,000 schedule figure plus a percentage (5% for one child up to 12.5% for six) of the income above $10,000.[1]
Official text · Fla. Stat. § 61.30(6)(b)
“For combined monthly net income greater than the amount in the guidelines schedule, the obligation is the minimum amount of support provided by the guidelines schedule plus the following percentages multiplied by the amount of income over $10,000:”
- Low income
Case by case below the schedule
If the paying parent’s net income is below the schedule, support is set case by case and capped at 90% of the gap between that parent’s net income and the federal poverty guideline for one person.[1]
Official text · Fla. Stat. § 61.30(6)(a)
“The obligor parent’s child support payment shall be the lesser of the obligor parent’s actual dollar share of the total minimum child support amount, as determined in subparagraph 1., and 90 percent of the difference between the obligor parent’s monthly net income and the current poverty guidelines”
- Departing from the guideline
±5% without a written finding
A court may vary the guideline amount by up to 5% after considering the circumstances; more than 5% needs a written finding.[1]
Official text · Fla. Stat. § 61.30(1)(a)
“The trier of fact may order payment of child support which varies, plus or minus 5 percent, from the guideline amount, after considering all relevant factors”
Guideline: Fla. Stat. § 61.30 (Florida Legislature), checked October 26, 2026.
Confirm with the official worksheet
This estimate follows the published guideline. The official worksheet is what courts and the state agency use; run your numbers there before you rely on them.
Official worksheet · Florida Supreme Court approved family law form (copy published by the Pasco County Clerk & Comptroller)
Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(e), Child Support Guidelines Worksheet (06/25)Link checked October 26, 2026
Questions
How is child support calculated in Florida?
Florida adds both parents' monthly net incomes, reads the support need for the number of children from the schedule in the statute, and splits it by each parent's share of the combined income. Child care and children's health costs are added, and when each parent has at least 20% of the overnights the amount is adjusted for time-sharing.[1]
Is this the amount a court will order?
It's an estimate from Florida's published guideline. A court applies the guideline to the evidence in your case and can depart from it for reasons the law allows. Confirm with the official worksheet (Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(e), Child Support Guidelines Worksheet (06/25)). Not legal advice.
Where do the numbers come from?
From the state's statute or court rule and its official tables, each linked beside the step that uses it, and from the figures you type. Nothing you type leaves your browser unless you switch on sharing and copy the link.
Estimate and general information only — not legal advice. MediationList is a directory, not a law firm, and doesn’t endorse any mediator. Guidelines change; confirm with the official worksheet (sources checked October 26, 2026). See also divorce laws in Florida and child support in every state.
Sources
Florida’s child support guideline, rules and official tools, read on the official sites, with the date we checked each.
- Fla. Stat. § 61.30 (Florida Legislature) (2026 Florida Statutes text; last amended by ch. 2023-213)↩
- Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(e), Child Support Guidelines Worksheet (06/25)
- Florida Department of Revenue: establishing a child support order