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How child support is calculated in Georgia
Georgia’s Child Support Guidelines (O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15) follow the income shares model: the parents' combined adjusted gross monthly income sets a basic obligation from the statutory table, which is shared in proportion to income and adjusted for health insurance, child care, parenting time and other items. The Georgia Child Support Commission runs the official online calculator.[1]
Key facts: child support in Georgia
| Guideline model | Income shares[1] |
|---|---|
| Top of the guidelines | Table runs to $40,000 combined adjusted gross monthly income (since July 1, 2024)[2] |
| Shared parenting time | Parenting Time Adjustment formula replaced the old parenting-time deviation (SB 454)[2] |
| Income counted | Gross income, adjusted (combined adjusted gross income)[1] |
| Official calculator | Georgia Online Child Support Calculator (Georgia Child Support Commission) |
| Guideline last checked | October 26, 2026 |
Georgia’s model
Income shares
Income shares: combined adjusted gross monthly income, then Basic Child Support Obligation (BCSO) table in O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15, split pro rata.
Official calculator · Georgia Child Support Commission
Georgia Online Child Support Calculator (Georgia Child Support Commission)Link checked October 26, 2026
Why no calculator here? We publish a calculator only after it reproduces the state’s official numbers exactly. We haven’t matched Georgia’s yet, so use the official calculator for a number.
From the official text
The rules behind Georgia’s numbers
The guideline is O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15, as described by the Georgia Child Support Commission. Open each rule to read the exact words.
- Top of the guidelines
Table runs to $40,000 combined adjusted gross monthly income (since July 1, 2024)
Senate Bill 454 updated the table for the first time since 2006 and raised its top from $30,000 to $40,000 of combined monthly income; above $40,000 a high-income deviation may be considered.[2]
Official text · 2024 Updates to the Child Support Guidelines
“The BCSO Table’s vertical axis (the parents’ combined gross monthly income) increases from $30,000 to $40,000. Accordingly, cases in which the parents’ combined adjusted gross income exceeds $40,000.00 are eligible for a possible high-income deviation.”
- Shared parenting time
Parenting Time Adjustment formula replaced the old parenting-time deviation (SB 454)
SB 454 removed the discretionary parenting-time deviation and created a Parenting Time Adjustment that uses a formula, and replaced the low-income deviation with a Low-Income Adjustment.[2]
Official text · 2024 Updates to the Child Support Guidelines
“3. Removal of the Parenting Time Deviation and creation of a Parenting Time Adjustment that includes a formula.”
- Income counted
Gross income, adjusted (combined adjusted gross income)
The table is indexed by the parents' combined adjusted gross monthly income; adjustments to gross income include self-employment taxes, preexisting orders and qualified children.[1]
Official text · Georgia Child Support Commission FAQs (citing O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15(f)(5))
“Adjustments included in the guidelines statute are found at O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15(f)(5) and include self-employment taxes, preexisting child support orders, and qualified children in theoretical orders.”
Guideline: O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15, as described by the Georgia Child Support Commission (FAQs), checked October 26, 2026.
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Sources
Georgia’s child support guideline, rules and official tools, read on the official sites, with the date we checked each.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15, as described by the Georgia Child Support Commission (FAQs)↩
- 2024 Updates to the Child Support Guidelines (Georgia Child Support Commission)↩
- O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15 Basic Child Support Obligation table (effective 07-01-2024), Georgia Child Support Commission
- Georgia Online Child Support Calculator (Georgia Child Support Commission)
- Georgia Child Support Commission