How it works · official guideline
How child support is calculated in Nebraska
Nebraska’s Supreme Court guidelines (Neb. Ct. R. §§ 4-201 to 4-222) combine both parents' monthly net incomes, read the support amount from Table 1 for the number of children, and divide it in proportion to each parent’s net income. A $50 or 10% minimum, a basic subsistence limitation of $1,330 net a month, and a joint-custody worksheet (above 142 days each) apply.[1]
Key facts: child support in Nebraska
| Guideline model | Income shares[1] |
|---|---|
| Minimum order | $50 a month or 10% of the obligor's net income, whichever is greater[2] |
| Low income | Basic subsistence limitation: $1,330 net per month (effective Jan. 1, 2026)[3] |
| Shared parenting time | Joint physical custody: Worksheet 3 presumed above 142 days each; discretionary at 109–142 days[4] |
| Official worksheet | Nebraska Child Support Guidelines Worksheets 1–6 and Table 1 (Nebraska Judicial Branch) |
| Guideline last checked | October 26, 2026 |
Nebraska’s model
Income shares
Combined monthly net income, then Table 1 Income Shares Formula, split by each parent’s share of net income.
Official worksheet · Nebraska Supreme Court / Nebraska Judicial Branch
Nebraska Child Support Guidelines Worksheets 1–6 and Table 1 (Nebraska Judicial Branch)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 Nebraska’s yet, so use the official worksheet for a number.
From the official text
The rules behind Nebraska’s numbers
The guideline is Neb. Ct. R. § 4-201. Open each rule to read the exact words.
- Minimum order
$50 a month or 10% of the obligor’s net income, whichever is greater
Even in very low-income cases, support should be at least $50 a month or 10% of the paying parent’s net income, whichever is greater, except in cases of disability or incarceration.[2]
Official text · Neb. Ct. R. § 4-209
“a minimum monthly support of $50, or 10 percent of the obligor's net income, whichever is greater, per month should be set.”
- Low income
Basic subsistence limitation: $1,330 net per month (effective Jan. 1, 2026)
A parent’s support, child care and health care obligations may not reduce their net income below $1,330 a month for one person (or the federal poverty guideline), except that the minimum support may still be ordered.[3]
Official text · Neb. Ct. R. § 4-218
“A parent's support, child care, and health care obligation shall not reduce his or her net income below the minimum of $1,330 net monthly for one person,”
- Shared parenting time
Joint physical custody: Worksheet 3 presumed above 142 days each; discretionary at 109–142 days
With court-ordered joint physical custody, Worksheet 3 is presumed when each parent has more than 142 days a year, and is at the court’s discretion when one parent has 109 to 142 days.[4]
Official text · Neb. Ct. R. § 4-212
“When a specific provision for joint physical custody is ordered and each party's parenting time exceeds 142 days per year, it is a rebuttable presumption that support shall be calculated using worksheet 3.”
- Top of the guidelines
Table 1 runs to $20,000 combined monthly net income ($2,282 for one child)
Table 1’s last row is $20,000 of combined monthly income, with $2,282 for one child up to $4,985 for six.[5]
Official text · Table 1 – Income Shares Formula
“20000 2282 3220 3732 4169 4586 4985”
- Low income
Table 1 shows $50 for combined income up to $1,300
Table 1 shows $50 for any number of children for combined monthly incomes from $500 through $1,300; at $1,350 it is $169 for one child.[5]
Official text · Table 1 – Income Shares Formula
“1350 169 237 270 287 294 304”
Guideline: Neb. Ct. R. § 4-201 (Nebraska Judicial Branch), checked October 26, 2026.
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Sources
Nebraska’s child support guideline, rules and official tools, read on the official sites, with the date we checked each.