Indiana Child Support Calculator

The state of Indiana provides three methods to help you calculate potential child support, which are based on the Indiana Child Support Guidelines effective January 1, 2004.  A downloadable calculator is available for use on your own computer.

Please note, child support is not officially established or modified until an order has been issued by the court. In addition, child support will not be modified unless:

• the court finds the current order is unreasonable due to a substantial and continuing change in circumstances, or
• more than a year has passed and, if modified, child support would be 20% more or less than the support that is currently ordered.

See Ind. Code 31-16-8-1 (modification for dissolution of marriage) and Ind. Code 31-14-11-8 (modification for paternity cases).

Indiana Parenting Time Guideline

The state of Indiana believes that it is usually in a child’s best interest to have frequent, meaningful and continuing contact with each parent.  These guidelines outline considerations that should be made for parental involvement in child-custody situations, paternity cases, and joint-custody where one parent has sole physical custody of the child.  However, they do not apply to situations in which the judge deems that the child's physical health or safety may be in jeopardy. For mor information Click Here.