How Are Child Support Payment Amounts Determined in Arizona?
The Arizona child support guidelines use a formula that takes into account the gross income of both parents, child support for children of other relationships (court-ordered support), spousal maintenance paid or received, medical/dental/vision insurance costs (for children only), childcare costs, extra education expenses, extraordinary child expenses, number of children age 12 or over, month and year of youngest child’s birthday, number of parenting time days per year. The Arizona Supreme Court provides a PDF calculator on its website based on the Arizona Child Support Guidelines that took effect January 1, 2005.
