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Arkansas Child Support Calculator 2026
Apply Administrative Order No. 10 without inventing a shared-custody percentage.
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Estimated monthly child support: $871.00
The paying parent pays this amount to the receiving parent each month.
| Line item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Basic obligation from Family Support ChartAdministrative Order No. 10, Arkansas Child Support Guidelines (Supreme Court of Arkansas) | $1,395.00 |
| Presumptive payer obligation rounded downAdministrative Order No. 10, Arkansas Child Support Guidelines (Supreme Court of Arkansas) | $871.00 |
Assumptions
- Entries are monthly guideline gross income after authorized deductions.
- Health insurance, extraordinary medical costs, childcare, and deviations are excluded.
- The ordinary non-joint-custody worksheet applies.
- Income is within the chart.
- The published child column applies.
Estimate only. The court or state agency calculation controls.
Arkansas guidelines, effective 2020-07-01.
Arkansas uses both parents gross income
Combine guideline income and read the current 580-row chart through $30,000.
Allocate the chart amount by each parent income share and round the order down to a whole dollar.
Below $900 obligated-parent income, the shaded-chart method uses that parent alone and presumes a $125 minimum.
Worked example: two children
- At $8,000 combined income, read $1,395.
- Allocate 62.5% to the payer.
- Round down to $871.
The steps above follow the calculation method described on our methodology page.
Enter Administrative Order No. 10 income
Use gross income after only allowed deductions.
What this estimate includes
- Complete current chart
- Low-income minimum
- Whole-dollar rounding
What it leaves out
- Discretionary shared credit
- Childcare, health, and medical add-ons
Arkansas child support calculator FAQs
Does Arkansas use both incomes?
Yes, under the 2020 Income Shares Model.
Is shared custody an automatic formula?
No. At 141 overnights the court may consider a discretionary adjustment.
How are orders rounded?
Down to the nearest whole dollar.
What happens below $900 payer income?
The payer-only shaded method and rebuttable $125 minimum apply.
What happens above $30,000?
This tool shows the top chart row as a floor and flags court treatment.
Can the court deviate?
Yes, with required findings.
Official sources
Official sources last verified: .
- Administrative Order No. 10, Arkansas Child Support Guidelines
Supreme Court of Arkansas Last checked
- Monthly Family Support Chart required July 1, 2020
Arkansas Judiciary Last checked
- Arkansas Child Support Calculator
Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts Last checked
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