Child Support If You Make $1,500 a Week in Alabama
At $1,500 a week, the payer brings $6,500 a month, which is nearly the same as the $6,000-a-month top row. That near-match changes how much the number moves across the table.
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Guideline child support scenarios at $1500 a week
The paying parent earns $1500 a week ($6,500.00 a month) in every cell below. The other parent's monthly income changes across rows, and the number of children changes across columns; both genuinely change the result.Every figure is computed with the real Alabama guideline engine, the same one behind the full calculator, not a lookup table built for this page.
| Other parent's income | 1 child | 2 children | 3 children |
|---|---|---|---|
| No reported income | $883.00 | $1,313.00 | $1,549.00 |
| $2,000 a month | $802.18 | $1,187.59 | $1,394.06 |
| $4,000 a month | $736.67 | $1,079.62 | $1,254.81 |
| $6,000 a month | $695.24 | $1,014.52 | $1,173.12 |
Every dollar figure is a monthly amount, the presumptive guideline result before add-ons like child care or health insurance and before any court deviation. "Not available" means the engine behind this site declined to compute that specific combination rather than guess; the reason is shown next to it.
What happens when two incomes nearly match
Rule 32 combines both parents adjusted gross incomes, looks up the obligation for the combined total, and splits it by each parent income share. Nothing about that formula changes when the two incomes are close. What changes is the observable behavior: when the payer earns $6,500 a month and the other parent earns $6,000, the payer is barely the majority earner, so the payer share of the combined obligation is only slightly above half.
Compare that to the lowest rows of this table, where a $2,000-a-month other-parent income leaves the payer carrying far more than half the combined total. The near-match at the top row means the split is close to even, and the dollar figure reflects a much smaller payer share of a combined obligation that is also larger.
Reading the table with a near-match in mind
Every row keeps the payer at $1,500 a week. The interesting comparison is between the $2,000-a-month row and the $6,000-a-month row: at the low row the payer is clearly the majority earner, and at the top row the two parents are close to equal. Watch how the payer dollar figure shifts as that income relationship changes across the table.
What this estimate includes
- The combined-income schedule lookup for 1, 2, or 3 children
- The proportional split at varying income gaps between the parents
- The near-equal split that appears at the $6,000-a-month other-parent row
What it leaves out
- A custody-based adjustment, which Rule 32 does not build into this lookup
- Add-ons such as child care and health insurance
- Court-ordered deviations from the guideline amount
Worth knowing
The near-match behavior is specific to the four other-parent scenarios this page tests. A real case where the other parent earns well above $6,000 a month would push the payer share below half, which this table does not display.
Alabama schedule columns still stop at six children, so the six-child floor remains the rule for larger families even though it does not affect the 1-to-3-child columns shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Does the formula change when both parents earn similar amounts?
No. Rule 32 uses the same combined-income lookup and proportional split at every income gap. What changes is the outcome: a smaller gap between the parents produces a payer share closer to half.
Why does the number move less between rows at this income?
Because the payer income is high relative to the other-parent scenarios, the payer share does not swing as much as it would at a lower weekly income. The gap between the parents narrows rather than reversing within these rows.
If the other parent earns nearly the same, who owes support?
The paying parent still owes their proportional share of the combined obligation, which sits just above half when the other parent earns nearly the same. A parent does not stop owing support simply because the other parent has a similar income.
Why is the payer share still above half in this table?
The payer brings $6,500 a month, and the highest other-parent scenario is $6,000 a month, so the payer remains the majority earner in every row. The margin is simply small at the top row.
Does the six-child floor matter at this income?
No. The floor applies only to families with more than six children, and this table shows 1 to 3 children, each with its own published column.
What would a much higher other-parent income do?
It would flip the payer into the minority earner and drop the payer share below half. That scenario sits above the $6,000-a-month top row this table tests, so it is not shown here.
About the numbers on this page
Every figure in the table above comes from running the real Alabama child support engine on this site, the same engine and data pack behind the full Alabama child support calculator. Nothing on this page is a separate estimate or a reimplementation of the math. See the sources below for the statutes and official worksheets behind the Alabama guideline.
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Changelog: page first published as part of the child support by income series. Material changes are dated in the update log.