Child Support If You Make $2,000 a Week in Arkansas
At $2,000 a week the combined incomes on this page still sit inside the published Arkansas chart, so the table below runs the ordinary lookup rather than a top-row floor.
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Guideline child support scenarios at $2000 a week
The paying parent earns $2000 a week ($8,666.67 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 Arkansas 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 | $1,001.00 | $1,422.00 | $1,700.00 |
| $2,000 a month | $901.00 | $1,252.00 | $1,507.00 |
| $4,000 a month | $859.00 | $1,192.00 | $1,426.00 |
| $6,000 a month | $812.00 | $1,119.00 | $1,345.00 |
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.
Where this income sits on the chart
The Arkansas Family Support Chart publishes rows of combined monthly gross income up to a top figure, and the order treats that top row as a floor for higher combined incomes pending court treatment. A combined income above the top row would use the top row amount rather than extrapolating a larger number.
At $2,000 a week the payer brings $8,666.67 a month to the total. Combined with the other-parent scenarios this page tests, up to $6,000 a month, the combined figure stays well inside the published chart, so every cell is an ordinary chart lookup and none of them reach the top-row floor.
Reading a table inside the published range
Every row keeps the same $2,000-a-week payer income and adds a different other-parent income. Because the largest combined total this page reaches still falls below the chart top row, every cell is a normal chart lookup. The honest point is that the top-row floor exists for much higher combined incomes, not for anything shown here.
What this estimate includes
- The chart lookup for combined incomes at or near the payer $8,666.67 a month
- The child-count columns for 1, 2, or 3 children
- The proportional share of the chart base assigned to the paying parent
What it leaves out
- The top-row floor, which requires combined income above the chart maximum
- The low-income minimum branch, not reached at this income
- Add-ons such as child care and health insurance
Worth knowing
The top-row floor is the Arkansas version of a high-income limit: instead of capping the obligation at a dollar amount, the order caps the chart lookup at the highest published row and leaves higher income to the court.
This page tests combined incomes up to roughly $14,667 a month. A combined figure far above that would engage the top-row floor, which is why the full calculator is the right tool for very high earners.
Frequently asked questions
Does $2,000 a week reach the top of the Arkansas chart?
No. The payer alone is $8,666.67 a month, and even adding the top other-parent scenario of $6,000 a month keeps the combined total inside the published chart. The top-row floor only applies at higher combined incomes.
What happens above the chart top row?
Arkansas treats the highest published row as a floor, so a combined income above it would use the top-row amount rather than a guessed larger figure. The engine on this page flags that behavior rather than extrapolating.
Why does the number change with the other parent income here?
Each row changes the combined income, which selects a different chart row and base amount. The paying parent also owes a proportional share of that base, so both the base and the share move across the rows.
Is $8,666.67 a month high for Arkansas child support purposes?
It is the top income in this page family, but it is not high enough to reach the chart maximum on its own. Combined income, not the payer income alone, is what drives the chart lookup.
Does the low-income minimum matter at this income?
No. The minimum applies when the paying parent income falls below the self-support threshold, which is far below $8,666.67 a month.
Where does the chart top row come from?
It is part of the Monthly Family Support Chart required under Administrative Order No. 10, which the Arkansas engine on this site reads directly.
About the numbers on this page
Every figure in the table above comes from running the real Arkansas child support engine on this site, the same engine and data pack behind the full Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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.