Child Support If You Make $2,000 a Week in the District of Columbia
At $2,000 a week the payer clears the DC ability cap easily, so every cell below is an ordinary Appendix I share with no limit interfering.
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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 District of Columbia 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 | $1,382.33 | $1,869.58 | $2,104.75 |
| $2,000 a month | $1,342.45 | $1,805.04 | $2,017.03 |
| $4,000 a month | $1,306.50 | $1,751.24 | $1,953.48 |
| $6,000 a month | $1,277.69 | $1,705.07 | $1,893.72 |
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.
The round-up lookup at the top of the series
The District Appendix I schedule is read on combined annual adjusted gross income, and DC takes the first published row at or above that figure rather than interpolating between rows. At $2,000 a week the payer brings $8,666.67 a month, or $104,000 a year, and the combined totals with the other-parent scenarios stay inside the published schedule.
The ability-to-pay cap that showed up at the $500 level does not bind here. The payer earns $104,000 a year, far above the self-support reserve, so the ordinary Appendix I share applies in every cell, and the rounding rule is the only step shaping the movement across the rows.
Reading the round-up steps
Each row combines the same $2,000-a-week payer income with a different other-parent income. The combined annual figure selects the first Appendix I row at or above it, and the payer owes a proportional share of that row amount. Because DC rounds up to the next published row, small changes in combined income do not always move the number.
What this estimate includes
- The Appendix I schedule lookup with the round-up rule
- The proportional share of the schedule amount assigned to the paying parent
- Confirmation that the ability cap does not bind
What it leaves out
- The shared-custody adjustment, which needs a court-ordered time split
- The high-income floor treatment above the schedule ceiling
- Add-ons such as child care and health insurance
Worth knowing
The round-up rule is the same Appendix I mechanic shown at lower DC incomes, and at this income it is the only step shaping the movement, since no cap binds.
A very high combined income beyond the schedule ceiling would engage the high-income floor treatment, which is why the full calculator is the right tool for that case.
Frequently asked questions
Does the ability cap apply at $2,000 a week?
No. The payer earns $104,000 a year, far above the self-support reserve, so the ordinary Appendix I share applies in every cell without the ability cap that appeared at lower incomes.
Why does the number step rather than change smoothly?
DC reads the first Appendix I row at or above the combined annual income, so a range of combined incomes can land on the same row. That rounding rule makes the table step upward.
Is the combined income inside the published schedule?
Yes. The combined totals tested here, from $104,000 up to about $176,000 a year, stay inside the Appendix I range, so every cell is an exact schedule share.
Is the payer the majority earner at this income?
In this table, yes. The payer brings $104,000 a year, and the highest other-parent scenario is $6,000 a month, so the payer share stays above half in every row.
Does the shared-custody adjustment appear here?
No. That adjustment needs a court-ordered time split, which this page family does not supply. The base Appendix I share applies.
What is the $104,000 annual figure?
$2,000 a week times 52 weeks equals $104,000 a year. DC works on annual adjusted gross income, so this page converts the weekly figure.
About the numbers on this page
Every figure in the table above comes from running the real District of Columbia child support engine on this site, the same engine and data pack behind the full District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia 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.