Child Support If You Make $1,000 a Week in Georgia
Georgia added a formulaic Parenting Time Adjustment in 2026, and this page explains it honestly even though its no-order baseline does not apply it to the numbers below.
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Guideline child support scenarios at $1000 a week
The paying parent earns $1000 a week ($4,333.33 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 Georgia 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 | $788.00 | $1,196.00 | $1,441.00 |
| $2,000 a month | $708.16 | $1,068.05 | $1,279.47 |
| $4,000 a month | $612.56 | $919.88 | $1,096.68 |
| $6,000 a month | $554.39 | $820.68 | $964.10 |
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 Parenting Time Adjustment Georgia added
The Parenting Time Adjustment under O.C.G.A. 19-6-15(g), effective January 1, 2026, reduces the basic obligation based on the parenting time each parent has. Its formula weights each parent time share: the adjusted amount is the noncustodial parent time raised to a power, divided by the sum of both parents time shares raised to that same power, applied to the BCSO amount.
This page family runs on a no-order baseline, meaning no court-ordered parenting days are supplied, so the adjustment is not exercised in the table below. Every figure shown is the BCSO share before any parenting-time reduction. A parent with a court-ordered schedule would see a different result on the full calculator, which runs the adjustment.
Reading the base numbers with the adjustment in mind
Every row below is the BCSO share with no parenting-time reduction. The adjustment would only change these figures if court-ordered parenting days were supplied, which this page does not do. This keeps the two steps separate and honest: the table shows the base result, and the full calculator applies the adjustment when a real schedule exists.
What this estimate includes
- The BCSO table lookup for 1, 2, or 3 children at $1,000 a week
- The proportional share of the obligation assigned to the paying parent
- A clear statement that the Parenting Time Adjustment is not exercised here
What it leaves out
- The Parenting Time Adjustment itself, which needs court-ordered parenting days
- The Low-Income Adjustment, not reached at this income
- Add-ons such as child care and health insurance
Worth knowing
The Parenting Time Adjustment and the Low-Income Adjustment both took effect January 1, 2026, completing the two-phase rollout SB 454 started with the BCSO table in July 2024.
This page describes the adjustment without applying it, which is the honest treatment for a scenario table that does not supply parenting days.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Parenting Time Adjustment do?
It reduces the basic child support obligation based on the parenting time each parent has, using a formula that weights the time shares. It is a separate step from the BCSO table lookup.
Why is the adjustment not in the table below?
The adjustment requires court-ordered parenting days for each parent. This page family uses a no-order baseline with no days supplied, so the engine does not exercise the adjustment and the table shows the base BCSO share.
Would the numbers change with a real parenting schedule?
Yes. With court-ordered days supplied, the adjustment would reduce the paying parent obligation based on their time share. The full Georgia calculator runs that step; this page does not claim to include it.
How does the formula weight each parent time?
It applies the same exponent to each parent time share, then divides the noncustodial parent weighted share by the sum of both weighted shares and applies the result to the BCSO amount.
Does the Low-Income Adjustment apply at $1,000 a week?
No. At $4,333.33 a month the payer is above the range the Low-Income Adjustment table addresses, so the ordinary BCSO lookup applies in every cell.
What is the $4,333.33 monthly figure?
$1,000 a week times 52 weeks divided by 12 months equals $4,333.33 a month. This page feeds that monthly gross figure to the Georgia engine.
About the numbers on this page
Every figure in the table above comes from running the real Georgia child support engine on this site, the same engine and data pack behind the full Georgia 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 Georgia 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.