Child Support If You Make $1,500 a Week in Georgia
At $1,500 a week the payer is above the Georgia low-income range and outearns every other-parent scenario below, so the BCSO lookup and the share split are the whole story.
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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 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 | $1,045.00 | $1,576.00 | $1,886.00 |
| $2,000 a month | $906.94 | $1,359.65 | $1,618.88 |
| $4,000 a month | $827.67 | $1,225.10 | $1,438.67 |
| $6,000 a month | $778.96 | $1,157.00 | $1,364.48 |
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.
A clean BCSO income-share run
Georgia reads the BCSO table for the combined adjusted gross income and child count, then assigns each parent a share in proportion to income. At $1,500 a week the payer brings $6,500 a month, or $78,000 a year, which is well above the Low-Income Adjustment range, so that table plays no part in any cell below.
Because the payer outearns every other-parent scenario in this table, from zero to $6,000 a month, the payer carries the majority of the combined obligation in each row. The figures still step with the BCSO brackets as the combined income climbs, and the share split determines how much of each step lands on the payer.
Reading the table at a solid income
Every row keeps the payer at $1,500 a week and adds a different other-parent income. The BCSO bracket rises with the combined total, and the payer share of that total falls as the other parent earns more, so the two effects work against each other across the table. The figures show the net result of that tension.
What this estimate includes
- The BCSO table lookup for combined incomes around $78,000 to $150,000 a year
- The proportional share of the BCSO amount assigned to the paying parent
- Confirmation that the Low-Income Adjustment does not apply here
What it leaves out
- The Parenting Time Adjustment, 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
Because the payer is the majority earner in every row, the payer figure stays substantial even at the $6,000-a-month other-parent scenario, a useful real-world point for a parent earning $1,500 a week.
This page sits above the low-income range and below the high-income edge of the schedule, so it is a clean demonstration of the ordinary BCSO income-share mechanics.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Low-Income Adjustment apply at $1,500 a week?
No. The payer earns $6,500 a month, which is above the range the Low-Income Adjustment table addresses, so the ordinary BCSO lookup drives every cell.
Why does the number still change across the other-parent rows?
Each row changes the combined income, which selects a different BCSO bracket, and also changes the payer share of the total. Both effects move the figure across the table.
Is the payer always the majority earner at this income?
In this table, yes. The payer brings $6,500 a month, and the highest other-parent scenario is $6,000, so the payer share stays above half in every row shown.
Is the Parenting Time Adjustment in this table?
No. That adjustment needs court-ordered parenting days, which this page family does not supply. The table shows the base BCSO share only.
How does Georgia split the BCSO amount?
It assigns each parent a share of the BCSO amount equal to their share of the combined adjusted gross income, then applies the result to the paying parent.
How is the $6,500 monthly figure derived?
$1,500 a week times 52 weeks divided by 12 months equals $6,500 a month. Georgia reads the BCSO table on a monthly combined-income basis, and this page feeds that monthly gross figure to the Georgia engine, which runs the schedule.
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.