Child Support If You Make $500 a Week in Georgia
At $500 a week the payer sits low enough that Georgia Low-Income Adjustment can control the result, which is why some figures repeat across the rows below.
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Guideline child support scenarios at $500 a week
The paying parent earns $500 a week ($2,166.67 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 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 | $409.00 | $573.00 | $639.00 |
| $2,000 a month | $393.64 | $573.00 | $639.00 |
| $4,000 a month | $359.08 | $541.78 | $639.00 |
| $6,000 a month | $308.55 | $462.96 | $551.31 |
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.
How the Low-Income Adjustment shows up here
Georgia child support runs on O.C.G.A. 19-6-15, comprehensively amended by SB 454 in 2024. The law rolled out in two phases: the new Basic Child Support Obligation table took effect July 1, 2024, and the Parenting Time Adjustment plus a Low-Income Adjustment with its own table took effect January 1, 2026. Both phases are in force now.
At $500 a week the payer brings $2,166.67 a month to the combined total, low enough that the Low-Income Adjustment table produces the figure in several cells below. That is why the two-child and three-child columns show the same amount across the first rows rather than stepping with the other-parent income.
Reading the table with the low-income table in view
Every row uses the same $500-a-week payer income. Where the Low-Income Adjustment table applies, the figure can stay flat across the other-parent rows because the adjustment is keyed to the payer income rather than the combined total. The one-child column, which uses a different row, still moves with the other-parent income, and that contrast is worth watching.
What this estimate includes
- The BCSO table lookup for 1, 2, or 3 children
- The Low-Income Adjustment with its own table where it applies
- The proportional share of the obligation assigned to the paying parent
What it leaves out
- The Parenting Time Adjustment, which needs court-ordered parenting days not supplied here
- Add-ons such as child care and health insurance
- Court-ordered deviations from the guideline result
Worth knowing
The Low-Income Adjustment is the only low-income mechanism in the enacted statute; the widely repeated self-support reserve figure is not in the law and is not implemented here.
This page reflects the 2026 in-force rules. A parent with court-ordered parenting days would go through the Parenting Time Adjustment on the full calculator, which is not exercised in these scenario tables.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Georgia Low-Income Adjustment?
It is a provision added by SB 454 that took effect January 1, 2026, with its own table. For a payer at a low income it can replace the ordinary BCSO table result with the low-income table figure.
Why does the same figure repeat across rows at this income?
Where the Low-Income Adjustment controls, the amount is keyed to the payer income rather than the combined total, so it stays flat as the other-parent income changes. That is the adjustment working as designed, not a data error.
Does the Parenting Time Adjustment appear in this table?
No. The Parenting Time Adjustment is a formula applied when court-ordered parenting days are supplied. This page family uses a no-order baseline, so the adjustment is not exercised, and the numbers below do not claim to include it.
When did the two Georgia phases take effect?
The new BCSO table took effect July 1, 2024. The Parenting Time Adjustment and the Low-Income Adjustment with its table took effect January 1, 2026. Both are in force for a 2026 calculation.
How does the payer share work in Georgia?
Georgia reads the BCSO table for the combined income and child count, then assigns each parent a share in proportion to income. The Low-Income Adjustment can then replace that result for a low-income payer.
Is $500 a week considered low income under Georgia law?
At $2,166.67 a month it falls in the range the Low-Income Adjustment table addresses, which is why several cells below reflect that table rather than the ordinary BCSO result.
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.