Child Support If You Make $500 a Week in Idaho
Idaho has a special rule for payers below $800 a month, and this page explains it even though $500 a week sits above that line and uses the standard schedule.
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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 Idaho 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 | $367.00 | $540.00 | $627.00 |
| $2,000 a month | $333.84 | $502.84 | $589.68 |
| $4,000 a month | $306.38 | $454.30 | $534.05 |
| $6,000 a month | $273.80 | $405.12 | $481.27 |
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 below-$800 rule Idaho keeps separate
Idaho Rule 120 requires individualized review rather than the standard schedule when the paying parent monthly Guidelines Income falls below $800. In that range the court examines income and living expenses directly, and the $50-per-child minimum is rebuttable rather than automatic. The rule deliberately does not run the ordinary marginal schedule for those cases.
$500 a week works out to $2,166.67 a month, which is well above the $800 line, so none of the cells below involve that individualized-review rule. The standard marginal schedule applies in every cell, and the table is a clean run of the ordinary Rule 120 math.
Reading the table with the review rule in view
Every row uses the same $500-a-week payer income, which clears the $800 line, so the ordinary marginal schedule runs in every cell. The other-parent income and the child count both move the result, because Idaho applies a marginal schedule to combined Guidelines Income and then splits it by income share.
What this estimate includes
- The Rule 120 marginal schedule for 1, 2, or 3 children
- The proportional share of the obligation assigned to the paying parent
- A clear statement that the below-$800 review does not apply here
What it leaves out
- The individualized review for a payer below $800 a month
- The rebuttable $50-per-child minimum, which lives in that review range
- Add-ons such as child care and health insurance
Worth knowing
The below-$800 rule is a real citable feature of Rule 120, and this page explains it on the lowest-income page in the family even though it does not activate here.
Because the payer clears the threshold, the table below is a clean demonstration of the ordinary marginal schedule with no individualized-review branch.
Frequently asked questions
Does the below-$800 rule apply at $500 a week?
No. The rule applies when the paying parent monthly Guidelines Income is below $800, and $500 a week is $2,166.67 a month, well above that line. The standard marginal schedule applies instead.
What does Idaho do below $800 a month?
Rule 120 requires individualized review rather than the standard schedule, and the $50-per-child minimum in that range is rebuttable, not automatic. The court looks at income and living expenses directly.
Why does the number change with the other-parent income?
Idaho applies a marginal schedule to the combined Guidelines Income of both parents, then assigns each parent a share in proportion to income. Both the combined total and the payer share change across the rows.
What is a marginal schedule?
Instead of one flat rate on the whole income, the schedule divides annual income into bands and applies a different rate to each band. The obligation is the sum of those band amounts.
Is $2,166.67 a month low income in Idaho?
It is on the lower end of this page family, but it is not below the $800 threshold that triggers individualized review. The standard schedule applies at this income.
What is the $50-per-child minimum?
It is the minimum Idaho references in the below-$800 review range, and it is rebuttable, meaning a court can apply the standard calculation if the facts support it. It does not come into play on this page.
About the numbers on this page
Every figure in the table above comes from running the real Idaho child support engine on this site, the same engine and data pack behind the full Idaho 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 Idaho 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.