Child Support If You Make $1,500 a Week in Maine
Maine table runs all the way to $400,000 in annual income, so at $1,500 a week there is no ceiling to worry about and every cell computes.
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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 Maine 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 | $1,009.67 | $1,516.67 | $1,820.00 |
| $2,000 a month | $871.51 | $1,305.61 | $1,560.76 |
| $4,000 a month | $788.67 | $1,164.22 | $1,368.10 |
| $6,000 a month | $743.60 | $1,104.13 | $1,304.68 |
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 ceiling that never comes into play
The 2023 Maine support table has 673 annual-income rows and extends to $400,000 in combined annual income. At $1,500 a week the payer annualizes to $78,000, and even the top other-parent scenario adds $72,000, leaving the combined annual figure around $150,000, far below the top of the table.
That is why every cell in the table below is a straightforward table lookup. No scenario on this page approaches the ceiling, so there is no high-income refusal and no above-table formula to discuss.
Reading weekly amounts from a very tall table
Every row below uses the same $1,500-a-week payer income, and the weekly per-child amounts fall as the other parent income rises. The movement is the income-shares split at work, with the three-child column showing the largest weekly figures.
The table ceiling at $400,000 matters only for combined incomes this page does not test. Within the scenarios shown, the lookup covers everything cleanly.
What this estimate includes
- The 2023 table lookup for every combination shown
- Confirmation that no cell approaches the $400,000 annual top
- Results for 1, 2, or 3 children across four other-parent incomes
What it leaves out
- An above-table high-income formula, since none is triggered here
- The substantially-equal-care offset, not used at the primary baseline
- Child care and health insurance add-ons
Worth knowing
Maine table is among the tallest in this series, which is why no Maine page ever reaches a high-income refusal. The ceiling is worth naming so readers know it is not a factor.
The weekly presentation remains the key unit detail. Even at this income, every figure in the table is a weekly per-child amount, not a monthly obligation.
Frequently asked questions
Does Maine have a cap that could affect this page?
No. The 2023 table runs to $400,000 in combined annual income, and the highest scenario on this page stays near $150,000, so every cell is a standard lookup.
What annual income does $1,500 a week represent?
The payer annualizes to $78,000, and the top other-parent scenario adds $72,000, for a combined figure around $150,000, well under the $400,000 ceiling.
Does the other parent income change the weekly amount?
Yes. For one child the weekly figure falls from $1,009.67 to $743.60 as the other parent income rises from none to $6,000 a month, with the two and three-child columns moving more.
Are these numbers weekly per child?
Yes. Maine returns a weekly per-child amount from its table, so the figures below are weekly, not monthly, and they scale by the number of children.
Is the primary-care baseline still fixed?
Yes. The substantially-equal-care path is not exercised on this page, so all numbers reflect the primary-care arrangement.
Where can I check a combined income near the ceiling?
The full Maine child support calculator handles larger incomes, and the 2023 table linked in the sources runs through $400,000 if you need to see the top.
About the numbers on this page
Every figure in the table above comes from running the real Maine child support engine on this site, the same engine and data pack behind the full Maine 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 Maine 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.