Child Support If You Make $500 a Week in North Carolina
North Carolina runs child support through one of three worksheets, and this page always uses Worksheet A, the primary-custody path, which is the assumption to know first.
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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 North Carolina 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 | $422.00 | $633.67 | $642.67 |
| $2,000 a month | $399.88 | $603.20 | $727.13 |
| $4,000 a month | $359.08 | $541.32 | $648.13 |
| $6,000 a month | $309.35 | $464.29 | $553.16 |
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.
Worksheet A, and the other two worksheets
North Carolina guidelines under G.S. 50-13.4(c1) provide three worksheets: A for primary custody with one parent, B for shared custody where each parent has at least 123 overnights, and C for split custody. Each path reads the same basic support obligation differently.
This page family fixes Worksheet A, the primary-custody path and the common paying-parent case. It is the same baseline Virginia, Louisiana, and Maryland use elsewhere in this series, and it is disclosed because a shared or split-custody case would run a different worksheet.
Reading the Worksheet A result
Every cell below is the Worksheet A calculation at the fixed primary-custody baseline. The other parent income moves the result, so the four rows differ, and the number of children raises it, with three children producing the largest figures.
A shared-custody case with 123 or more overnights for each parent would run Worksheet B, and a split-custody case would run Worksheet C. Neither is this page.
What this estimate includes
- The Worksheet A calculation for 1, 2, or 3 children
- The AOC-A-162 schedule of basic support obligations
- Results across four other-parent incomes at the fixed baseline
What it leaves out
- Worksheet B, which applies to shared custody of 123 or more overnights each
- Worksheet C, which applies to split custody
- Child care and health insurance add-ons
Worth knowing
The three-worksheet structure is the most important thing to know about North Carolina on this site. The same income and children produce different obligations under A, B, and C.
Because Worksheet A is the primary-custody path, a shared-time parent should not treat these numbers as their own estimate without running Worksheet B.
Frequently asked questions
Which worksheet does this page use?
Worksheet A, the primary-custody worksheet where the children reside primarily with one parent. It is the most common path for a paying-parent question.
What are the other two worksheets?
Worksheet B applies to shared custody, where each parent has at least 123 overnights a year, and Worksheet C applies to split custody, where the children are divided between the parents. This page runs neither.
Does the other parent income change the result at $500 a week?
Yes. For one child the obligation falls from $421.83 to $308.20 as the other parent income rises from none to $6,000 a month, with the two and three-child columns moving similarly.
How does Worksheet A read the schedule?
Worksheet A combines both parents gross incomes, looks up the basic support obligation for the combined figure and child count on the AOC schedule, and apportions it, which is the income-shares approach.
Is the AOC-A-162 worksheet current?
Yes. The AOC-A-162 form was revised in January 2023 and is the current worksheet under the guidelines, linked in the sources for this page.
Where can I run the shared or split worksheet?
The full North Carolina child support calculator on this site accepts the worksheet type, and the AOC-A-162 materials linked in the sources cover all three.
About the numbers on this page
Every figure in the table above comes from running the real North Carolina child support engine on this site, the same engine and data pack behind the full North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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.