Child Support If You Make $1,000 a Week in Ohio
Ohio has two separate floor provisions, and at $1,000 a week the table shows where each one keeps the result from falling further.
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Guideline child support scenarios at $1000 a week
The paying parent earns $1000 a week ($4,333.33 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 Ohio 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 | $729.44 | $877.17 | $877.17 |
| $2,000 a month | $664.63 | $997.79 | $1,010.69 |
| $4,000 a month | $572.07 | $853.45 | $1,007.87 |
| $6,000 a month | $516.02 | $766.88 | $902.06 |
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.
Two floors, kept separate
Ohio has both a minimum order under ORC 3119.06 and a self-sufficiency reserve mechanism under ORC 3119.021(B). They are separate provisions: the minimum order sets a flat floor on the monthly obligation, while the reserve constructs a protected income amount using a sliding scale keyed to the paying parent income. Both sit alongside the JFS 07767 schedule.
At $1,000 a week the payer brings $4,333.33 a month, or $52,000 a year. Some cells in the table below repeat the same figure across child counts, which is one of these floors binding rather than the schedule stepping. Which provision fired in which cell is not always obvious from the output, and this page does not claim to know where it is not clear.
Reading the table with both floors in view
Every row uses the same $1,000-a-week payer income. The repeated figures in some cells are a floor provision binding, and the cells that do step show the ordinary schedule share. Ohio keeps the minimum order and the reserve as separate mechanisms, and this page treats them that way rather than collapsing them into one floor.
What this estimate includes
- The JFS 07767 schedule lookup for 1, 2, or 3 children
- The ORC 3119.06 minimum order floor
- The ORC 3119.021(B) self-sufficiency reserve
What it leaves out
- The parenting-time reduction, which needs court-ordered overnights
- Add-ons such as child care and health insurance
- Court-ordered deviations from the guideline result
Worth knowing
The two-provision structure is the most distinctive part of the Ohio guideline, and this page highlights it because the repeated figures are the evidence that a floor is working.
This page is honest about the limit of what the output shows: it names both provisions without claiming to know which one fired in each specific cell.
Frequently asked questions
What are the two Ohio floor provisions?
Ohio has a minimum order under ORC 3119.06 and a self-sufficiency reserve under ORC 3119.021(B). The minimum order is a flat floor on the monthly amount, and the reserve uses a sliding scale to protect the paying parent income.
Why do some cells repeat the same figure?
A floor provision is binding in those cells, keeping the result from falling below the minimum order or the reserve amount. The exact provision that fired is not always identifiable from the output alone, and this page does not guess where it is unclear.
Are the two floors the same thing?
No. ORC 3119.06 sets a minimum monthly order, while ORC 3119.021(B) constructs a self-sufficiency reserve with a sliding scale. They are separate statutes and separate mechanisms.
Why do some cells still step with the other-parent income?
Where the schedule share clears both floors, the ordinary proportional share applies and the figure moves with the combined income and the payer share. Only the cells that would fall below a floor are held flat.
Is $1,000 a week low income in Ohio?
It is low enough that the floors matter in several cells, but high enough that the ordinary schedule share still appears in others. The table reflects that mix.
Does the schedule still drive the result?
Yes. The JFS 07767 schedule sets the base obligation, and the floors only intervene when the schedule share would fall below them.
About the numbers on this page
Every figure in the table above comes from running the real Ohio child support engine on this site, the same engine and data pack behind the full Ohio 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 Ohio 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.