Child Support If You Make $1,000 a Week in Rhode Island
Two Rhode Island mechanics shape this table: the AO 2023-02 rows round income upward, and the proportional split then assigns the payer share of the obligation.
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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 Rhode Island 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 | $817.00 | $1,227.00 | $1,476.00 |
| $2,000 a month | $724.36 | $1,091.66 | $1,306.44 |
| $4,000 a month | $632.32 | $962.52 | $1,161.16 |
| $6,000 a month | $570.26 | $848.89 | $1,021.52 |
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.
Rounding, then a proportional split
Rhode Island AO 2023-02 table has 774 income rows through $40,000 a month, and the rows are upward-rounded, so an income figure is carried to the next listed row before the obligation is read. That rounding is the first step, and it can nudge a result up when income sits just below a boundary.
The second step is proportional allocation: the combined obligation is split by each parent share of the income. At $1,000 a week, $4,333.33 a month, the payer obligation for one child falls from $817 to $570.26 as the other parent income rises, with the two and three-child columns moving more.
Reading the two-step grid
Every cell below goes through the same two steps: carry the income up to the listed AO 2023-02 row, then split the resulting obligation by income share. The movement across the rows is the split responding to the other parent income.
The upward rounding is conservative, tending to keep the obligation at or above what a floor-rounded table would show, and the primary baseline keeps the shared-placement offset out.
What this estimate includes
- The upward-rounded AO 2023-02 lookup for every combination
- The proportional split by income share
- Results for 1, 2, or 3 children across four other-parent incomes
What it leaves out
- The shared-placement offset under AO 2018-01
- Child care and health insurance add-ons
- Court-ordered deviations from the table amount
Worth knowing
The two-step structure, rounding then split, is the whole Rhode Island mechanism at this income, and naming both steps explains the table without any other adjustment.
A reader comparing Rhode Island across income levels will see the rounding matter most near row boundaries and the split matter most when the parents incomes differ.
Frequently asked questions
How does the upward rounding work?
The AO 2023-02 table lists income in rows that round upward, so a figure just below a boundary is carried to the next listed row rather than down to the nearest one, and the obligation is read from that higher row.
Does the other parent income change the result at $1,000 a week?
Yes. For one child the obligation falls from $817 to $570.26 as the other parent income rises from none to $6,000 a month, with the two and three-child columns moving more.
How do the two mechanics interact?
The rounding sets the combined obligation from the table, and the proportional split then assigns each parent a share. A higher other-parent income changes both the combined figure and the payer share.
Is the primary-arrangement baseline still fixed?
Yes. The shared-placement offset under AO 2018-01 is not applied, so the rounding and the split are the only steps in play.
Is every cell computed at this income?
Yes. The combined incomes on this page fall within the AO 2023-02 table, so each cell is a normal lookup with no refusal.
Where can I see the rounding and the split?
The AO 2023-02 table linked in the sources shows the rows, and the full Rhode Island child support calculator applies both the rounding and the split.
About the numbers on this page
Every figure in the table above comes from running the real Rhode Island child support engine on this site, the same engine and data pack behind the full Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island 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.