Child Support If You Make $2,000 a Week in Rhode Island
At $2,000 a week the combined income reaches about $14,667 a month, still far below the $40,000 AO 2023-02 top, so every cell computes.
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Guideline child support scenarios at $2000 a week
The paying parent earns $2000 a week ($8,666.67 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 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 | $1,244.00 | $1,893.00 | $2,283.00 |
| $2,000 a month | $1,136.57 | $1,692.67 | $2,036.56 |
| $4,000 a month | $1,066.36 | $1,615.61 | $1,940.51 |
| $6,000 a month | $1,005.88 | $1,520.05 | $1,820.28 |
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.
Well below the table top at the top of the range
The AO 2023-02 table runs to $40,000 a month, and Rhode Island ratio scaling begins only above that point. At $2,000 a week the payer brings $8,666.67 a month, and with the top other-parent scenario the combined figure reaches about $14,667, less than halfway to the boundary.
That is why every cell in the table below is a standard lookup. No scenario on this page approaches the table top, so the ratio-scaling step is not triggered.
Reading the fully computed grid
Every cell below is a genuine AO 2023-02 result, so the table is directly comparable across all four other-parent rows and all three child counts. The payer income is fixed down each column, and the movement comes from the other parent income and the child count.
The ratio-scaling boundary is worth naming for context, but no scenario on this page reaches it.
What this estimate includes
- Standard AO 2023-02 results for every combination shown
- Confirmation that the combined income stays far below the table top
- Results for 1, 2, or 3 children across four other-parent incomes
What it leaves out
- The ratio-scaling step for income above $40,000
- The shared-placement offset under AO 2018-01
- Child care and health insurance add-ons
Worth knowing
This page is the highest weekly income in the series and still sits far below the table top, which makes it a clean reference for the Rhode Island response.
The large margin to the $40,000 boundary means a reader would need a combined income far beyond this page before the ratio-scaling step appeared.
Frequently asked questions
Does the ratio-scaling rule apply at $2,000 a week?
No. The combined income on this page tops out around $14,667 a month, far below the $40,000 point where ratio scaling would begin.
Does the other parent income still matter at this income?
Yes. For one child the obligation falls from $1,244 to $1,005.88 as the other parent income rises from none to $6,000 a month, with the two and three-child columns moving more.
Is the primary-arrangement baseline still fixed?
Yes. The shared-placement offset under AO 2018-01 is not applied, so the table result is the complete picture at this income.
Why does the child-count spread stay wide?
The AO 2023-02 table produces a distinct obligation for each child count, and with no offset or scaling in play the spread is the pure table response.
Is every cell computed at this income?
Yes. The combined incomes on this page fall within the table, so each cell is a normal lookup with no refusal.
Where can I check the scaling boundary?
The AO 2023-02 order linked in the sources describes the table top and the scaling rule, and the full Rhode Island calculator handles larger combined incomes.
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.