Child Support If You Make $1,500 a Week in Tennessee
Tennessee has marginal high-income formulas above its schedule top, and at $1,500 a week the combined income stays inside the schedule, so they are not triggered.
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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 Tennessee 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 | $1,115.32 | $1,501.76 | $1,683.68 |
| $2,000 a month | $941.09 | $1,259.33 | $1,403.00 |
| $4,000 a month | $878.14 | $1,168.88 | $1,294.75 |
| $6,000 a month | $813.68 | $1,080.79 | $1,195.18 |
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.
The high-income formulas, held out of reach
Tennessee schedule has a defined top, and above it the guidelines apply marginal high-income formulas rather than refusing or stopping. Those formulas extend the obligation into higher income territory in a defined way, but they only begin past the schedule boundary.
At $1,500 a week, $6,500 a month, the combined incomes on this page stay inside the schedule, so every cell is a standard lookup. For one child the obligation falls from $1,115.32 to $813.68 as the other parent income rises.
Reading the schedule below the boundary
Every cell below is a standard schedule result, because the combined incomes on this page fall inside the schedule. The marginal high-income formulas are not exercised anywhere in the table.
The zero-overnight baseline keeps the overnight adjustments out, so the movement you see is the schedule responding to income and child count alone.
What this estimate includes
- Standard schedule results for every combination shown
- Confirmation that no cell reaches the high-income boundary
- Results for 1, 2, or 3 children across four other-parent incomes
What it leaves out
- The marginal high-income formulas above the schedule top
- The low-time increase below 68 overnights
- Child care and health insurance add-ons
Worth knowing
The marginal high-income formulas are worth naming because they mean Tennessee does not simply cap at the schedule top, which is different from some states in this series.
At $1,500 a week the boundary is not reached, so the page is a clean schedule result at the zero-overnight baseline.
Frequently asked questions
How does Tennessee handle income above the schedule top?
The guidelines apply marginal high-income formulas that extend the obligation above the schedule top in a defined way, rather than refusing or stopping at the last row.
Are those formulas used on this page?
No. The combined incomes on this page stay inside the schedule, so every cell is a standard lookup with no high-income formula applied.
Does the other parent income change the result at $1,500 a week?
Yes. For one child the obligation falls from $1,115.32 to $813.68 as the other parent income rises from none to $6,000 a month, with the two and three-child columns moving more.
Is the zero-overnight baseline still fixed?
Yes. The payer is held at zero overnights, so the overnight-based adjustments are not applied.
Is every cell computed at this income?
Yes. The combined incomes on this page fall within the schedule, so each cell is a normal lookup with no refusal.
Where can I see the marginal formulas?
The Tennessee guidelines linked in the sources describe the high-income approach, and the full Tennessee calculator applies it above the schedule top.
About the numbers on this page
Every figure in the table above comes from running the real Tennessee child support engine on this site, the same engine and data pack behind the full Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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.