Child Support If You Make $500 a Week in West Virginia
West Virginia runs a 690-row schedule by adjusted gross income share, and this page fixes the basic arrangement, keeping the extended-shared offset out.
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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 West Virginia 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 | $366.00 | $557.00 | $673.00 |
| $2,000 a month | $348.92 | $524.68 | $631.80 |
| $4,000 a month | $308.49 | $464.84 | $556.19 |
| $6,000 a month | $265.04 | $396.90 | $471.71 |
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 statutory schedule at the basic baseline
West Virginia child support runs on a complete statutory schedule with 690 rows, keyed to the parents adjusted gross income share under W. Va. Code § 48-13-301. The schedule gives the obligation and apportions it by income share, and it is the base for every West Virginia calculation.
This page family fixes the basic arrangement, which avoids the extended-shared-custody overnights requirement entirely. The 160 percent time-weighted offset that applies in extended arrangements is not exercised here.
Reading the schedule at the basic baseline
Every cell below uses the same $500-a-week payer income at the basic baseline. The other parent income moves the number, and the child count raises it, with three children producing the largest figures.
The extended-shared-custody offset applies only in extended arrangements, so it is not exercised anywhere on this page.
What this estimate includes
- The 690-row schedule lookup for every combination shown
- The adjusted gross income share apportionment
- Results for 1, 2, or 3 children across four other-parent incomes
What it leaves out
- The 160% time-weighted extended-shared offset
- The extended-arrangement overnights requirement
- Child care and health insurance add-ons
Worth knowing
The 690-row schedule is the base of the entire West Virginia calculation, and the basic-arrangement baseline keeps the offset side of the rules out.
At this income the table is fully computed, which makes it a clean reference for the schedule response at a low weekly income.
Frequently asked questions
What is the West Virginia schedule based on?
The statutory schedule under W. Va. Code § 48-13-301 has 690 rows and is keyed to the parents adjusted gross income share, which apportions the obligation between them.
What is the fixed baseline on this page?
The basic arrangement, which avoids the extended-shared-custody overnights requirement. The 160 percent time-weighted offset is not exercised here.
Does the other parent income change the result at $500 a week?
Yes. For one child the obligation falls from $366 to $265.04 as the other parent income rises from none to $6,000 a month, with the two and three-child columns moving similarly.
What is the extended-shared offset?
It is a 160 percent time-weighted offset that applies when each parent has more than 127 days under the extended arrangement. It does not apply at the basic baseline.
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 schedule and the offset?
The W. Va. Code provisions linked in the sources publish the schedule, and the full West Virginia child support calculator applies both the schedule and the offset.
About the numbers on this page
Every figure in the table above comes from running the real West Virginia child support engine on this site, the same engine and data pack behind the full West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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.