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Maine Child Support Calculator 2026
Apply the current 673-row schedule and Title 19-A guideline methods.
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child support calculator
Estimated monthly child support: $1,034.58
The paying parent pays this amount to the receiving parent each month.
| Line item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Basic weekly support entitlement2023 Maine Child Support Table (Maine Department of Health and Human Services) | $382.00 |
| Primary-care proportional weekly obligation19-A M.R.S. §§ 2001 and 2006 — child support definitions and guidelines (Maine Legislature) | $1,034.58 |
Assumptions
- Monthly entries are converted to annual gross income and weekly support is converted by 52/12.
- The closest published income row is used, with exact midpoints rounded upward.
- Childcare, health insurance, extraordinary medical expenses, other-child adjustments, and deviations are excluded.
- The recipient provides primary residential care.
- Income is within the table.
- The published child column applies.
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Maine guidelines, effective 2023-01-01.
Maine publishes weekly per-child amounts
The table uses combined annual gross income, the total number of children, and the closest published income row.
Primary care uses proportional income shares; substantially equal care enhances support by 1.5 and offsets the parents obligations subject to a basic-support cap.
Worked example: two children
- Convert monthly income to annual gross income.
- Use the closest table row and two-child per-child amount.
- Multiply by two and allocate the weekly obligation by income share.
The steps above follow the calculation method described on our methodology page.
Choose the care method carefully
Substantially equal care considers participation across residential, education, recreation, childcare, and health needs.
What this estimate includes
- All 673 rows
- Closest-row lookup
- Below-poverty and self-support methods
- Equal-care enhanced offset
What it leaves out
- Childcare, insurance, and extraordinary medical additions
- Other-child adjustment
- Judicial deviation
Maine child support calculator FAQs
Is the table monthly?
No. It uses annual income and returns weekly per-child amounts.
How is income between rows handled?
Use the closest published annual-income figure.
What happens over $400,000?
The top-row amount is a presumptive floor.
Does equal care mean exactly half the overnights?
Not necessarily; Maine defines it by substantially equal participation in total care.
What protects a very low-income payer?
Below the federal poverty guideline, weekly support may not exceed 10% of weekly gross income.
What happens with more than six children?
The official table ends at six; a court worksheet is needed beyond that.
Official sources
Official sources last verified: .
- 19-A M.R.S. §§ 2001 and 2006 — child support definitions and guidelines
Maine Legislature Last checked
- 2023 Maine Child Support Table
Maine Department of Health and Human Services Last checked
Changelog: page reviewed . Material changes appear in the update log.