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Rhode Island Child Support Calculator 2026

Apply the Family Court income-shares schedule without approximating its table.

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1/1Rhode Island guideline inputs

Estimated monthly child support: $637.32

The paying parent pays this amount to the receiving parent each month.

How this estimate was computed
Line itemAmount
Schedule obligation at $4,900 combined incomeAdministrative Order 2023-02 — Child Support Formula, Guidelines, Schedule, and Examples (Rhode Island Family Court)$1,356.00
Parent A obligation at 47.0% income shareAdministrative Order 2023-02 — Child Support Formula, Guidelines, Schedule, and Examples (Rhode Island Family Court)$637.32

Assumptions

  • Inputs are monthly adjusted gross incomes after the required and court-approved worksheet deductions.
  • Combined income between rows rounds upward to the next $50 increment.
  • The schedule embeds a $1,333 self-support reserve and includes ordinary medical expenses, but not childcare or most health-care costs.
  • Combined income is within the published schedule.
  • Primary placement was selected; the entered payer is treated as the noncustodial parent.
  • Income shares are expressed to one decimal percentage point, consistent with Exhibit 9.
  • The selected child count is within the published schedule.
  • Work-related childcare, health-insurance allocations, cash medical support, other dependents, split placement, and deviations are excluded.

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Rhode Island guidelines, effective 2023-07-01.

Rhode Island rounds combined income upward

Administrative Order 2023-02 supplies 774 rows from $1,350 through $40,000 for one through six children.

At more than $40,000, the top-row amount scales by the ratio of actual combined income to $40,000.

Schedule
774 monthly rowssource
Lookup
Always round up $50source
Shared placement
49% each parentsource

Worked example: official Exhibit 1 inputs

  1. Combine $2,580 and $2,288 adjusted gross incomes.
  2. Round $4,868 upward to the $4,900 row.
  3. Apply the paying parent’s 47% worksheet share.

The steps above follow the calculation method described on our methodology page.

Enter worksheet-adjusted monthly income

The official worksheet starts with gross income and subtracts qualifying required or discretionary adjustments before this schedule step.

What this estimate includes

  • Complete one-to-six-child schedule
  • Mandatory upward lookup
  • Exhibit 9 high-income scaling
  • 49%-placement offset

What it leaves out

  • Work-related childcare
  • Health-insurance and cash-medical allocations
  • Additional-dependent credit
  • Split placement and deviations

Rhode Island child support examples by weekly income

These scenario tables keep the paying parent’s weekly income fixed, then show how the other parent’s income and the number of children change the guideline result. They are examples, not a substitute for the full calculator above.

Rhode Island child support calculator FAQs

Which way does income round?

Always upward to the next $50 schedule row when it falls between rows.

What happens over $40,000?

The $40,000 table amount is multiplied by actual combined income divided by $40,000.

When is placement shared?

Administrative Order 2018-01 requires each parent to have at least 49% placement.

Does the table include a reserve?

Yes. The 2023 schedule incorporates a $1,333 self-support reserve.

Are childcare costs included?

No. Work-related childcare is a separate worksheet line.

Does this determine a court order?

No. Medical items, deductions, split placement, and deviations can change the result.

Official sources

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