Reviewed for current 2026 law
Vermont Child Support Calculator 2026
Convert gross income through Vermont’s custody-specific tax tables before calculating support.
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child support calculator
Estimated monthly child support: $1,075.19
The paying parent pays this amount to the receiving parent each month.
| Line item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Intact-family expenditure row $7,225–$7,274.99Vermont Table of Intact Family Expenditures on Children (Vermont Office of Child Support) | $1,944.00 |
| Sole-custody proportional obligation limited by self-support reserve15 V.S.A. §§ 653–657 — support definitions, computation, and shared custody (Vermont General Assembly) | $1,075.19 |
Assumptions
- Gross incomes are converted with Vermont’s January 2, 2024 official custody-specific tax table.
- Converted available incomes are $4,001 and $3,233.
- The payer is the noncustodial parent under the sole-custody worksheet.
- Both gross incomes are within the conversion table.
- Combined available income is within the expenditure table.
- The result does not reduce the obligor below the current $1,596 self-support reserve.
- The child count has its own table column.
- Health insurance deductions, support paid, additional dependents, childcare, extraordinary expenses, split custody, partial-shared custody, maintenance supplements, and deviations are excluded.
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Estimate only. The court or state agency calculation controls.
Vermont guidelines, effective 2024-01-02.
Vermont starts with “available income”
The engine uses 601-row gross-to-after-tax tables and the 588-row Intact Family Expenditures table revised January 2, 2024.
The full shared formula multiplies expenditure by 150% when each parent has at least 30% of overnights.
Worked example: sole custody
- Convert each gross income with the sole-custody tax table.
- Select the combined available-income expenditure band.
- Allocate by available-income share and apply the reserve.
The steps above follow the calculation method described on our methodology page.
Choose the custody-specific conversion table
Vermont’s tax conversions differ between sole and shared worksheets.
What this estimate includes
- Both complete tax tables
- Complete expenditure table
- Sole custody
- 30%-plus shared offset
- 2026 self-support reserve
What it leaves out
- 25%–under-30% partial-shared table
- Health-insurance deductions
- Childcare and extraordinary costs
- Split custody
- Deviations
Vermont child support calculator FAQs
Are gross incomes used directly?
No; they first pass through official after-tax tables.
When does full shared custody apply?
When each parent has at least 30% of overnights.
What about 25% to under 30%?
Vermont uses a separate partial-shared table; this calculator fails closed for that band.
What is the current reserve?
$1,596 monthly, effective February 2, 2026.
What is the available-income table ceiling?
$30,024.99 monthly.
Can shared support exceed ordinary support?
No; the statute caps it at the ordinary guideline amount.
Official sources
Official sources last verified: .
- Child Support Guidelines and custody-specific conversion tables
Vermont Office of Child Support Last checked
- Vermont Table of Intact Family Expenditures on Children
Vermont Office of Child Support Last checked
- 15 V.S.A. §§ 653–657 — support definitions, computation, and shared custody
Vermont General Assembly Last checked
- OCS Guidelines Reference Sheet, effective January 1, 2026
Vermont Office of Child Support Last checked
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