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Child support; guidelines.

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A. In any action to establish or modify child support, the child support guidelines as set forth in this section shall be applied to determine the child support due and shall be a rebuttable presumption for the amount of such child support. Every decree or judgment of child support that deviates from the guideline amount shall contain a statement of the reasons for the deviation.

B. The purposes of the child support guidelines are to:

(1) establish as state policy an adequate standard of support for children, subject to the ability of parents to pay;

(2) make awards more equitable by ensuring more consistent treatment of persons in similar circumstances; and

(3) improve the efficiency of the court process by promoting settlements and giving courts and the parties guidance in establishing levels of awards.

C. For purposes of the guidelines specified in this section:

(1) "income" means actual gross income of a parent if employed to full capacity or potential income if unemployed or underemployed. Income need not be imputed to the primary custodial parent actively caring for a child of the parties who is under the age of six or disabled. If income is imputed, a reasonable child care expense may be imputed. The gross income of a parent means only the income and earnings of that parent and not the income of subsequent spouses, notwithstanding the community nature of both incomes after remarriage; and

(2) "gross income" includes income from any source and includes but is not limited to income from salaries, wages, tips, commissions, bonuses, dividends, severance pay, pensions, interest, trust income, annuities, capital gains, social security benefits, workers' compensation benefits, unemployment insurance benefits, disability insurance benefits, significant in-kind benefits that reduce personal living expenses, prizes and alimony or maintenance received, provided:

(a) "gross income" shall not include benefits received from means-tested public assistance programs or child support received by a parent for the support of other children;

(b) for income from self-employment, rent, royalties, proprietorship of a business or joint ownership of a partnership or closely held corporation, "gross income" means gross receipts minus ordinary and necessary expenses required to produce such income, but ordinary and necessary expenses do not include expenses determined by the court to be inappropriate for purposes of calculating child support;

(d) "gross income" shall not include the amount of child support actually paid by a parent in compliance with a court order for the support of prior children; and

(e) "gross income" shall not include a reasonable amount for a parent's obligation to support prior children who are in that parent's custody. A duty to support subsequent children is not ordinarily a basis for reducing support owed to children of the parties but may be a defense to a child support increase for the children of the parties. In raising such a defense, a party may use Table A as set forth in Subsection K of this section to calculate the support for the subsequent children.

D. As used in this section:

(1) "children of the parties" means the natural or adopted child or children of the parties to the action before the court but shall not include the natural or adopted child or children of only one of the parties;

(2) "basic visitation" means a custody arrangement whereby one parent has physical custody and the other parent has visitation with the children of the parties less than thirty-five percent of the time. Such arrangements can exist where the parties share responsibilities pursuant to Section 40-4-9.1 NMSA 1978; and

(3) "shared responsibility" means a custody arrangement whereby each parent provides a suitable home for the children of the parties, when the children of the parties spend at least thirty-five percent of the year in each home and the parents significantly share the duties, responsibilities and expenses of parenting.

E. The basic child support obligation shall be calculated based on the combined income of both parents and shall be paid by them proportionately pursuant to Subsection K of this section.

F. Physical custody adjustments shall be made as follows:

(1) for basic visitation situations, the basic child support obligation shall be calculated using the basic child support schedule, Worksheet A and instructions contained in Subsection K of this section. The court may provide for a partial abatement of child support for visitations of one month or longer; and

(2) for shared responsibility arrangements, the basic child support obligation shall be calculated using the basic child support schedule, Worksheet B and instructions contained in Subsection K of this section.

G. In shared responsibility situations, each parent retains the percentage of the basic support obligation equal to the number of twenty-four-hour days of responsibility spent by each child with each respective parent divided by three hundred sixty-five.

H. The cost of providing medical and dental insurance for the children of the parties and the net reasonable child-care costs incurred on behalf of these children due to employment or job search of either parent shall be paid by each parent in proportion to that parent's income, in addition to the basic obligation.

I. The child support may also include the payment of the following expenses not covered by the basic child support obligation:

(1) any extraordinary medical, dental and counseling expenses incurred on behalf of the children of the parties. Such extraordinary expenses are uninsured expenses in excess of one hundred dollars ($100) per child per year;

(2) any extraordinary educational expenses for children of the parties; and

(3) transportation and communication expenses necessary for long distance visitation or time sharing.

J. Whenever application of the child support guidelines set forth in this section requires a person to pay to another person more than forty percent of the paying person's gross income for a single child support obligation for current support, there shall be a presumption of a substantial hardship, justifying a deviation from the guidelines.

K. BASIC CHILD SUPPORT SCHEDULE.

BASIC CHILD SUPPORT SCHEDULE
Both parents' Combined Gross Monthly		Number of children
Income	1	2	3	4	5	6
800	100	150	150	150	150	150
850	114	150	150	150	150	150
900	140	154	155	156	158	159
950	165	179	181	183	184	186
1,000	180	205	207	209	211	212
1,050	186	230	233	235	237	239
1,100	196	256	258	261	263	265
1,150	212	282	285	288	291	294
1,200	228	311	320	323	327	330
1,250	243	329	355	358	362	366
1,300	258	347	389	394	398	402
1,350	273	365	418	429	433	438
1,400	282	383	438	464	469	474
1,450	291	400	457	496	504	509
1,500	299	418	476	516	538	544
1,550	307	435	495	536	572	578
1,600	316	452	513	556	594	613
1,650	324	469	532	576	615	648
1,700	332	482	551	596	636	672
1,750	341	494	570	616	657	694
1,800	349	506	588	636	678	716
1,850	357	518	607	656	699	738
1,900	366	530	624	676	720	760
1,950	374	542	638	696	741	782
2,000	382	553	652	715	762	804
2,050	390	565	666	735	783	826
2,100	399	577	680	751	804	848
2,150	407	589	694	766	824	869
2,200	415	601	708	782	845	891
2,250	423	613	721	797	866	913
2,300	431	625	735	813	885	935
2,350	440	637	749	828	902	957
2,400	448	648	763	843	919	978
2,450	453	656	772	853	930	994
2,500	458	664	781	863	940	1,009
2,550	463	671	790	873	951	1,022
2,600	469	678	799	882	961	1,033
2,650	474	686	807	892	972	1,045
2,700	479	693	816	902	982	1,056
2,750	484	701	825	911	993	1,067
2,800	489	708	833	921	1,003	1,079
2,850	494	715	842	930	1,014	1,090
2,900	499	722	850	939	1,023	1,100
2,950	503	728	857	946	1,031	1,109
3,000	507	734	863	954	1,040	1,118
3,050	511	740	870	962	1,048	1,127
3,100	515	746	877	969	1,056	1,136
3,150	519	751	883	976	1,063	1,143
3,200	522	755	888	981	1,069	1,149
3,250	525	759	893	987	1,075	1,156
3,300	529	764	898	992	1,081	1,162
3,350	532	768	903	997	1,087	1,168
3,400	535	772	907	1,003	1,092	1,175
3,450	538	777	912	1,008	1,098	1,181
3,500	541	781	917	1,013	1,104	1,187
3,550	544	786	922	1,019	1,110	1,194
3,600	548	790	927	1,025	1,117	1,201
3,650	551	795	933	1,031	1,123	1,207
3,700	554	799	938	1,036	1,129	1,214
3,750	557	804	943	1,042	1,135	1,221
3,800	561	808	948	1,048	1,142	1,228
3,850	564	813	953	1,053	1,148	1,234
3,900	569	820	961	1,062	1,157	1,245
3,950	574	827	969	1,071	1,167	1,255
4,000	578	834	978	1,080	1,177	1,266
4,050	583	841	986	1,089	1,187	1,276
4,100	588	848	994	1,098	1,197	1,287
4,150	593	855	1,002	1,107	1,207	1,297
4,200	598	862	1,010	1,116	1,216	1,307
4,250	603	868	1,018	1,124	1,225	1,317
4,300	608	875	1,025	1,133	1,235	1,327
4,350	613	882	1,033	1,141	1,244	1,337
4,400	617	889	1,041	1,150	1,253	1,347
4,450	622	896	1,049	1,159	1,263	1,357
4,500	627	902	1,056	1,167	1,272	1,368
4,550	632	909	1,064	1,176	1,281	1,378
4,600	637	916	1,072	1,184	1,290	1,387
4,650	641	921	1,078	1,191	1,298	1,395
4,700	644	927	1,084	1,198	1,305	1,403
4,750	648	932	1,090	1,205	1,313	1,411
4,800	652	937	1,097	1,212	1,320	1,419
4,850	655	942	1,102	1,217	1,326	1,426
4,900	657	946	1,107	1,223	1,332	1,432
4,950	660	950	1,112	1,228	1,338	1,439
5,000	663	954	1,117	1,234	1,344	1,445

5,050	666	958	1,121	1,239	1,350	1,452
5,100	669	963	1,127	1,245	1,357	1,459
5,150	672	968	1,132	1,251	1,363	1,466
5,200	676	972	1,138	1,257	1,370	1,473
5,250	679	977	1,143	1,263	1,376	1,480
5,300	682	981	1,149	1,269	1,383	1,487
5,350	685	986	1,154	1,276	1,390	1,494
5,400	689	991	1,161	1,282	1,397	1,502
5,450	693	997	1,167	1,289	1,404	1,510
5,500	697	1,003	1,173	1,296	1,412	1,518
5,550	701	1,008	1,180	1,304	1,420	1,526
5,600	706	1,014	1,186	1,311	1,428	1,535
5,650	710	1,020	1,193	1,318	1,436	1,544
5,700	714	1,026	1,200	1,326	1,444	1,552
5,750	718	1,032	1,206	1,333	1,452	1,561
5,800	723	1,038	1,213	1,340	1,460	1,569
5,850	727	1,044	1,220	1,348	1,468	1,578
5,900	731	1,050	1,226	1,355	1,476	1,586
5,950	735	1,056	1,233	1,362	1,484	1,595
6,000	740	1,061	1,240	1,370	1,492	1,604
6,050	744	1,067	1,246	1,377	1,500	1,612
6,100	748	1,073	1,253	1,385	1,508	1,621
6,150	752	1,079	1,260	1,392	1,516	1,630
6,200	756	1,085	1,267	1,400	1,525	1,639
6,250	760	1,091	1,274	1,407	1,533	1,648
6,300	764	1,097	1,281	1,415	1,541	1,657
6,350	768	1,103	1,288	1,423	1,550	1,666
6,400	772	1,109	1,294	1,430	1,558	1,674
6,450	776	1,114	1,301	1,438	1,566	1,683
6,500	781	1,120	1,308	1,446	1,575	1,692
6,550	785	1,127	1,316	1,454	1,583	1,702
6,600	789	1,133	1,323	1,462	1,592	1,711
6,650	793	1,139	1,330	1,470	1,601	1,720
6,700	798	1,145	1,337	1,478	1,609	1,730
6,750	802	1,151	1,345	1,486	1,618	1,739
6,800	806	1,157	1,352	1,494	1,627	1,748
6,850	810	1,163	1,359	1,502	1,635	1,758
6,900	815	1,170	1,366	1,510	1,644	1,767
6,950	819	1,176	1,373	1,518	1,653	1,776
7,000	823	1,182	1,381	1,526	1,661	1,786
7,050	827	1,188	1,388	1,533	1,670	1,795
7,100	832	1,194	1,395	1,541	1,679	1,804
7,150	835	1,200	1,401	1,548	1,686	1,812
7,200	839	1,205	1,407	1,555	1,694	1,820
7,250	842	1,210	1,414	1,562	1,701	1,828
7,300	846	1,215	1,420	1,569	1,708	1,836
7,350	850	1,220	1,426	1,575	1,716	1,843
7,400	853	1,225	1,432	1,582	1,723	1,851
7,450	857	1,231	1,438	1,589	1,730	1,859
7,500	860	1,236	1,444	1,596	1,738	1,867
7,550	864	1,241	1,450	1,602	1,745	1,875
7,600	867	1,246	1,456	1,609	1,752	1,883
7,650	871	1,251	1,462	1,616	1,760	1,891
7,700	875	1,256	1,468	1,623	1,767	1,899
7,750	878	1,262	1,474	1,629	1,774	1,906
7,800	882	1,267	1,481	1,636	1,782	1,914
7,850	885	1,272	1,487	1,643	1,789	1,922
7,900	889	1,277	1,493	1,650	1,796	1,930
7,950	893	1,282	1,499	1,656	1,804	1,938
8,000	896	1,287	1,505	1,663	1,811	1,946
8,050	898	1,297	1,511	1,672	1,824	1,949
8,100	900	1,304	1,520	1,681	1,834	1,959
8,150	902	1,311	1,528	1,690	1,844	1,970
8,200	907	1,318	1,537	1,700	1,854	1,981
8,250	912	1,326	1,545	1,709	1,864	1,992
8,300	917	1,333	1,553	1,718	1,874	2,002
8,350	922	1,340	1,562	1,727	1,884	2,013
8,400	927	1,347	1,570	1,736	1,894	2,024
8,450	931	1,354	1,578	1,746	1,904	2,034
8,500	936	1,361	1,587	1,755	1,914	2,045
8,550	941	1,368	1,595	1,764	1,924	2,056
8,600	946	1,375	1,603	1,773	1,934	2,066
8,650	951	1,383	1,611	1,782	1,944	2,077
8,700	956	1,390	1,620	1,792	1,954	2,088
8,750	961	1,397	1,628	1,801	1,964	2,098
8,800	966	1,404	1,636	1,810	1,974	2,109
8,850	971	1,411	1,645	1,819	1,984	2,120
8,900	975	1,418	1,653	1,828	1,994	2,131
8,950	980	1,425	1,661	1,838	2,004	2,141
9,000	985	1,433	1,670	1,847	2,014	2,152
9,050	990	1,440	1,678	1,856	2,024	2,163
9,100	995	1,447	1,686	1,865	2,034	2,173
9,150	1,000	1,454	1,695	1,874	2,044	2,184
9,200	1,005	1,461	1,703	1,884	2,055	2,195
9,250	1,010	1,468	1,711	1,893	2,065	2,205
9,300	1,015	1,475	1,720	1,902	2,075	2,216
9,350	1,019	1,482	1,728	1,911	2,085	2,227
9,400	1,024	1,490	1,736	1,920	2,095	2,237
9,450	1,029	1,497	1,745	1,930	2,105	2,248
9,500	1,034	1,504	1,753	1,939	2,115	2,259
9,550	1,039	1,511	1,761	1,948	2,125	2,270
9,600	1,044	1,518	1,770	1,957	2,135	2,280
9,650	1,049	1,525	1,778	1,967	2,145	2,291
9,700	1,054	1,532	1,786	1,976	2,155	2,302
9,750	1,059	1,539	1,795	1,985	2,165	2,312
9,800	1,064	1,547	1,803	1,994	2,175	2,323
9,850	1,068	1,554	1,811	2,003	2,185	2,334
9,900	1,073	1,561	1,820	2,013	2,195	2,344
9,950	1,078	1,568	1,828	2,022	2,205	2,355
10,000	1,083	1,575	1,836	2,031	2,215	2,366

10,050	1,088	1,582	1,845	2,040	2,225	2,376
10,100	1,093	1,589	1,853	2,049	2,235	2,387
10,150	1,098	1,597	1,861	2,059	2,245	2,398
10,200	1,103	1,604	1,870	2,068	2,255	2,408
10,250	1,108	1,611	1,878	2,077	2,265	2,419
10,300	1,112	1,618	1,886	2,086	2,275	2,430
10,350	1,117	1,625	1,894	2,095	2,285	2,441
10,400	1,122	1,632	1,903	2,105	2,295	2,451
10,450	1,127	1,639	1,911	2,114	2,305	2,462
10,500	1,132	1,646	1,919	2,123	2,315	2,473
10,550	1,137	1,654	1,928	2,132	2,325	2,483
10,600	1,142	1,661	1,936	2,141	2,335	2,494
10,650	1,147	1,668	1,944	2,151	2,345	2,505
10,700	1,152	1,675	1,953	2,160	2,355	2,515
10,750	1,156	1,682	1,961	2,169	2,365	2,526
10,800	1,161	1,689	1,969	2,178	2,375	2,537
10,850	1,166	1,696	1,978	2,187	2,385	2,547
10,900	1,171	1,703	1,986	2,196	2,395	2,558
10,950	1,176	1,710	1,994	2,205	2,405	2,568
11,000	1,181	1,717	2,002	2,215	2,415	2,579
11,050	1,186	1,725	2,010	2,224	2,425	2,589
11,100	1,191	1,732	2,019	2,233	2,435	2,600
11,150	1,195	1,739	2,027	2,242	2,445	2,610
11,200	1,200	1,746	2,035	2,251	2,454	2,621
11,250	1,205	1,753	2,043	2,260	2,464	2,632
11,300	1,210	1,760	2,051	2,269	2,474	2,642
11,350	1,215	1,767	2,060	2,278	2,484	2,653
11,400	1,220	1,774	2,068	2,287	2,494	2,663
11,450	1,225	1,781	2,076	2,296	2,504	2,674
11,500	1,229	1,788	2,084	2,305	2,514	2,684
11,550	1,234	1,795	2,093	2,314	2,524	2,695
11,600	1,239	1,802	2,101	2,324	2,534	2,705
11,650	1,244	1,809	2,109	2,333	2,544	2,716
11,700	1,249	1,816	2,117	2,342	2,553	2,726
11,750	1,254	1,824	2,125	2,351	2,563	2,737
11,800	1,259	1,831	2,134	2,360	2,573	2,748
11,850	1,264	1,838	2,142	2,369	2,583	2,758
11,900	1,268	1,845	2,150	2,378	2,593	2,769
11,950	1,273	1,852	2,158	2,387	2,603	2,779
12,000	1,278	1,859	2,166	2,396	2,613	2,790
12,050	1,283	1,866	2,175	2,405	2,623	2,800
12,100	1,288	1,873	2,183	2,414	2,633	2,811
12,150	1,293	1,880	2,191	2,424	2,642	2,821
12,200	1,298	1,887	2,199	2,433	2,652	2,832
12,250	1,303	1,894	2,208	2,442	2,662	2,842
12,300	1,307	1,901	2,216	2,451	2,672	2,853
12,350	1,312	1,908	2,224	2,460	2,682	2,864
12,400	1,317	1,915	2,232	2,469	2,692	2,874
12,450	1,322	1,923	2,240	2,478	2,702	2,885
12,500	1,327	1,930	2,249	2,487	2,712	2,895
12,550	1,332	1,937	2,257	2,496	2,722	2,906
12,600	1,337	1,944	2,265	2,505	2,732	2,916
12,650	1,342	1,951	2,273	2,514	2,741	2,927
12,700	1,346	1,958	2,281	2,523	2,751	2,937
12,750	1,351	1,965	2,290	2,533	2,761	2,948
12,800	1,356	1,972	2,298	2,542	2,771	2,958
12,850	1,361	1,979	2,306	2,551	2,781	2,969
12,900	1,366	1,986	2,314	2,560	2,791	2,980
12,950	1,371	1,993	2,323	2,569	2,801	2,990
13,000	1,376	2,000	2,331	2,578	2,811	3,001
13,050	1,380	2,007	2,339	2,587	2,821	3,011
13,100	1,385	2,014	2,347	2,596	2,830	3,022
13,150	1,390	2,022	2,355	2,605	2,840	3,032
13,200	1,395	2,029	2,364	2,614	2,850	3,043
13,250	1,400	2,036	2,372	2,623	2,860	3,053
13,300	1,405	2,043	2,380	2,632	2,870	3,064
13,350	1,410	2,050	2,388	2,642	2,880	3,074
13,400	1,415	2,057	2,396	2,651	2,890	3,085
13,450	1,419	2,064	2,405	2,660	2,900	3,096
13,500	1,424	2,071	2,413	2,669	2,910	3,106
13,550	1,429	2,078	2,421	2,678	2,920	3,117
13,600	1,434	2,085	2,429	2,687	2,929	3,127
13,650	1,439	2,092	2,437	2,696	2,939	3,138
13,700	1,444	2,099	2,446	2,705	2,949	3,148
13,750	1,449	2,106	2,454	2,714	2,959	3,159
13,800	1,454	2,113	2,462	2,723	2,969	3,169
13,850	1,458	2,120	2,470	2,732	2,979	3,180
13,900	1,463	2,128	2,479	2,742	2,989	3,190
13,950	1,468	2,135	2,487	2,750	2,999	3,201
14,000	1,472	2,141	2,494	2,759	3,007	3,210
14,050	1,477	2,147	2,501	2,767	3,016	3,219
14,100	1,481	2,153	2,509	2,775	3,025	3,229
14,150	1,486	2,160	2,516	2,783	3,034	3,238
14,200	1,490	2,166	2,523	2,791	3,042	3,247
14,250	1,494	2,172	2,530	2,799	3,051	3,257
14,300	1,499	2,179	2,538	2,807	3,060	3,266
14,350	1,503	2,185	2,545	2,815	3,069	3,275
14,400	1,507	2,191	2,552	2,823	3,077	3,285
14,450	1,512	2,198	2,560	2,831	3,086	3,294
14,500	1,516	2,204	2,567	2,839	3,095	3,303
14,550	1,520	2,210	2,574	2,847	3,104	3,313
14,600	1,525	2,217	2,581	2,855	3,112	3,322
14,650	1,529	2,223	2,589	2,863	3,121	3,331
14,700	1,534	2,229	2,596	2,871	3,130	3,340
14,750	1,538	2,235	2,603	2,879	3,139	3,350
14,800	1,542	2,242	2,610	2,887	3,147	3,359
14,850	1,547	2,248	2,618	2,896	3,156	3,368
14,900	1,551	2,254	2,625	2,904	3,165	3,378
14,950	1,555	2,261	2,632	2,912	3,174	3,387
15,000	1,560	2,267	2,640	2,920	3,182	3,396

15,050	1,564	2,273	2,647	2,928	3,191	3,406
15,100	1,568	2,279	2,654	2,936	3,200	3,415
15,150	1,573	2,286	2,661	2,944	3,209	3,424
15,200	1,577	2,292	2,669	2,952	3,217	3,434
15,250	1,581	2,298	2,676	2,960	3,226	3,443
15,300	1,586	2,305	2,683	2,968	3,235	3,452
15,350	1,590	2,311	2,691	2,976	3,244	3,461
15,400	1,594	2,317	2,698	2,984	3,253	3,471
15,450	1,599	2,324	2,705	2,992	3,261	3,480
15,500	1,603	2,330	2,712	3,000	3,270	3,489
15,550	1,608	2,336	2,720	3,008	3,279	3,499
15,600	1,612	2,342	2,727	3,016	3,288	3,508
15,650	1,616	2,349	2,734	3,024	3,296	3,517
15,700	1,621	2,355	2,742	3,032	3,305	3,527
15,750	1,625	2,361	2,749	3,040	3,314	3,536
15,800	1,629	2,368	2,756	3,049	3,323	3,545
15,850	1,634	2,374	2,763	3,057	3,331	3,554
15,900	1,638	2,380	2,771	3,065	3,340	3,564
15,950	1,642	2,387	2,778	3,073	3,349	3,573
16,000	1,647	2,393	2,785	3,081	3,358	3,582
16,050	1,651	2,399	2,792	3,089	3,366	3,592
16,100	1,655	2,405	2,800	3,097	3,375	3,601
16,150	1,660	2,412	2,807	3,105	3,384	3,610
16,200	1,664	2,418	2,814	3,113	3,393	3,620
16,250	1,669	2,424	2,822	3,121	3,401	3,629
16,300	1,673	2,431	2,829	3,129	3,410	3,638
16,350	1,677	2,437	2,836	3,137	3,419	3,648
16,400	1,682	2,443	2,843	3,145	3,428	3,657
16,450	1,686	2,450	2,851	3,153	3,436	3,666
16,500	1,690	2,456	2,858	3,161	3,445	3,675
16,550	1,695	2,462	2,865	3,169	3,454	3,685
16,600	1,699	2,468	2,873	3,177	3,463	3,694
16,650	1,703	2,475	2,880	3,185	3,471	3,703
16,700	1,708	2,481	2,887	3,194	3,480	3,713
16,750	1,712	2,487	2,894	3,202	3,489	3,722
16,800	1,716	2,494	2,902	3,210	3,498	3,731
16,850	1,721	2,500	2,909	3,218	3,506	3,741
16,900	1,725	2,506	2,916	3,226	3,515	3,750
16,950	1,729	2,513	2,924	3,234	3,524	3,759
17,000	1,734	2,519	2,931	3,242	3,533	3,769
17,050	1,738	2,525	2,938	3,250	3,541	3,778
17,100	1,743	2,531	2,945	3,258	3,550	3,787
17,150	1,747	2,538	2,953	3,266	3,559	3,796
17,200	1,751	2,544	2,960	3,274	3,568	3,806
17,250	1,756	2,550	2,967	3,282	3,576	3,815
17,300	1,760	2,557	2,974	3,290	3,585	3,824
17,350	1,764	2,563	2,982	3,298	3,594	3,834
17,400	1,769	2,570	2,989	3,307	3,603	3,843
17,450	1,774	2,577	2,998	3,316	3,613	3,854
17,500	1,778	2,584	3,006	3,325	3,623	3,864
17,550	1,783	2,591	3,014	3,334	3,633	3,875
17,600	1,788	2,597	3,022	3,343	3,642	3,885
17,650	1,793	2,604	3,030	3,352	3,652	3,896
17,700	1,798	2,611	3,038	3,361	3,662	3,906
17,750	1,802	2,618	3,046	3,370	3,672	3,917
17,800	1,807	2,625	3,054	3,379	3,682	3,927
17,850	1,812	2,632	3,063	3,388	3,691	3,937
17,900	1,817	2,639	3,071	3,397	3,701	3,948
17,950	1,822	2,646	3,079	3,406	3,711	3,958
18,000	1,826	2,653	3,087	3,415	3,721	3,969
18,050	1,831	2,660	3,095	3,424	3,731	3,979
18,100	1,836	2,667	3,103	3,433	3,740	3,990
18,150	1,841	2,674	3,111	3,442	3,750	4,000
18,200	1,845	2,681	3,120	3,451	3,760	4,010
18,250	1,850	2,688	3,128	3,460	3,770	4,021
18,300	1,855	2,695	3,136	3,469	3,780	4,031
18,350	1,860	2,702	3,144	3,478	3,789	4,042
18,400	1,865	2,709	3,152	3,487	3,799	4,052
18,450	1,869	2,716	3,160	3,496	3,809	4,063
18,500	1,874	2,723	3,168	3,505	3,819	4,073
18,550	1,879	2,730	3,177	3,514	3,829	4,084
18,600	1,884	2,737	3,185	3,523	3,838	4,094
18,650	1,889	2,744	3,193	3,532	3,848	4,104
18,700	1,893	2,751	3,201	3,541	3,858	4,115
18,750	1,898	2,758	3,209	3,550	3,868	4,125
18,800	1,903	2,765	3,217	3,559	3,878	4,136
18,850	1,908	2,772	3,225	3,568	3,887	4,146
18,900	1,912	2,779	3,233	3,577	3,897	4,157
18,950	1,917	2,786	3,242	3,586	3,907	4,167
19,000	1,922	2,793	3,250	3,595	3,917	4,178
19,050	1,927	2,800	3,258	3,604	3,927	4,188
19,100	1,932	2,807	3,266	3,613	3,936	4,198
19,150	1,936	2,814	3,274	3,622	3,946	4,209
19,200	1,941	2,821	3,282	3,631	3,956	4,219
19,250	1,946	2,828	3,290	3,640	3,966	4,230
19,300	1,951	2,835	3,299	3,649	3,976	4,240
19,350	1,956	2,842	3,307	3,658	3,985	4,251
19,400	1,960	2,849	3,315	3,667	3,995	4,261
19,450	1,965	2,856	3,323	3,676	4,005	4,271
19,500	1,970	2,863	3,331	3,685	4,015	4,282
19,550	1,975	2,869	3,339	3,694	4,025	4,292
19,600	1,979	2,876	3,347	3,703	4,034	4,303
19,650	1,984	2,883	3,355	3,712	4,044	4,313
19,700	1,989	2,890	3,364	3,721	4,054	4,324
19,750	1,994	2,897	3,372	3,730	4,064	4,334
19,800	1,999	2,904	3,380	3,739	4,074	4,345
19,850	2,003	2,911	3,388	3,748	4,083	4,355
19,900	2,008	2,918	3,396	3,757	4,093	4,365
19,950	2,013	2,925	3,404	3,766	4,103	4,376
20,000	2,018	2,932	3,412	3,775	4,113	4,386

20,050	2,023	2,939	3,421	3,784	4,123	4,397
20,100	2,027	2,946	3,429	3,793	4,132	4,407
20,150	2,032	2,953	3,437	3,802	4,142	4,418
20,200	2,037	2,960	3,445	3,811	4,152	4,428
20,250	2,042	2,967	3,453	3,820	4,162	4,439
20,300	2,046	2,974	3,461	3,829	4,172	4,449
20,350	2,051	2,981	3,469	3,838	4,181	4,459
20,400	2,056	2,988	3,478	3,847	4,191	4,470
20,450	2,061	2,995	3,486	3,856	4,201	4,480
20,500	2,066	3,002	3,494	3,865	4,211	4,491
20,550	2,070	3,009	3,502	3,874	4,221	4,501
20,600	2,075	3,016	3,510	3,883	4,230	4,512
20,650	2,080	3,023	3,518	3,892	4,240	4,522
20,700	2,085	3,030	3,526	3,901	4,250	4,533
20,750	2,089	3,037	3,534	3,910	4,260	4,543
20,800	2,094	3,044	3,543	3,919	4,270	4,553
20,850	2,099	3,051	3,551	3,928	4,279	4,564
20,900	2,104	3,058	3,559	3,937	4,289	4,574
20,950	2,109	3,065	3,567	3,946	4,299	4,585
21,000	2,113	3,072	3,575	3,955	4,309	4,595
21,050	2,118	3,079	3,583	3,964	4,319	4,606
21,100	2,123	3,086	3,591	3,973	4,328	4,616
21,150	2,128	3,093	3,600	3,982	4,338	4,626
21,200	2,133	3,100	3,608	3,991	4,348	4,637
21,250	2,137	3,107	3,616	4,000	4,358	4,647
21,300	2,142	3,114	3,624	4,009	4,368	4,658
21,350	2,147	3,121	3,632	4,018	4,377	4,668
21,400	2,152	3,128	3,640	4,027	4,387	4,679
21,450	2,156	3,135	3,648	4,036	4,397	4,689
21,500	2,161	3,141	3,657	4,045	4,407	4,700
21,550	2,166	3,148	3,665	4,054	4,417	4,710
21,600	2,171	3,155	3,673	4,063	4,426	4,720
21,650	2,176	3,162	3,681	4,072	4,436	4,731
21,700	2,180	3,169	3,689	4,081	4,446	4,741
21,750	2,185	3,176	3,697	4,090	4,456	4,752
21,800	2,190	3,183	3,705	4,099	4,466	4,762
21,850	2,195	3,190	3,713	4,108	4,475	4,773
21,900	2,200	3,197	3,722	4,117	4,485	4,783
21,950	2,204	3,204	3,730	4,126	4,495	4,794
22,000	2,209	3,211	3,738	4,135	4,505	4,804
22,050	2,214	3,218	3,746	4,144	4,514	4,814
22,100	2,219	3,225	3,754	4,153	4,524	4,825
22,150	2,223	3,232	3,762	4,162	4,534	4,835
22,200	2,228	3,239	3,770	4,171	4,544	4,846
22,250	2,233	3,246	3,779	4,180	4,554	4,856
22,300	2,238	3,253	3,787	4,189	4,563	4,867
22,350	2,243	3,260	3,795	4,198	4,573	4,877
22,400	2,247	3,267	3,803	4,207	4,583	4,887
22,450	2,252	3,274	3,811	4,216	4,593	4,898
22,500	2,257	3,281	3,819	4,225	4,603	4,908
22,550	2,262	3,288	3,827	4,234	4,612	4,919
22,600	2,267	3,295	3,835	4,243	4,622	4,929
22,650	2,271	3,302	3,844	4,252	4,632	4,940
22,700	2,276	3,309	3,852	4,261	4,642	4,950
22,750	2,281	3,316	3,860	4,270	4,652	4,961
22,800	2,286	3,323	3,868	4,279	4,661	4,971
22,850	2,290	3,330	3,876	4,288	4,671	4,981
22,900	2,295	3,337	3,884	4,297	4,681	4,992
22,950	2,300	3,344	3,892	4,306	4,691	5,002
23,000	2,305	3,351	3,901	4,315	4,701	5,013
23,050	2,310	3,358	3,909	4,324	4,710	5,023
23,100	2,314	3,365	3,917	4,333	4,720	5,034
23,150	2,319	3,372	3,925	4,342	4,730	5,044
23,200	2,324	3,379	3,933	4,351	4,740	5,055
23,250	2,329	3,386	3,941	4,360	4,750	5,065
23,300	2,334	3,393	3,949	4,369	4,759	5,075
23,350	2,338	3,400	3,958	4,378	4,769	5,086
23,400	2,343	3,407	3,966	4,387	4,779	5,096
23,450	2,348	3,414	3,974	4,396	4,789	5,107
23,500	2,353	3,420	3,982	4,405	4,799	5,117
23,550	2,357	3,427	3,990	4,414	4,808	5,128
23,600	2,362	3,434	3,998	4,423	4,818	5,138
23,650	2,367	3,441	4,006	4,432	4,828	5,148
23,700	2,372	3,448	4,014	4,441	4,838	5,159
23,750	2,377	3,455	4,023	4,450	4,848	5,169
23,800	2,381	3,462	4,031	4,459	4,857	5,180
23,850	2,386	3,469	4,039	4,468	4,867	5,190
23,900	2,391	3,476	4,047	4,477	4,877	5,201
23,950	2,396	3,483	4,055	4,486	4,887	5,211
24,000	2,401	3,490	4,063	4,495	4,897	5,222
24,050	2,405	3,497	4,071	4,504	4,906	5,232
24,100	2,410	3,504	4,080	4,513	4,916	5,242
24,150	2,415	3,511	4,088	4,522	4,926	5,253
24,200	2,420	3,518	4,096	4,531	4,936	5,263
24,250	2,424	3,525	4,104	4,540	4,946	5,274
24,300	2,429	3,532	4,112	4,549	4,955	5,284
24,350	2,434	3,539	4,120	4,558	4,965	5,295
24,400	2,439	3,546	4,128	4,567	4,975	5,305
24,450	2,444	3,553	4,136	4,576	4,985	5,316
24,500	2,448	3,560	4,145	4,585	4,995	5,326
24,550	2,453	3,567	4,153	4,594	5,004	5,336
24,600	2,458	3,574	4,161	4,603	5,014	5,347
24,650	2,463	3,581	4,169	4,612	5,024	5,357
24,700	2,468	3,588	4,177	4,621	5,034	5,368
24,750	2,472	3,595	4,185	4,630	5,044	5,378
24,800	2,477	3,602	4,193	4,639	5,053	5,389
24,850	2,482	3,609	4,202	4,648	5,063	5,399
24,900	2,487	3,616	4,210	4,657	5,073	5,410
24,950	2,491	3,623	4,218	4,666	5,083	5,420
25,000	2,496	3,630	4,226	4,675	5,093	5,430

25,050	2,501	3,637	4,234	4,684	5,102	5,441
25,100	2,506	3,644	4,242	4,693	5,112	5,451
25,150	2,511	3,651	4,250	4,702	5,122	5,462
25,200	2,515	3,658	4,259	4,711	5,132	5,472
25,250	2,520	3,665	4,267	4,720	5,142	5,483
25,300	2,525	3,672	4,275	4,729	5,151	5,493
25,350	2,530	3,679	4,283	4,738	5,161	5,503
25,400	2,535	3,686	4,291	4,747	5,171	5,514
25,450	2,539	3,692	4,299	4,756	5,181	5,524
25,500	2,544	3,699	4,307	4,765	5,191	5,535
25,550	2,549	3,706	4,315	4,774	5,200	5,545
25,600	2,554	3,713	4,324	4,783	5,210	5,556
25,650	2,558	3,720	4,332	4,792	5,220	5,566
25,700	2,563	3,727	4,340	4,801	5,230	5,577
25,750	2,568	3,734	4,348	4,810	5,240	5,587
25,800	2,573	3,741	4,356	4,819	5,249	5,597
25,850	2,578	3,748	4,364	4,828	5,259	5,608
25,900	2,582	3,755	4,372	4,837	5,269	5,618
25,950	2,587	3,762	4,381	4,846	5,279	5,629
26,000	2,592	3,769	4,389	4,855	5,289	5,639
26,050	2,597	3,776	4,397	4,864	5,298	5,650
26,100	2,602	3,783	4,405	4,873	5,308	5,660
26,150	2,606	3,790	4,413	4,882	5,318	5,671
26,200	2,611	3,797	4,421	4,891	5,328	5,681
26,250	2,616	3,804	4,429	4,900	5,338	5,691
26,300	2,621	3,811	4,437	4,909	5,347	5,702
26,350	2,625	3,818	4,446	4,918	5,357	5,712
26,400	2,630	3,825	4,454	4,927	5,367	5,723
26,450	2,635	3,832	4,462	4,936	5,377	5,733
26,500	2,640	3,839	4,470	4,945	5,387	5,744
26,550	2,645	3,846	4,478	4,954	5,396	5,754
26,600	2,649	3,853	4,486	4,963	5,406	5,764
26,650	2,654	3,860	4,494	4,972	5,416	5,775
26,700	2,659	3,867	4,503	4,981	5,426	5,785
26,750	2,664	3,874	4,511	4,990	5,436	5,796
26,800	2,669	3,881	4,519	4,999	5,445	5,806
26,850	2,673	3,888	4,527	5,008	5,455	5,817
26,900	2,678	3,895	4,535	5,017	5,465	5,827
26,950	2,683	3,902	4,543	5,026	5,475	5,838
27,000	2,688	3,909	4,551	5,035	5,485	5,848
27,050	2,692	3,916	4,560	5,044	5,494	5,858
27,100	2,697	3,923	4,568	5,053	5,504	5,869
27,150	2,702	3,930	4,576	5,062	5,514	5,879
27,200	2,707	3,937	4,584	5,071	5,524	5,890
27,250	2,712	3,944	4,592	5,080	5,534	5,900
27,300	2,716	3,951	4,600	5,089	5,543	5,911
27,350	2,721	3,958	4,608	5,098	5,553	5,921
27,400	2,726	3,964	4,616	5,107	5,563	5,932
27,450	2,731	3,971	4,625	5,116	5,573	5,942
27,500	2,736	3,978	4,633	5,125	5,583	5,952
27,550	2,740	3,985	4,641	5,134	5,592	5,963
27,600	2,745	3,992	4,649	5,143	5,602	5,973
27,650	2,750	3,999	4,657	5,152	5,612	5,984
27,700	2,755	4,006	4,665	5,161	5,622	5,994
27,750	2,759	4,013	4,673	5,170	5,632	6,005
27,800	2,764	4,020	4,682	5,179	5,641	6,015
27,850	2,769	4,027	4,690	5,188	5,651	6,025
27,900	2,774	4,034	4,698	5,197	5,661	6,036
27,950	2,779	4,041	4,706	5,206	5,671	6,046
28,000	2,783	4,048	4,714	5,215	5,681	6,057
28,050	2,788	4,055	4,722	5,224	5,690	6,067
28,100	2,793	4,062	4,730	5,233	5,700	6,078
28,150	2,798	4,069	4,738	5,242	5,710	6,088
28,200	2,803	4,076	4,747	5,251	5,720	6,099
28,250	2,807	4,083	4,755	5,260	5,730	6,109
28,300	2,812	4,090	4,763	5,269	5,739	6,119
28,350	2,817	4,097	4,771	5,278	5,749	6,130
28,400	2,822	4,104	4,779	5,287	5,759	6,140
28,450	2,826	4,111	4,787	5,296	5,769	6,151
28,500	2,831	4,118	4,795	5,305	5,779	6,161
28,550	2,836	4,125	4,804	5,314	5,788	6,172
28,600	2,841	4,132	4,812	5,323	5,798	6,182
28,650	2,846	4,139	4,820	5,332	5,808	6,193
28,700	2,850	4,146	4,828	5,341	5,818	6,203
28,750	2,855	4,153	4,836	5,350	5,828	6,213
28,800	2,860	4,160	4,844	5,359	5,837	6,224
28,850	2,865	4,167	4,852	5,368	5,847	6,234
28,900	2,870	4,174	4,861	5,377	5,857	6,245
28,950	2,874	4,181	4,869	5,386	5,867	6,255
29,000	2,879	4,188	4,877	5,395	5,877	6,266
29,050	2,884	4,195	4,885	5,404	5,886	6,276
29,100	2,889	4,202	4,893	5,413	5,896	6,287
29,150	2,893	4,209	4,901	5,422	5,906	6,297
29,200	2,898	4,216	4,909	5,431	5,916	6,307
29,250	2,903	4,223	4,917	5,440	5,926	6,318
29,300	2,908	4,230	4,926	5,449	5,935	6,328
29,350	2,913	4,237	4,934	5,458	5,945	6,339
29,400	2,917	4,243	4,942	5,467	5,955	6,349
29,450	2,922	4,250	4,950	5,476	5,965	6,360
29,500	2,927	4,257	4,958	5,485	5,975	6,370
29,550	2,932	4,264	4,966	5,494	5,984	6,380
29,600	2,937	4,271	4,974	5,503	5,994	6,391
29,650	2,941	4,278	4,983	5,512	6,004	6,401
29,700	2,946	4,285	4,991	5,521	6,014	6,412
29,750	2,951	4,292	4,999	5,530	6,024	6,422
29,800	2,956	4,299	5,007	5,539	6,033	6,433
29,850	2,960	4,306	5,015	5,548	6,043	6,443
29,900	2,965	4,313	5,023	5,556	6,053	6,454
29,950	2,970	4,320	5,031	5,565	6,063	6,464
30,000	2,975	4,327	5,039	5,574	6,072	6,474

WORKSHEET A - BASIC VISITATION

__________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF _________________________

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

NO. _____________________

, Petitioner,
vs.
, Respondent.

MONTHLY CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION

		Custodial Parent		Other Parent		Combined
1.	Gross Monthly Income	$______	+	$______	=	$______
2.	Percentage of Combined Income
	(Each parent's income divided
	by combined income)	_____%	+	_____%	=	100%
3.	Number of Children ______
4.	Basic Support from Schedule
	(Use combined income from Line 1)				=	______
5.	Children's Health and
	Dental Insurance Premium	______	+	______	=	______
6.	Work-Related Child Care	______	+	______	=	______
7.	Additional Expenses	______	+	______	=	______
8.	Total Support (Add
	Lines 5, 6 and
	7 for each parent
	and Lines 4, 5, 6 and 7 for combined
	column)	______	+	______	=	______
9.	Each Parent's Obligation
	(Combined Column Line
	8 x each parent's
	Line 2)	______		______
10.	Enter amount for
	each parent from
	Line 8	-______		-______
11.	Each Parent's Net
	Obligation (Subtract
	Line 10 from Line 9
	for each parent)	______		______		Other Parent pays Custodial Parent this Amount

_______________PAYS______________ EACH MONTH $_________

	Petitioner's Signature		Respondent's Signature
	Date:_______________________

BASIC VISITATION
INSTRUCTIONS FOR WORKSHEET A

Line 1. Gross monthly income:

Includes all income, except TANF, food stamps and supplemental security income. If a parent pays child support by court order to other children, subtract from gross income. Use current income if steady. If income varies a lot from month to month, use an average of the last twelve months, if available, or last year's income tax return. Add both parents' gross incomes and put total under the combined column.

Line 2. Percentage of Combined Income:

Divide each parent's income by combined income to get that parent's percentage of combined income.

Lines 3 and 4. Basic Support:

Fill in number of children on worksheet (Line 3). Round combined income to nearest fifty dollars ($50.00). Look at the basic child support schedule. In the far left-hand column of the basic child support schedule, find the rounded combined income figure. Read across to the column with the correct number of children. Enter that amount on Line 4.

Line 5. Children's Health and Dental Insurance Premium:

Enter the cost paid by a parent for covering these children with medical and dental insurance under that parent's column on Line 5. Add costs paid by each parent and enter under the combined column on Line 5.

Line 6. Work-Related Child Care:

Enter the cost paid by each parent for work-related child care. If the cost varies (for example, between school year and summer), take the total yearly cost and divide by twelve. Enter each parent's figure in that parent's column on Line 6. Add the cost for both parents and enter in the combined column on Line 6.

Line 7. Additional Expenses:

Enter the amounts paid by each parent for additional expenses provided by Subsection I of this section on Line 7. Add the cost for both parents and enter in the combined column on Line 7.

Line 8. Total Support:

Total the basic support amount from Line 4 in the combined column with the combined column on Lines 5, 6 and 7 and enter the totals in combined column on Line 8.

Line 9. Each Parent's Obligation:

Multiply the total child support amount on Line 8 by each parent's percentage share on Line 2, and enter each parent's dollar share under that parent's column on Line 9.

Line 10. Total Support:

Enter the total amount shown for each parent on Line 8 beside the "minus" marks on Line 10.

Line 11. Each Parent's Net Obligation:

For each parent, subtract the amount on Line 10 from the amount on Line 9. Enter the difference for each parent in that parent's column on Line 11. The amount in the box "other parent" is what that parent pays to the custodial parent each month. Do not subtract the amount on the custodial parent's Line 11 from the amount in the other parent's box. The custodial parent is presumed to use the amount in that parent's column on Line 11 for the children.

WORKSHEET B - SHARED RESPONSIBILITY

__________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF _________________________

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

NO. _____________________

, Petitioner,
vs.
, Respondent.

MONTHLY CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION

Part 1 - Basic Support:	Mother		Father		Combined
1.	Gross Monthly Income	$______	+	$______	=	$______
2.	Percentage of Combined Income
	(Each parent's income divided
	by combined income)	_____ %	+	_____%	=	100%
3.	Number of Children _______
4.	Basic Support from Schedule
	(Use combined income from Line 1)				=	______
5.	Shared Responsibility Basic
	Obligation (Line 4 x 1.5)				=	______
6.	Each Parent's Share (Line 5
	x each parent's Line 2)	______		______
7.	Number of 24-Hour Days
	with Each Parent (must
	total 365)	______	+	______	=		365
8.	Percentage with Each Parent
	(Line 7 divided by 365)	______%	+	______%	=	100%
9.	Amount Retained (Line
	6 x Line 8 for Each
	Parent)	______		______
10.	Each Parent's Basic
	Obligation (subtract
	Line 9 from Line 6)	______		______
11.	Amount Transferred
	(subtract smaller amount
	on Line 10 from larger
	amount on Line 10). Parent
	with larger amount on Line
	10 pays other parent the
	difference.					______
Part 2 - Additional Payments:
12.	Children's Health and
	Dental Insurance
	Premium	______	+	______	=	______
13.	Work-Related Child
	Care	______	+	______	=	______
14.	Additional
	Expenses	______	+	______	=	______
15.	Total Additional
	Payments (Add Lines
	12, 13 and 14 for each
	parent and for combined
	column)	______	+	______	=	______
16.	Each Parent's Obligation
	(Combined Column Line 15
	x each parent's Line 2)	______		______
17.	Amount Transferred
	(Subtract each parent's
	Line 16 from that parent's Line 15).
	Parent with "minus"
	figure pays that amount
	to other parent.	______		______
Part 3 - Net Amount Transferred:
18.	Combine Lines 11 and 17 by
	addition if same parent pays
	on both lines, otherwise by
	subtraction.					__________

________________PAYS________________EACH MONTH $____________

Petitioner's Signature

Respondent's Signature

Date:________________________

SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
INSTRUCTIONS FOR WORKSHEET B

Part 1 - Basic Support:

Line 1. Gross Monthly Income:

Includes all income, except TANF, food stamps and supplemental security income. See text for allowed deductions from income. Use current income if steady. If income varies a lot from month to month, use an average of the last twelve months, if available, or last year's income tax return. Add both parents' gross incomes and put total under the combined column.

Line 2. Percentage of Combined Income:

Divide each parent's income by combined income to get that parent's percentage of combined income.

Lines 3 and 4. Basic Support:

Fill in the number of children on the worksheet (Line 3). Round combined income to nearest fifty dollars ($50.00). Look at the basic child support schedule. In the far left-hand column of that schedule, find the rounded combined income figure. Read across to the column with the correct number of children. Enter that amount on Line 4.

Line 5. Shared Responsibility Basic Obligation:

Multiply the basic obligation on Line 4 by 1.5.

Line 6. Each Parent's Share:

Multiply the support amount on Line 5 by each parent's percentage share on Line 2, and enter each parent's dollar share under that parent's column on Line 6.

Line 7. Each Parent's Time of Care for Children:

Enter the number of twenty-four-hour days of responsibility that each parent has each child in a year according to the parenting plan.

Line 8. Percentage of Twenty-Four-Hour Days With Each Parent:

Divide each parent's number of twenty-four-hour days (Line 7) by three hundred sixty-five to obtain a percentage.

Line 9. Amount Retained:

Under shared responsibility arrangements, each parent retains the percentage of the basic support obligation equal to the number of twenty-four-hour days of responsibility spent by each child with each respective parent divided by three hundred sixty-five. Multiply each parent's share of basic support (Line 6) by the percentage in that parent's Line 8 and enter the result on that parent's Line 9. This is the amount that each parent retains to pay the children's expenses during that parent's periods of responsibility.

Line 10. Each Parent's Basic Obligation:

Subtract the amount retained by each parent for direct expenses (Line 9) from that parent's share (Line 6) and enter the difference on that parent's Line 10.

Line 11. Amount Transferred for Basic Support:

In shared responsibility situations, both parents are entitled not only to retain money for direct expenses but also to receive contributions from the other parent toward those expenses. Therefore, subtract the smaller amount on Line 10 from the larger amount on Line 10 to arrive at a net amount transferred for basic support.

Part 2 - Additional Payments:

Line 12. Children's Health and Dental Insurance Premium:

Enter the cost paid by a parent for covering these children with medical and dental insurance under that parent's column on Line 12. Add costs paid by each parent and enter under the combined column on Line 12.

Line 13. Work-Related Child Care:

Enter the cost paid by each parent for work-related child care. If the cost varies (for example, between school year and summer), take the total yearly cost and divide by twelve. Enter each parent's figure in that parent's column on Line 13. Add the cost for both parents and enter in combined column on Line 13.

Line 14. Additional Expenses:

Enter the cost paid by each parent for additional expenses provided by Subsection I of this section on Line 14.

Line 15. Total Additional Payments:

For each parent, total the amount paid by that parent for insurance, child care and additional expenses (Lines 12, 13 and 14). Enter the total in that parent's column on Line 15 and the total of both parents' expenses under the combined column on Line 15.

Line 16. Each Parent's Obligation:

Multiply the total additional payments (combined column on Line 15) by each parent's percentage share of income on Line 2, and enter each parent's dollar share of the additional payments on that parent's Line 16.

Line 17. Amount Transferred:

Subtract each parent's obligation for additional expenses (that parent's Line 16) from the total additional payments made by that parent (that parent's Line 15). The parent with a "minus" figure pays the other parent the amount on Line 17.

Part 3 - Net Amount Transferred:

Line 18. Combine Lines 11 and 17:

Combine the amount owed by one parent to the other for basic support (Line 11) and the amount owed by one parent to the other for additional payments (Line 17). If the same parent owes for both obligations, add Lines 11 and 17, and enter the total on Line 18. If one parent owes for basic support and the other owes for additional payments, subtract the smaller amount from the larger and enter on Line 18. Fill in the blanks by stating which parent pays and which parent receives the net amount transferred.

History: 1978 Comp., § 40-4-11.1, enacted by Laws 1988, ch. 87, § 2; 1991, ch. 206, § 1; 1995, ch. 142, § 1; 2008, ch. 48, § 1.

ANNOTATIONS

Repeals. — Laws 1991, ch. 206, § 4, effective June 14, 1991, repealed Laws 1988, ch. 87, § 4 which was to repeal 40-4-11.1 NMSA 1978 effective June 30, 1991.

Cross references. — For designation of human services department as the single state agency for the enforcement of child and spousal support obligations pursuant to Title IV D of the federal Social Security Act, see 27-2-27 NMSA 1978.

For local district court rules and forms, see LR2-Form J and LR11-114.

The 2008 amendment, effective May 14, 2008, changed the Basic Child Support Schedule in Subsection K by expanding the levels of combined gross monthly income and increasing the amount of child support.

The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, rewrote this section to the extent that a detailed comparison is impracticable.

Incarceration affecting child support. — Support payments should accrue while father is incarcerated. Thomasson v. Johnson, 1995-NMCA-109, 120 N.M. 512, 903 P.2d 254.

Child's income. — Under 40-4-11.1 NMSA 1978, child support is calculated based on the parents ' gross income. There is no provision in 40-4-11.1 NMSA 1978 for calculating basic child support based on the child's income. Rather, the child's income (whether from social security, his or her own earnings, from a trust established by grandparents or other sources) is relevant solely as a ground for deviating from the guidelines pursuant to 40-4-11.1 NMSA 1978. Pedersen v. Pedersen, 2000-NMCA-042, 129 N.M. 56, 1 P.3d 974.

Prior children. — The use of "prior children" in the text of 40-4-11.1C(2)(d) NMSA 1978 controls over the use of "other children" in the instructions for Worksheet A. The phrase "prior children" refers to birth order and not to the timing of child support orders. Thompson v. Dehne, 2009-NMCA-120, 147 N.M. 283, 220 P.3d 1132.

Calculation of child support where there are other children. — In a child support proceeding to obtain a support order for the second of defendant's three children, where each of defendant's three children had a different mother and support orders had been entered for defendant's first child and third child before petitioner filed a petition for a support order for the second child, the proper calculation of the second child's support should have been determined by deducing only the amount of the first child's support from defendant's income and not the amount of the third child's support. Thompson v. Dehne, 2009-NMCA-120, 147 N.M. 283, 220 P.3d 1132.

Garnishment statute is inapplicable to the calculation of child support. — The garnishment statute, 35-12-7 NMSA 1978, which provides that the maximum amount which may be taken from wages for the enforcement of child support is fifty percent of disposable income, is inapplicable to calculating the amount of child support. Thompson v. Dehne, 2009-NMCA-120, 147 N.M. 283, 220 P.3d 1132.

Requirement for use of Worksheet B. — Since the non-physical custodial parent had visitation with the child more than 30% of the time, the court was required to use Worksheet B in calculating child support. Gomez v. Gomez, 1995-NMCA-049, 119 N.M. 755, 895 P.2d 277, superseded by statute, Erickson v. Erickson, 1999-NMCA-056, 127 N.M. 140, 978 P.2d 347.

Recreational and educational and travel expenses are included within the basic child support provided by the child support guidelines. Klinksiek v. Klinksiek, 2005-NMCA-008, 136 N.M. 693, 104 P.3d 559.

Medical coverage alone not "child support." — Child support obligation was not met merely by father's provision of medical insurance for child, where such coverage was required by the Mandatory Medical Support Act, 40-4C-2 NMSA 1978, and was in addition to, not in lieu of, father's support obligations under the child support guidelines. Sisneroz v. Polanco, 1999-NMCA-039, 126 N.M. 779, 975 P.2d 392.

Right to child support arrearages. — Mother's silence and conduct in accepting the unilaterally reduced child support payments, without more, was insufficient to support a finding of waiver of her right to child support arrearages as provided in the divorce decree; nor was such evidence sufficient to support a finding of acquiescence. McCurry v. McCurry, 1994-NMCA-047, 117 N.M. 564, 874 P.2d 25.

Custody neither "basic visitation" nor "shared responsibility." — Where one of two children of divorced parents lived 59% of the time with his father and 41% of his time with his mother and the other lived 71% of her time with her mother and 29% with her father, child support should have been computed, first, for the daughter, by treating her as the sole child in a basic visitation arrangement, then, for the son, by treating him as a child for whom father and mother had shared responsibility, adjusting the calculation to take into account that he is the sole child housed by father and the second child housed by mother. Erickson v. Erickson, 1999-NMCA-056, 127 N.M. 140, 978 P.2d 347.

Income considerations. — Income under Subsection C includes "income from any source" and can include interest or trust income and as such the trial court was entitled to consider potential as well as actual, present income and could examine any such assets that could produce such income. Talley v. Talley, 1993-NMCA-003, 115 N.M. 89, 847 P.2d 323.

By limiting its determination of the father's gross monthly income to his tax returns, the trial court was too strict in defining what it believed was income, and it erred in not considering other sources of revenue, including cash savings, yearly interest, IRA's and land purchases. Padilla v. Montano, 1993-NMCA-127, 116 N.M. 398, 862 P.2d 1257.

Trial court properly included income from an individual retirement account in its calculations of a parent's child support obligation; the fact that the parent would have to pay a penalty for withdrawing the money from the individual retirement account prior to reaching the age of retirement did not render the money unavailable for child support, under this section. Quintana v. Eddins, 2002-NMCA-008, 131 N.M. 435, 38 P.3d 203.

Use of the father's dividend earnings in the year prior to the year in question was error where it was shown that his dividend investments changed from year-to-year. Boutz v. Donaldson, 1999-NMCA-131, 128 N.M. 232, 991 P.2d 517.

Even though the father, a writer, was not engaged in writing and had no income from current literary efforts during the year in question, the trial court erred in refusing to allow him to deduct a sum for fixed overhead expenses from his earnings from previous writings during that year. Boutz v. Donaldson, 1999-NMCA-131, 128 N.M. 232, 991 P.2d 517.

Under Subsection C(1), the court should have imputed income from full-time employment to the mother even though she did not work full-time during the marriage. Styka v. Styka, 1999-NMCA-002, 126 N.M. 515, 972 P.2d 16, cert. denied, 126 N.M. 534, 972 P.2d 353 (1998).

As long as a parent was working full time in his or her area of expertise, earning an income within the range presented by the evidence and in a location reasonably accessible to his or her child, a trial court could not make finding of underemployment without also finding bad faith; to do otherwise would put a parent in the untenable position of choosing between playing an active role in the child's upbringing and leaving to earn enough money to meet the support obligation. Quintana v. Eddins, 2002-NMCA-008, 131 N.M. 435, 38 P.3d 203.

The trial court was within its discretion not to consider the mother underemployed by virtue of her reasonable, yet unsuccessful, efforts to establish a profitable business, and reasonable efforts to provide a home for her children. Boutz v. Donaldson, 1999-NMCA-131, 128 N.M. 232, 991 P.2d 517.

The language of Subsection C(2) requires consideration of the actual amount of income from the sources listed therein in the determination of each parent's gross income. Styka v. Styka, 1999-NMCA-002, 126 N.M. 515, 972 P.2d 16, cert. denied, 126 N.M. 534, 972 P.2d 353 (1998).

Interest earned on cash assets received in a property distribution is income for purposes of child support and the determination of income includes the income potential of idle assets. Styka v. Styka, 1999-NMCA-002, 126 N.M. 515, 972 P.2d 16, cert. denied, 126 N.M. 534, 972 P.2d 353 (1998).

Where a father failed to obtain full-time employment or attempt to regain his law license, a district court properly imputed income against him for child support purposes based on his underemployment; however, the amount imputed was not supported by sufficient evidence because there was no showing that the father could have secured employment at the salary he made at his last job. State ex rel. Human Servs. Dep't v. Kelley, 2003-NMCA-050, 133 N.M. 510, 64 P.3d 537.

Past lifestyle of children. — Past status may provide probative evidence about the likelihood of future status. There was no error in the trial court's consideration of the children's past lifestyle to assess the fairness of the support award. Roberts v. Wright, 1994-NMCA-022, 117 N.M. 294, 871 P.2d 390.

Business expenses of closely-held corporation. — While the trial court may consider the tax treatment of business expenses claimed by a parent as "ordinary and necessary," the trial court is not limited to the tax treatment of a particular expense. The parent claiming a business expense must show not only that it is ordinary and necessary to the business, but also that it is irrelevant to calculating support obligations. For example, business expenses that are valid for accounting or tax purposes may not affect a parent's actual cash flow, so they would normally not be considered ordinary and necessary for purposes of calculating support. Roberts v. Wright, 1994-NMCA-022, 117 N.M. 294, 871 P.2d 390; Jurado v. Jurado, 1995-NMCA-014, 119 N.M. 522, 892 P.2d 969.

Rent payments. — Pursuant to the plain language of Subsection C(2)(b) of this section, the rent payments wife received from tenant constitute "gross receipts" in calculating her "gross income". Klinksiek v. Klinksiek, 2005-NMCA-008, 136 N.M. 693, 104 P.3d 559.

Wife is entitled to deduct from the "gross receipts" the "ordinary and necessary expenses" required to produce the rental income to determine her "gross income" from the rent. Klinksiek v. Klinksiek, 2005-NMCA-008, 136 N.M. 693, 104 P.3d 559.

Not considered income. — The term "in-kind benefits" in Subsection C(2) refers to employment benefits and does not apply to a residence in which the mother was living without cost. Styka v. Styka, 1999-NMCA-002, 126 N.M. 515, 972 P.2d 16, cert. denied, 126 N.M. 534, 972 P.2d 353 (1998).

Monthly payments of capital not income. — Monthly payments on a real estate contract that constitutes return of capital is not income. Leeder v. Leeder, 1994-NMCA-105, 118 N.M. 603, 884 P.2d 494.

Gifts. — Under Subsection C(2), gross income generally does not include gifts; however, deviation from the child support guidelines as authorized under Subsection A could include the calculation of periodic dependable gifts. Styka v. Styka, 1999-NMCA-002, 126 N.M. 515, 972 P.2d 16, cert. denied, 126 N.M. 534, 972 P.2d 353 (1998).

Attorney fees properly awarded. — The trial court's determination of attorney fees was proper where the length of the marriage, husband's substantial separate assets, and wife's lack of out-of-home working experience all supported its decision. Talley v. Talley, 1993-NMCA-003, 115 N.M. 89, 847 P.2d 323.

Changed circumstances required for modification of support. — The legislature intended 40-4-11.1 NMSA 1978 to update and make uniform throughout the state the amount of the child support obligation based on the income of the parents, but did not intend to abolish the requirement that the party seeking modification make the traditional showing of a substantial change in circumstances, harmonizing 40-4-11.1 with 40-4-7 NMSA 1978 and giving effect to both. Perkins v. Rowson, 1990-NMCA-089, 110 N.M. 671, 798 P.2d 1057, cert. denied, 110 N.M. 641, 798 P.2d 591.

Court order required for modification of undivided award. — Where a modification award provided one amount for "child support for the two minor children," and did not contain language expressly or even impliedly allowing an automatic reduction when the older child turned 18, relief could only have been obtained in court. Bustos v. Bustos, 2000-NMCA-040, 128 N.M. 842, 999 P.2d 1074.

Costs to be considered. — Under Subsection H, the trial court is required to include child-care costs in its computations. Styka v. Styka, 1999-NMCA-002, 126 N.M. 515, 972 P.2d 16, cert. denied, 126 N.M. 534, 972 P.2d 353 (1998).

Trial court did not err in including the costs of private school in child support calculations. Styka v. Styka, 1999-NMCA-002, 126 N.M. 515, 972 P.2d 16, cert. denied, 126 N.M. 534, 972 P.2d 353 (1998).

Child-care costs incurred while attending college. — Child-care costs paid by the mother while she attended college in pursuit of a college degree were incurred "due to employment or job search" for the purpose of calculating child support obligations under Subsection G. Alverson v. Harris, 1997-NMCA-024, 123 N.M. 153, 935 P.2d 1165.

Deviations from support guidelines. — Trial court erred in departing from the statutory child support guidelines without first determining the amount due under the guidelines, in failing to clearly indicate how it arrived at its award, and in failing to explain its deviations from the guidelines. Tedford v. Gregory, 1998-NMCA-067, 125 N.M. 206, 959 P.2d 540, cert. denied, 125 N.M. 147, 958 P.2d 105.

Annual abatement of child support is not deviation from guidelines but such deviations are explicitly provided for in those guidelines by Subsection A. Grant v. Cumiford, 2005-NMCA-058, 137 N.M. 485, 112 P.3d 1142.

Deviation from child support guidelines. — It is error to deviate from the child support guidelines in calculating the parties' gross incomes except as authorized by statute or appellate case law, and it is also error to deviate from the child support guidelines in any manner without providing written justification for such deviation. Jury v. Jury, 2017-NMCA-036.

Where petitioner appealed the district court's denial of her motion to modify a 2010 child support decree, claiming that the district court's ruling resulted from its erroneous determination of the parties' gross monthly incomes and, by extension, child support obligations, reversal and remand for recalculation of the parties' gross monthly incomes was necessary to the extent that the district court improperly deviated from the child support guidelines in calculating the parties' gross monthly incomes and failed to specify the reasons for its decision in deviating from the child support guidelines. Jury v. Jury, 2017-NMCA-036.

Deviation from presumption. — The child support guidelines allow wife to make a proper showing that there should be a deviation from the presumptive amount of her gross income. Klinksiek v. Klinksiek, 2005-NMCA-008, 136 N.M. 693, 104 P.3d 559.

Law reviews. — For article, "Positive Parenting and Negative Contributions: Why Payment of Child Support Should Not Be Regarded as Dissipation of Marital Assets," see 30 N.M.L. Rev. 1 (2000).

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Divorce and separation: attributing undisclosed income to parent or spouse for purposes of making child or spousal support award, 70 A.L.R.4th 173.

Consideration of obligated spouse's earnings from overtime or "second job" held in addition to regular full-time employment in fixing alimony or child support awards, 17 A.L.R.5th 143.

Treatment of depreciation expenses claimed for tax or accounting purposes in determining ability to pay child or spousal support, 28 A.L.R.5th 46.

Validity, construction, and application of Child Support Recovery Act of 1992 (18 USCA § 228), 147 A.L.R. Fed. 1

Basis for imputing income for purpose of determining child support where obligor spouse is voluntarily unemployed or underemployed, 76 A.L.R.5th 191.

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