The calculator below will estimate your monthly child support payment based on Kentucky's child support guidelines.
Disclaimer: Please remember that these calculators are for informational and
educational purposes only.
To use the child support calculator, select or enter the appropriate information next to each statement.
When you have completed the form, click on the calculate button to get an estimate of the amount of child support that the non-custodial parent will have to pay to the custodial parent in Kentucky.
Important Facts for Custodial Parents about Kentucky Child Support
How much will I be able to receive in child support?
Though you can't determine an exact amount of child support
that you may be able to receive before you get your actual child
support order, there are ways to estimate how much you may be eligible
for. Kentucky has set forth guidelines for how to determine how much a
non-custodial parent should pay in child support. Some of these factors
include:
- The number of children who are the subject of the pending action
- Gross monthly income of both parents
- Amount of alimony and child support paid by the non-custodial parent as a result of a previous marriage
- Amount of alimony and child support paid by the custodial parent from a prior marriage
- Cost of daycare
- Cost of family health insurance
What can I do if my ex-spouse won't pay?
In Kentucky, child support orders are enforced through the Child Support Enforcement
program (CSE), which is a division of the Department for Income
Support. The CSE has many resources at their fingertips that can help
them enforce your child support order. Some of the tactics they might
take include intercepting the non-custodial parent's state and/or
federal tax refunds, withholding income, suspending his or her driver's
license, intercepting lottery winnings, and passport denial.
In order for CSE to enforce your child support order, however, you must
first contact your local child support office, apply for services, and
request that enforcement action be taken.
For more information about child support in Kentucky – whether you live
in Richmond, Williamsburg, Covington, Lexington, Bowling Green, or
Louisville – visit the CSE website at: http://chfs.ky.gov/dis/cse.htm.
