Child support on $250,000 a year in Indiana (1 child)
Indiana guidelines effective May 14, 2024. Indiana overview
If Parent A earns $250,000 a year, Parent B earns $40,000 and the child lives mostly with Parent B (52 overnights a year with Parent A), Indiana's guideline amount is $1,859 a month (Parent A pays Parent B).
Across the table below it ranges from $654 (Parent B earns $100,000, equal time) to $2,106 (Parent B has no income, Parent A has no overnights).
This is the guideline amount, not a court order.
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Guideline child support
Indiana · 1 child · Parent A $250000 per year · Parent B $40000 per year · children live mostly with Parent B
$429.00 a week
$1,859 a month
Parent A pays Parent B
- Parent A: 86.2% of combined income
- Parent B: 13.8%
How it adds up
- Combined income
- $5,577 a week
- Basic obligation
- $530 a week
- Parent A's share of income
- 86.2%
- Guideline amount
- $429 a week
See the worksheet for this example
Indiana uses the income shares model under IC 31-16-6-1; Indiana Child Support Rules and Guidelines (Indiana Supreme Court). Official calculator: www.in.gov. Child support agency: Indiana Department of Child Services, Child Support Bureau.
Estimate under Indiana's child support guidelines effective May 14, 2024. Verified against the official Indiana sources on October 7, 2026. Not legal advice. Courts can deviate from the guidelines. How we calculate →
By parenting time and the other parent's income
| Overnights | $0 | $20,000 | $30,000 | $40,000 | $50,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 | $100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $2,106 A→B | $2,037 A→B | $2,006 A→B | $1,980 A→B | $1,954 A→B | $1,928 A→B | $1,889 A→B | $1,850 A→B |
| 52 | $1,998 A→B | $1,924 A→B | $1,889 A→B | $1,859 A→B | $1,829 A→B | $1,798 A→B | $1,751 A→B | $1,707 A→B |
| 104 | $1,894 A→B | $1,785 A→B | $1,738 A→B | $1,690 A→B | $1,642 A→B | $1,599 A→B | $1,521 A→B | $1,447 A→B |
| 128 | $1,846 A→B | $1,703 A→B | $1,634 A→B | $1,569 A→B | $1,508 A→B | $1,452 A→B | $1,339 A→B | $1,239 A→B |
| 182 | $1,434 A→B | $1,257 A→B | $1,170 A→B | $1,088 A→B | $1,010 A→B | $936 A→B | $789 A→B | $654 A→B |
The Indiana worksheet for this example
| Line | Official label | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEEKLY GROSS INCOME (Parent A)Parent A's weekly gross income | $4,807.69 a week |
| 1 | WEEKLY GROSS INCOME (Parent B)Parent B's weekly gross income | $769.23 a week |
| 1E | WEEKLY ADJUSTED INCOME (Parent A)Parent A's weekly adjusted income | $4,807.69 a week |
| 1E | WEEKLY ADJUSTED INCOME (Parent B)Parent B's weekly adjusted income | $769.23 a week |
| 2 | PERCENTAGE SHARE OF TOTAL WAI (Parent A)Parent A's share of income | 86.21% |
| 2 | PERCENTAGE SHARE OF TOTAL WAI (Parent B)Parent B's share of income | 13.79% |
| 3 | COMBINED WEEKLY ADJUSTED INCOMECombined weekly income | $5,576.92 a week |
| 4 | BASIC CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONSchedule amount | $530.00 a week |
| 5 | TOTAL CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONTotal obligation | $530.00 a week |
| 6 | PARENT'S CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION (Parent A)Parent A's share of the total | $456.91 a week |
| 6 | PARENT'S CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION (Parent B)Parent B's share of the total | $73.09 a week |
| 7D | Parenting Time Credit from Parenting Time Credit WorksheetParenting time credit | $28.36 a week |
| 8 | RECOMMENDED CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONWeekly guideline amount | $429.00 a week |
With child care and health insurance
| Costs | Guideline amount |
|---|---|
| No add-ons | $1,859 a month A→B |
| Child care $500 a month | $2,288 a month A→B |
| Child care $1,000 a month | $2,721 a month A→B |
| Health insurance $150 a month | $1,985 a month A→B |
| Health insurance $300 a month | $2,115 a month A→B |
Work-related child care and the children's health insurance premium are added to the basic obligation and divided by income; the parent who pays them gets credit. Uninsured health care costs are shared by the same percentages outside the weekly amount.
How Indiana works it out
Indiana uses the income shares model: the weekly schedule gives the basic obligation for the parents' combined weekly adjusted income, and each parent is responsible for their share.
Weekly gross income from almost all sources counts, before taxes; the schedule already allows for average taxes. Maintenance paid is deducted and maintenance received counts as income.
From 52 overnights a year the parent without primary custody gets a parenting time credit: the Table PT total percentage of the basic obligation, less that parent's share of the duplicated expenses. With equal time the court names the parent who pays controlled expenses, and the other parent gets the credit. If the credit is larger than that parent's share, the other parent pays.
Frequently asked questions
How much child support is paid on $250,000 in Indiana for 1 child?
If Parent A earns $250,000 a year, Parent B earns $40,000 and the child lives mostly with Parent B (52 overnights a year with Parent A), Indiana's guideline amount is about $1,859 a month (Parent A pays Parent B).
How much is that a week?
Indiana's guidelines work in week amounts: $429 a week.
What if the parents share time equally?
With about equal parenting time and the same incomes, the guideline amount is about $1,088 a month (Parent A pays Parent B).
What if Parent B has no income?
If Parent B has no income and the child lives mostly with Parent B, the guideline amount is about $1,998 a month (Parent A pays Parent B).
Official sources and verification
- Law: IC 31-16-6-1; Indiana Child Support Rules and Guidelines (Indiana Supreme Court)
- Indiana child support guidelines
- Child Support Obligation Worksheet (CSOW) and Parenting Time Credit Worksheet (PTCW)
- Official Indiana child support calculator
- Indiana Department of Child Services, Child Support Bureau
- Changing a Indiana child support order
Guidelines effective May 14, 2024. Verified against the official Indiana sources on October 7, 2026. How we calculate →