Child support on $50,000 a year in Virginia (4 children)
Virginia guidelines effective July 1, 2025. Virginia overview
If Parent A earns $50,000 a year, Parent B earns $40,000 and the children live mostly with Parent B (52 overnights a year with Parent A), Virginia's guideline amount is $1,272 a month (Parent A pays Parent B).
Across the table below it ranges from $696 paid by Parent B (Parent B earns $100,000, equal time) to $1,577 (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
Virginia · 4 children · Parent A $50000 per year · Parent B $40000 per year · children live mostly with Parent B
$1,272 a month
Parent A pays Parent B
- Parent A: 55.6% of combined income
- Parent B: 44.4%
How it adds up
- Combined income
- $7,500 a month
- Basic obligation
- $2,289 a month
- Parent A's share of income
- 55.6%
- Guideline amount
- $1,272 a month
See the worksheet for this example
Virginia uses the income shares model under Va. Code §§ 20-108.1, 20-108.2. Official worksheet: Child Support Guidelines Worksheet (Form DC-637; shared custody Form DC-640). Child support agency: Virginia Department of Social Services, Division of Child Support Enforcement.
Estimate under Virginia's child support guidelines effective July 1, 2025. Verified against the official Virginia 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 | $1,577 A→B | $1,468 A→B | $1,379 A→B | $1,272 A→B | $1,202 A→B | $1,140 A→B | $1,040 A→B | $1,002 A→B |
| 52 | $1,577 A→B | $1,468 A→B | $1,379 A→B | $1,272 A→B | $1,202 A→B | $1,140 A→B | $1,040 A→B | $1,002 A→B |
| 104 | $1,577 A→B | $1,235 A→B | $1,050 A→B | $867 A→B | $723 A→B | $596 A→B | $378 A→B | $204 A→B |
| 128 | $1,434 A→B | $1,046 A→B | $847 A→B | $656 A→B | $502 A→B | $365 A→B | $128 A→B | $72 B→A |
| 182 | $1,107 A→B | $620 A→B | $391 A→B | $183 A→B | $5 A→B | $155 B→A | $431 B→A | $696 B→A |
The Virginia worksheet for this example
| Line | Official label | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monthly Gross Income (Party A)Parent A's monthly gross income | $4,167.00 a month |
| 1 | Monthly Gross Income (Party B)Parent B's monthly gross income | $3,333.00 a month |
| 5.a | Available monthly income (Party A)Parent A's income used | $4,167.00 a month |
| 5.a | Available monthly income (Party B)Parent B's income used | $3,333.00 a month |
| 5.b | Combined monthly available incomeCombined income | $7,500.00 a month |
| 7.a | Monthly basic child support obligationSchedule amount | $2,289.00 a month |
| 7.b | Monthly amount allowable for health care coverageChildren's health, vision and dental coverage | $0.00 a month |
| 7.c | Monthly amount allowable for employment-related child care expensesWork-related child care | $0.00 a month |
| 8 | Total monthly child support obligationTotal obligation | $2,289.00 a month |
| 9 | Percent obligation of each party (Party A)Parent A's income share | 55.56% |
| 9 | Percent obligation of each party (Party B)Parent B's income share | 44.44% |
| 10 | Monthly child support obligation of each party (Party A)Parent A's share of the total | $1,272.00 a month |
| 10 | Monthly child support obligation of each party (Party B)Parent B's share of the total | $1,017.00 a month |
| 13 | Each party's adjusted share (sole custody amount)Sole custody amount | $1,272.00 a month |
| - | Guideline amount (the lesser of the shared and sole custody amounts when both apply)Guideline amount | $1,272.00 a month |
Open the official Child Support Guidelines Worksheet (Form DC-637; shared custody Form DC-640) →
With child care and health insurance
| Costs | Guideline amount |
|---|---|
| No add-ons | $1,272 a month A→B |
| Child care $500 a month | $1,550 a month A→B |
| Child care $1,000 a month | $1,827 a month A→B |
| Health insurance $150 a month | $1,355 a month A→B |
| Health insurance $300 a month | $1,438 a month A→B |
The children's health, vision and dental coverage and work-related child care are added to the basic obligation and shared by income. A paying parent who covers the premium directly gets credit for it. Uninsured medical costs are shared by income outside the monthly amount.
How Virginia works it out
Virginia uses the income shares model: the schedule gives the basic obligation for the parents' combined monthly gross income and number of children, with amounts between rows worked out proportionally. Each parent is responsible for their share of income.
Gross income from almost all sources counts, before taxes. Spousal support paid under an order or written agreement is deducted and spousal support received is added. Self-employed parents use income after reasonable business expenses and half of self-employment tax.
When the parent with fewer days has the children at least 91 days a year, the shared custody formula applies. The schedule amount is multiplied by 1.4; each parent owes their income share of the other parent's share of the days, plus the other parent's health premium and child care, and the larger amount is reduced by the smaller. The lower of the shared and sole custody amounts applies, unless the shared amount would be paid the other way.
Frequently asked questions
How much child support is paid on $50,000 in Virginia for 4 children?
If Parent A earns $50,000 a year, Parent B earns $40,000 and the children live mostly with Parent B (52 overnights a year with Parent A), Virginia's guideline amount is about $1,272 a month (Parent A pays Parent B).
How much is that a week?
That is about $294 a week (the monthly amount × 12 ÷ 52).
What if the parents share time equally?
With about equal parenting time and the same incomes, the guideline amount is about $183 a month (Parent A pays Parent B).
What if Parent B has no income?
If Parent B has no income and the children live mostly with Parent B, the guideline amount is about $1,577 a month (Parent A pays Parent B).
Official sources and verification
- Law: Va. Code §§ 20-108.1, 20-108.2
- Virginia child support guidelines
- Child Support Guidelines Worksheet (Form DC-637; shared custody Form DC-640)
- Virginia Department of Social Services, Division of Child Support Enforcement
- Changing a Virginia child support order
Guidelines effective July 1, 2025. Verified against the official Virginia sources on October 7, 2026. How we calculate →