Quick answer: Wyoming uses income shares on net income under Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-304. Each parent’s gross income less federal and state income tax, Social Security and Medicare, mandatory retirement (or unreimbursed business expenses for the self-employed), the premium paid for the children’s health insurance and child support actually paid for other children is the net monthly income. The combined net income and the number of children are looked up in the statutory table (effective July 1, 2023), which gives a base support plus a marginal percentage from $1,000 up, for one to five or more children; the joint obligation is divided in proportion to each parent’s net income and the noncustodial parent pays his or her share. When each parent keeps the children overnight more than 25% of the year and both contribute substantially to their expenses, the joint obligation is multiplied by 150%, each parent’s share is multiplied by the other parent’s share of the time and the larger result pays the difference. With split custody the joint obligation is divided by the number of children, allocated by the number of children with each parent and offset. If the obligor’s net income less the self-support reserve (the federal poverty line for one person) is less than the table amount, that difference is the support. The result is a presumptive amount.
How Wyoming child support works
- Net income and the worksheet. See net income and the Wyoming worksheet.
- The presumptive tables and the self-support reserve. See the presumptive tables and the self-support reserve.
- Shared responsibility and split custody. See shared responsibility and split custody formulas.
What this calculator checks
The calculator applies the table in § 20-2-304(a) and the formulas of subsections (c), (d) and (f), follows the Wyoming Supreme Court’s computation form and net income worksheet (DIVCP 13), and was checked against an independent re-implementation. Amounts are rounded to the dollar. The statute’s table starts at $1,000 of combined net income; below that the calculator applies the first line’s percentage and says so. It does not compute child care, uninsured medical costs, imputed income, the Social Security or veterans’ benefit offset in subsection (e) or deviations.
Child support across Wyoming
The tables apply in every district court, from Cheyenne, Casper, Laramie, Gillette, Rock Springs or Sheridan, and in cases handled by the Child Support Program. Wyoming does not tax income, so the state income tax line is usually zero.
Frequently asked questions
How is child support calculated in Wyoming?
Both parents' net incomes are combined, the statutory table gives the joint obligation for the number of children, and the noncustodial parent pays his or her share in proportion to net income.
What is the Wyoming shared custody rule?
When each parent keeps the children overnight more than 25% of the year, the joint obligation is multiplied by 150% and each parent's share by the other parent's share of the time; the difference is paid.
What is the Wyoming self-support reserve?
The federal poverty line for one person. If the obligor's net income less the reserve is below the table amount, that difference is the support.
Does Wyoming use gross or net income for child support?
Net income, after taxes, Social Security and Medicare, mandatory retirement, the children's health insurance premium and support for other children.
Where does the Wyoming table start?
At $1,000 of combined net monthly income, with base support plus a marginal percentage for each higher line up to $15,000 and above.