Child Support Laws & Information

New (Nevada) Child Support Laws Effective February 1, 2020.

Nevada Presumptive Maximum Amounts or “caps” per child are going away.

More updates on the specifics of this law are going to be rolled out and explained in more detail. Child Support will now be calculated using tiers and adding those amounts together.

The Definition of Gross Monthly Income also has a new definition.

New (Nevada) Child Support Laws (one child)

1. For the first $6,000 – 16 percent of such income;
2. Greater than $6,000 and equal to or less than $10,000 – 8 percent of such a portion;
3. For any portion that is greater than $10,000 – 4 percent of such a portion.

New (Nevada) Child Support Laws (two children)

1. For the first $6,000 – 22 percent of such income;
2. Greater than $6,000 and equal to or less than $10,000 – 11 percent of such a portion;
3. For any portion that is greater than $10,000 – 6 percent of such a portion.

New (Nevada) Child Support Laws (three children)

1. For the first $6,000 – 26 percent of such income;
2. Greater than $6,000 and equal to or less than $10,000 – 13 percent of such a portion;
3. For any portion that is greater than $10,000 – 6 percent of such a portion.

New (Nevada) Child Support Laws (four children)

1. For the first $6,000 – 28 percent of such income;
2. Greater than $6,000 and equal to or less than $10,000 – 14 percent of such a portion;
3. For any portion that is greater than $10,000 – 7 percent of such a portion.

For each additional child (support with more than four children)

1. For the first $6,000 – an additional 2 percent of such income;
2. Greater than $6,000 and equal to or less than $10,000 – an additional 1 percent of such a portion;
3. For any portion that is greater than $10,000 – an additional 0.5 percent of such a portion.

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To find out more information about how these child support law changes in Southern Nevada and how they might effect your family, contact us today.