A. There shall be a rebuttable presumption in any judicial or administrative proceeding for child support under this title or Title 16.1 or 63.2, including cases involving split custody, shared custody, or multiple custody arrangements pursuant to subdivisions G 4, 5, and 6, that the amount of the award which would result from the application of the guidelines set forth in this section is the correct amount of child support to be awarded. In order to rebut the presumption, the court shall make written findings in the order as set out in § 20-108.1, which findings may be incorporated by reference, that the application of the guidelines would be unjust or inappropriate in a particular case as determined by relevant evidence pertaining to the factors set out in § 20-108.1. The Department of Social Services shall set child support at the amount resulting from computations using the guidelines set out in this section pursuant to the authority granted to it in Chapter 19 (§ 63.2-1900 et seq.) of Title 63.2 and subject to the provisions of § 63.2-1918.
B. For purposes of application of the guideline, a basic child support obligation shall be computed using the schedule set out below. For combined monthly gross income amounts falling between amounts shown in the schedule, basic child support obligation amounts shall be extrapolated. However, unless one of the following exemptions applies where the sole custody child support obligation as computed pursuant to subdivision G 1 is less than the statutory minimum per month, there shall be a presumptive minimum child support obligation of the statutory minimum per month payable by the payor parent. If the gross income of the obligor is equal to or less than 150 percent of the federal poverty level promulgated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from time to time, then the court, upon hearing evidence that there is no ability to pay the presumptive statutory minimum, may set an obligation below the presumptive statutory minimum provided doing so does not create or reduce a support obligation to an amount which seriously impairs the custodial parent's ability to maintain minimal adequate housing and provide other basic necessities for the child. Exemptions from this presumptive minimum monthly child support obligation shall include: parents unable to pay child support because they lack sufficient assets from which to pay child support and who, in addition, are institutionalized in a psychiatric facility; are imprisoned for life with no chance of parole; are medically verified to be totally and permanently disabled with no evidence of potential for paying child support, including recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI); or are otherwise involuntarily unable to produce income. "Number of children" means the number of children for whom the parents share joint legal responsibility and for whom support is being sought. The guidelines worksheet relied upon by the court or the Department of Social Services to compute a child support obligation for a support order issued by such court or the Department shall be placed in the court's file or the Department's file, and a copy of such guidelines worksheet shall be provided to the parties.
SCHEDULE OF MONTHLY BASIC CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS
COMBINED
MONTHLY
GROSSONETWOTHREEFOURFIVESIX
INCOMECHILDCHILDRENCHILDRENCHILDRENCHILDRENCHILDREN
0-35068104126141155169
40078119144161177192
45088133162181199216
50097148179200220239
550114172215240264287
600124188234262288313
650135203254284312339
700145219273305336365
750155234293327360391
800166250312349384417
850176265332370407443
900186281351392431468
950196296370413454494
1000206311389434478519
1050216326408456501545
1100226341427477524570
1150236357446498548595
1200246372465519571621
1250255385482538592643
1300264398498556612665
1350273412514575632687
1400281425531593652709
1450290438547611672731
1500299451563629692753
1550307464580648712774
1600316477596666733796
1650325490613684753818
1700333503629703773840
1750342516645721793862
1800351529662739813884
1850359542678757833906
1900368556694776853927
1950377569711794873949
2000385582727812893971
2050394595743830913993
21004036087608499341015
21504116217768679541037
22004206347928859741058
22504286478089039931079
230043765982492010121100
235044567284093810321122
240045368485695610511143
245046269787197310711164
250047071088799110901185
2550479722903100811091206
2600487735919102611291227
2650495748934104411481248
2700504760950106111671269
2750512773966107911871290
2800520785982109712061311
2850529798998111412261332
29005378111013113212451353
29505458231029114912641374
30005548361045116712841396
30505628491061118513031417
31005718611076120213231438
31505798741092122013421459
32005878861108123813611480
32505968991124125513811501
33006049121140127314001522
33506129241155129014201543
34006219371171130814391564
34506299501187132614581585
35006379621203134314781606
35506469751218136114971627
36006549871234137915161648
365066310001250139615361669
370067110131266141415551691
375067910251282143115751712
380068810381297144915941733
385069610511313146716131754
390070410631329148416331775
395071310761345150216521796
400072110881360152016721817
405072911011376153716911838
410073811141392155517101859
415074611261407157217291879
420075311361420158617451897
425076011461433160117611914
430076811561447161617771932
435077511661460163117941950
440078211761473164518101967
445078911861486166018261985
450079611971499167518422002
455080412071512168918582020
460081112171526170418742038
465081812271539171918912055
470082512371552173319072073
475083312471565174819232090
480084012571578176319392108
485084812681592177919572127
490085612801607179519752147
495086412921622181219932167
500087213041637182920122187
505088013151652184520302206
510088813271667186220482226
515089613391682187820662246
520090313491695189320822263
525091013591707190720982280
530091713691720192221142298
535092413791733193621302315
540093113891746195021462332
545093814001759196521612349
550094514101772197921772367
555095214201785199421932384
560095714281795200522062398
565096214361805201622182411
570096714431815202722292423
575097314511824203822412436
580097814581834204822532449
585098314661843205922652462
590098814741853207022772475
595099314811863208122892488
600099914891872209223012501
6050100414971882210223132514
6100100915041892211323242527
6150101415121901212423362540
6200101915191911213523482553
6250102515271921214623602565
6300103015351930215623722578
6350103515421940216723842591
6400103815471946217323912599
6450104115511951217923972606
6500104515561957218624042613
6550104815601962219224112621
6600105115641968219824182628
6650105415691973220424242635
6700105715731979221024312643
6750106015781984221624382650
6800106415821990222224452657
6850106715871995222824512665
6900107015912001223524582672
6950107315952006224124652679
7000107616002012224724722687
7050107916042017225324782694
7100108316092023225924852701
7150108616132028226524912708
7200108716142031226824952712
7250108916152034227224992716
7300109116162037227525032720
7350109316172040227925072725
7400109516192043228225102729
7450109716202046228625142733
7500109916212049228925182737
7550110116222052229325222741
7600110316242056229625262745
7650110516252059230025292750
7700110616262062230325332754
7750110816272065230625372758
7800111016282068231025412762
7850111216302071231325452766
7900111416312074231725492770
7950111716352080232325552778
8000112116422089233425672790
8050112616492099234425782803
8100113016572108235425902815
8150113416642117236526012828
8200113916712127237526132840
8250114316792136238626242853
8300114716862145239626362865
8350115216932155240726472878
8400115617002164241726592890
8450116017082173242826702903
8500116517152183243826822915
8550116917222192244826932928
8600117317302201245927052940
8650117817372211246927162953
8700118217442220248027282965
8750118517492225248627342972
8800118717512228248827372975
8850119017532230249127402978
8900119217562232249427432982
8950119417582235249627462985
9000119617602237249927492988
9050119917632240250227522991
9100120117652242250427552995
9150120317672244250727582998
9200120617702247251027613001
9250120817722249251227643004
9300121017752252251527673007
9350121217772254251827703011
9400121517792257252127733014
9450121717822259252327763017
9500121917842261252627783020
9550122217882266253127843026
9600122517922270253627903032
9650122917962275254127953039
9700123218002280254628013045
9750123518042284255228073051
9800123818082289255728133057
9850124118122294256228183063
9900124518162298256728243070
9950124818202303257228303076
10000125118242308257828353082
10050125418282312258328413088
10100125818322317258828473094
10150126118362322259328533101
10200126418402326259828583107
10250126718442331260428643113
10300127018482336260928703119
10350127418532342261628783128
10400127918592350262528883139
10450128318652358263428983150
10500128818712366264329073160
10550129318772374265229173171
10600129718832383266129273182
10650130218892391267029373193
10700130618952399267929473204
10750131119012407268829573214
10800131519082415269729673225
10850132019142423270629773236
10900132519202431271529873247
10950132919262439272529973258
11000133419322447273430073269
11050133819382455274330173279
11100134319442463275230273290
11150134719502472276130373301
11200135219562480277030473312
11250135719622488277930573323
11300136119682496278830673333
11350136619742504279730773344
11400137019802512280630863355
11450137519862520281530963366
11500137919922528282431063377
11550138419992536283331163387
11600138820052544284231263398
11650139220122552285131363409
11700139620192560286031463420
11750140020252569286931563431
11800140420322577287831663441
11850140820392585288731763452
11900141220462593289631863463
11950141620522601290531963474
12000142020592609291432063485
12050142420662617292332163495
12100142820722625293232263506
12150143220792633294132363517
12200143620862641295032453528
12250144020932649295932553539
12300144420992658296832653549
12350144821062666297732753560
12400145221132674298732853571
12450145621192682299632953582
12500146021262690300533053593
12550146521332698301433153603
12600146921402706302333253614
12650147321462714303233353625
12700147721532722304133453636
12750148121602730305033553647
12800148421652736305633623654
12850148721692741306133673660
12900149021732745306633733666
12950149321782749307133783672
13000149621822754307633843678
13050149921862758308133893684
13100150221902763308633953690
13150150521942767309134003696
13200150821982772309634053702
13250151122032776310134113708
13300151422072780310634163714
13350151722112785311134223719
13400152022152789311634273725
13450152322192794312134333731
13500152622242798312634383737
13550152922282803313034443743
13600153222322807313534493749
13650153522362811314034543755
13700153822402816314534603761
13750154122442820315034653767
13800154422492825315534713773
13850154722532829316034763779
13900155022572834316534823785
13950155322612838317034873790
14000155622652843317534933797
14050155922702848318134993804
14100156322752854318735063811
14150156722812859319435133819
14200157122862865320035203827
14250157522912871320735273834
14300157922962877321335353842
14350158323012882322035423850
14400158723072888322635493857
14450159123122894323335563865
14500159523172900323935633873
14550159923222905324535703880
14600160323272911325235773888
14650160723322917325835843896
14700161123382923326535913904
14750161523432928327135983911
14800161923482934327836053919
14850162323532940328436123927
14900162723582946329036193934
14950163123642952329736273942
15000163523692957330336343950
15050163923742963331036413957
15100164323792969331636483965
15150164723842975332336553973
15200165123902980332936623981
15250165523952986333636693988
15300165924002992334236763996
15350166324052998334836834004
15400166724103003335536904011
15450167124153009336136974019
15500167524203014336737034025
15550167724233017337037074030
15600168024263020337437114034
15650168224293024337737154038
15700168524323027338137194043
15750168824353030338537234047
15800169024383033338837274051
15850169324423036339237314056
15900169524453040339537354060
15950169824483043339937394064
16000170024513046340337434068
16050170324543049340637474073
16100170524573053341037514077
16150170824603056341337554081
16200171024633059341737594086
16250171324663062342137634090
16300171524693065342437674094
16350171824733069342837704099
16400172024763072343137744103
16450172324793075343537784107
16500172624823078343837824111
16550172824853082344237864116
16600173124883085344637904120
16650173324913088344937944124
16700173624943091345337984129
16750173824973094345638024133
16800174125003098346038064137
16850174325033101346338104141
16900174625063104346738144146
16950174825093107347138184150
17000175225153113347738254158
17050175625213121348638344168
17100176125273128349538444178
17150176525343136350338534189
17200177025403144351238634199
17250177425463151352038724208
17300177825513158352738804217
17350178225573165353538884227
17400178625633171354238974236
17450179025683178355039054245
17500179325743185355839134254
17550179725793192356539224263
17600180125853199357339304272
17650180525903205358039384281
17700180925963212358839474290
17750181326023219359639554299
17800181726073226360339634308
17850182126133233361139724317
17900182526183239361839804326
17950182926243246362639894336
18000183326303253363439974345
18050183726353260364140054354
18100184126413267364940144363
18150184526463273365640224372
18200184926523280366440304381
18250185226583287367240394390
18300185626633294367940474399
18350186026693301368740554408
18400186426743307369440644417
18450186826803314370240724426
18500187226863321370940804435
18550187626913328371740894445
18600188026973335372540974454
18650188427023341373241054463
18700188827083348374041144472
18750189227133355374741224481
18800189627193362375541314490
18850190027253369376341394499
18900190427303375377041474508
18950190827363382377841564517
19000191127413389378541644526
19050191527473396379341724535
19100191927533403380141814544
19150192327583409380841894553
19200192727643416381641974563
19250193127693423382342064572
19300193527753430383142144581
19350193927813437383942224590
19400194327863443384642314599
19450194727923450385442394608
19500195127973457386142484617
19550195528033464386942564626
19600195928093471387742644635
19650196328143477388442734644
19700196728203484389242814653
19750197028253491389942894662
19800197428313498390742984672
19850197828373505391543064681
19900198228423511392243144690
19950198628483518393043234699
20000199028533525393743314708
20050199428593532394543394717
20100199828643539395343484726
20150200228703545396043564735
20200200628763552396843654744
20250201028813559397543734753
20300201428873566398343814762
20350201828923573399143904771
20400202228983579399843984781
20450202629043586400644064790
20500202929093593401344154799
20550203329153600402144234808
20600203729203607402844314817
20650204129263613403644404826
20700204529323620404444484835
20750204929373627405144564844
20800205329433634405944654853
20850205729483641406644734862
20900206129543647407444814871
20950206529603654408244904880
21000206929653661408944984890
21050207329713668409745074899
21100207729763675410445154908
21150208129823681411245234917
21200208429873688412045324926
21250208729923694412645394934
21300209029973700413345464942
21350209330023706414045544950
21400209630063712414745614958
21450209930113718415445694966
21500210230163725416045764974
21550210530203730416745844982
21600210830253736417345914990
21650211130293742418045984998
21700211330343748418646055006
21750211630383754419346125013
21800211930423759419946195021
21850212230473765420646265029
21900212530513771421246335036
21950212730563777421946405044
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22050213330653788423146555060
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22300214730873817426446905098
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22400215330963829427747045113
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22500215831053840428947185129
22550216131093846429647255137
22600216431143852430247335144
22650216731183857430947405152
22700216931233863431547475160
22750217231273869432247545167
22800217531323875432847615175
22850217831363881433547685183
22900218131413886434147755191
22950218331453892434747825198
23000218631503898435447895206
23050218931543904436047965214
23100219231583909436748045221
23150219531633915437348115229
23200219731673921438048185237
23250220031723927438648255245
23300220331763933439348325252
23350220631813938439948395260
23400220931853944440648465268
23450221131903950441248535275
23500221431943956441848605283
23550221731993961442548675291
23600222032033967443148745299
23650222332083973443848825306
23700222532123979444448895314
23750222832163984445148965322
23800223132213990445749035329
23850223432253996446449105337
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23950223932344008447649245352
24000224232394013448349315360
24050224532434019448949385368
24100224832484025449649455376
24150225132524031450249525383
24200225332574036450949605391
24250225632614042451549675399
24300225932664048452249745406
24350226232704054452849815414
24400226432744060453449885422
24450226732794065454149955430
24500227032834071454750025437
24550227332884077455450095445
24600227632924083456050165453
24650227832974088456750235460
24700228133014094457350305468
24750228433064100458050385476
24800228733104106458650455484
24850229033154111459250525491
24900229233194117459950595499
24950229533244123460550665507
25000229833284129461250735514
25050230133324135461850805522
25100230433374140462550875530
25150230633414146463150945538
25200230933464152463851015545
25250231233504158464451085553
25300231533554163465151165561
25350231833594169465751235568
25400232033644175466351305576
25450232333684181467051375584
25500232633734186467651445591
25550232933774192468351515599
25600233233824198468951585607
25650233433864204469651655615
25700233733904210470251725622
25750234033954215470951795630
25800234333994221471551875638
25850234634044227472151945645
25900234834084233472852015653
25950235134134238473452085661
26000235434174244474152155669
26050235734224250474752225676
26100236034264256475452295684
26150236234314262476052365692
26200236534354267476752435699
26250236834404273477352505707
26300237134444279477952575715
26350237434484285478652655723
26400237634534290479252725730
26450237934574296479952795738
26500238234624302480552865746
26550238534664308481252935753
26600238834714313481853005761
26650239034754319482553075769
26700239334804325483153145777
26750239634844331483853215784
26800239934894337484453285792
26850240234934342485053355800
26900240434984348485753435807
26950240735024354486353505815
27000241035064360487053575823
27050241335114365487653645830
27100241635154371488353715838
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For gross monthly incomes above $42,500, add the amount of child support for $42,500 to the following percentages of gross income above $42,500.
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C. For purposes of this section, "gross income" means all income from all sources, and shall include, but not be limited to, income from salaries, wages, commissions, royalties, bonuses, dividends, severance pay, pensions, interest, trust income, annuities, capital gains, social security benefits except as listed below, workers' compensation benefits, unemployment insurance benefits, disability insurance benefits, veterans' benefits, spousal support, rental income except as listed below, gifts, prizes, or awards.
If a parent's gross income includes disability insurance benefits, it shall also include any amounts paid to or for the child who is the subject of the order and derived by the child from the parent's entitlement to disability insurance benefits. To the extent that such derivative benefits are included in a parent's gross income, that parent shall be entitled to a credit against his or her ongoing basic child support obligation for any such amounts, and, if the amount of the credit exceeds the parent's basic child support obligations, the credit may be used to reduce arrearages.
Gross income shall be subject to deduction of reasonable business expenses for persons with income from self-employment, a partnership, or a closely held business. Gross rental income from any property owned individually, jointly, or by any entity shall be subject to deduction of reasonable expenses; however, the deduction shall not include the cost of acquisition, depreciation, or the principal portion of any mortgage payment. The party claiming any deduction for reasonable business expenses or reasonable expenses for rental property shall have the burden of proof to establish such expenses by a preponderance of the evidence.
"Gross income" shall not include:
1. Benefits from public assistance and social services programs as defined in § 63.2-100;
2. Federal supplemental security income benefits;
3. Child support received; or
4. Income received by the payor from secondary employment income not previously included in "gross income," where the payor obtained the income to discharge a child support arrearage established by a court or administrative order and the payor is paying the arrearage pursuant to the order. "Secondary employment income" includes but is not limited to income from an additional job, from self-employment, or from overtime employment. The cessation of such secondary income upon the payment of the arrearage shall not be the basis for a material change in circumstances upon which a modification of child support may be based.
For purposes of this subsection: (i) spousal support received shall be included in gross income and spousal support paid shall be deducted from gross income when paid pursuant to an order or written agreement and (ii) one-half of any self-employment tax paid shall be deducted from gross income.
Where there is an existing court or administrative order or written agreement relating to the child or children of a party to the proceeding, who are not the child or children who are the subject of the present proceeding, then there is a presumption that there shall be deducted from the gross income of the party subject to such order or written agreement, the amount that the party is actually paying for the support of a child or children pursuant to such order or agreement.
Where a party to the proceeding has a natural or adopted child or children in the party's household or primary physical custody, and the child or children are not the subject of the present proceeding, there is a presumption that there shall be deducted from the gross income of that party the amount as shown on the Schedule of Monthly Basic Child Support Obligations contained in subsection B that represents that party's support obligation based solely on that party's income as being the total income available for the natural or adopted child or children in the party's household or primary physical custody, who are not the subject of the present proceeding. Provided, however, that the existence of a party's financial responsibility for such a child or children shall not of itself constitute a material change in circumstances for modifying a previous order of child support in any modification proceeding. Any adjustment to gross income under this subsection shall not create or reduce a support obligation to an amount which seriously impairs the custodial parent's ability to maintain minimal adequate housing and provide other basic necessities for the child, as determined by the court.
In cases in which retroactive liability for support is being determined, the court or administrative agency may use the gross monthly income of the parties averaged over the period of retroactivity.
D. Except for good cause shown or the agreement of the parties, in addition to any other child support obligations established pursuant to this section, any child support order shall provide that the parents pay in proportion to their gross incomes, as used for calculating the monthly support obligation, any reasonable and necessary unreimbursed medical or dental expenses. The method of payment of those expenses shall be contained in the support order. Each parent shall pay his respective share of expenses as those expenses are incurred. Any amount paid under this subsection shall not be adjusted by, nor added to, the child support calculated in accordance with subsection G. For the purposes of this section, medical or dental expenses shall include but not be limited to eyeglasses, prescription medication, prosthetics, orthodontics, and mental health or developmental disabilities services, including but not limited to services provided by a social worker, psychologist, psychiatrist, counselor, or therapist.
D1. In any initial child support proceeding commenced within six months of the birth of a child, except for good cause shown or the agreement of the parties, in addition to any other child support obligations established pursuant to this section, the child support order shall provide that the parents pay in proportion to their gross incomes, as used for calculating the monthly support obligation, any reasonable and necessary unpaid expenses of the mother's pregnancy and the delivery of such child. Any amount paid under this subsection shall not be adjusted by, nor added to, the child support calculated in accordance with subsection G.
E. The costs for health care coverage as defined in § 63.2-1900, vision care coverage, and dental care coverage for the child or children who are the subject of the child support order that are being paid by a parent or that parent's spouse shall be added to the basic child support obligation. To determine the cost to be added to the basic child support obligation, the cost per person shall be applied to the child or children who are subject of the child support order. If the per child cost is provided by the insurer, that is the cost per person. Otherwise, to determine the cost per person, the cost of individual coverage for the policy holder shall be subtracted from the total cost of the coverage, and the remaining amount shall be divided by the number of remaining covered persons.
F. Any child-care costs incurred on behalf of the child or children due to employment of the custodial parent shall be added to the basic child support obligation. Child-care costs shall not exceed the amount required to provide quality care from a licensed source. When requested by the noncustodial parent, the court may require the custodial parent to present documentation to verify the costs incurred for child care under this subsection. Where appropriate, the court shall consider the willingness and availability of the noncustodial parent to provide child care personally in determining whether child-care costs are necessary or excessive. Upon the request of either party, and upon a showing of the tax savings a party derives from child-care cost deductions or credits, the court shall factor actual tax consequences into its calculation of the child-care costs to be added to the basic child support obligation.
G. 1. Sole custody support. The sole custody total monthly child support obligation shall be established by adding (i) the monthly basic child support obligation, as determined from the schedule contained in subsection B, (ii) costs for health care coverage to the extent allowable by subsection E, and (iii) work-related child-care costs and taking into consideration all the factors set forth in subsection B of § 20-108.1. The total monthly child support obligation shall be divided between the parents in the same proportion as their monthly gross incomes bear to their monthly combined gross income. The monthly obligation of each parent shall be computed by multiplying each parent's percentage of the parents' monthly combined gross income by the total monthly child support obligation.
However, the monthly obligation of the noncustodial parent shall be reduced by the cost for health care coverage to the extent allowable by subsection E when paid directly by the noncustodial parent or that parent's spouse. Unreimbursed medical and dental expenses shall be calculated and allocated in accordance with subsection D.
2. Split custody support. In cases involving split custody, the amount of child support to be paid shall be the difference between the amounts owed by each parent as a noncustodial parent, computed in accordance with subdivision 1, with the noncustodial parent owing the larger amount paying the difference to the other parent. Unreimbursed medical and dental expenses shall be calculated and allocated in accordance with subsection D.
For the purpose of this section and § 20-108.1, split custody shall be limited to those situations where each parent has physical custody of a child or children born of the parents, born of either parent and adopted by the other parent or adopted by both parents. For the purposes of calculating a child support obligation where split custody exists, a separate family unit exists for each parent, and child support for that family unit shall be calculated upon the number of children in that family unit who are born of the parents, born of either parent and adopted by the other parent or adopted by both parents. Where split custody exists, a parent is a custodial parent to the children in that parent's family unit and is a noncustodial parent to the children in the other parent's family unit.
3. Shared custody support.
(a) Where a party has custody or visitation of a child or children for more than 90 days of the year, as such days are defined in subdivision G 3 (c), a shared custody child support amount based on the ratio in which the parents share the custody and visitation of any child or children shall be calculated in accordance with this subdivision. The presumptive support to be paid shall be the shared custody support amount, unless a party affirmatively shows that the sole custody support amount calculated as provided in subdivision G 1 is less than the shared custody support amount. If so, the lesser amount shall be the support to be paid. For the purposes of this subsection, the following shall apply:
(i) Income share. "Income share" means a parent's percentage of the combined monthly gross income of both parents. The income share of a parent is that parent's gross income divided by the combined gross incomes of the parties.
(ii) Custody share. "Custody share" means the number of days that a parent has physical custody, whether by sole custody, joint legal or joint residential custody, or visitation, of a shared child per year divided by the number of days in the year. The actual or anticipated "custody share" of the parent who has or will have fewer days of physical custody shall be calculated for a one-year period. The "custody share" of the other parent shall be presumed to be the number of days in the year less the number of days calculated as the first parent's "custody share." For purposes of this calculation, the year may begin on such date as is determined in the discretion of the court, and the day may begin at such time as is determined in the discretion of the court. For purposes of this calculation, a day shall be as defined in subdivision G 3 (c).
(iii) Shared support need. "Shared support need" means the presumptive guideline amount of needed support for the shared child or children calculated pursuant to subsection B of this section, for the combined gross income of the parties and the number of shared children, multiplied by 1.4.
(iv) Sole custody support. "Sole custody support" means the support amount determined in accordance with subdivision G 1.
(b) Support to be paid. The shared support need of the shared child or children shall be calculated pursuant to subdivision G 3 (a) (iii). This amount shall then be multiplied by the other parent's custody share. To that sum for each parent shall be added the other parent's or that parent's spouse's cost of health care coverage to the extent allowable by subsection E, plus the other parent's work-related child-care costs to the extent allowable by subsection F. This total for each parent shall be multiplied by that parent's income share. The support amounts thereby calculated that each parent owes the other shall be subtracted one from the other and the difference shall be the shared custody support one parent owes to the other, with the payor parent being the one whose shared support is the larger. Unreimbursed medical and dental expenses shall be calculated and allocated in accordance with subsection D.
(c) Definition of a day. For the purposes of this section, "day" means a period of 24 hours; however, where the parent who has the fewer number of overnight periods during the year has an overnight period with a child, but has physical custody of the shared child for less than 24 hours during such overnight period, there is a presumption that each parent shall be allocated one-half of a day of custody for that period.
(d) Minimum standards. Any calculation under this subdivision shall not create or reduce a support obligation to an amount which seriously impairs the custodial parent's ability to maintain minimal adequate housing and provide other basic necessities for the child. If the gross income of either party is equal to or less than 150 percent of the federal poverty level promulgated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from time to time, then the shared custody support calculated pursuant to this subsection shall not be the presumptively correct support and the court may consider whether the sole custody support or the shared custody support is more just and appropriate.
(e) Support modification. When there has been an award of child support based on the shared custody formula and one parent consistently fails to exercise custody or visitation in accordance with the parent's custody share upon which the award was based, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the support award should be modified.
(f) In the event that the shared custody support calculation indicates that the net support is to be paid to the parent who would not be the parent receiving support pursuant to the sole custody calculation, then the shared support shall be deemed to be the lesser support.
4. Multiple shared custody support. In cases with different shared custody arrangements for two or more minor children of the parties, the procedures in subdivision G 3 shall apply, except that one shared guideline shall be used to determine the total amount of child support owed by one parent to the other by:
(a) Calculating each parent's custody share by adding the total number of days, as defined in subdivision G 3 (c), that each parent has with each child and dividing such total number of days by the number of children of the parties to determine the average number of shared custody days; and
(b) Using each parent's custody share as determined in subdivision G 4 (a) for each parent to calculate the child support owed, in accordance with the provisions of subdivision G 3.
5. Sole and shared custody support. In cases where one parent has sole custody of one or more minor children of the parties, and the parties share custody of one or more other minor children of the parties, the procedures in subdivisions G 1 and 3 shall apply, except that one sole custody support guideline calculation and one shared custody support guideline calculation shall be used to determine the total amount of child support owed by one parent to the other by:
(a) Calculating the sole custody support obligation by:
(i) Calculating the per child monthly basic child support obligation by determining, for the number of children of the parties, the scheduled monthly basic child support obligation and dividing that amount by the number of children of the parties;
(ii) Calculating the sole custody pro rata monthly basic child support obligation by multiplying the per child monthly basic child support obligation determined in subdivision G 5 (a) (i) by the number of children subject to the sole custody support obligation; and
(iii) Applying the sole custody pro rata monthly basic child support obligation determined in subdivision G 5 (a) (ii) to the procedures in subdivision G 1.
(b) Calculating the shared custody child support obligation by:
(i) Calculating the per child monthly basic child support obligation by determining, for the number of children of the parties, the scheduled monthly basic child support obligation and dividing that amount by the number of children of the parties;
(ii) Calculating the shared custody pro rata monthly basic child support obligation by multiplying the per child monthly basic child support obligation determined in subdivision G 5 (b) (i) by the number of children subject to the shared custody support obligation; and
(iii) Applying the shared custody pro rata monthly basic child support obligation determined in subdivision G 5 (b) (ii) to the procedures in subdivision G 3.
(c) Determining the total amount of child support owed by one parent to the other. Where one parent owes both the sole custody support obligation and the shared custody support obligation to the other parent, the total of both such obligations calculated pursuant to subdivisions G 5 (a) and G 5 (b) shall be added to determine the total amount of child support owed by one parent to the other. Where one parent owes one such obligation to the other parent, and such other parent owes the other such obligation to the other such parent, the parent owing the greater obligation amount to the other parent shall pay the difference between the obligations to such other parent.
6. Split and shared custody support. In cases where the parents have split custody of two or more children, and there is a shared custody arrangement with one or more other minor children of the parties, the procedures set forth in subdivisions G 2 and G 3 shall apply, except that one split custody child support guideline calculation and one shared custody child support guideline calculation shall be used to calculate the total amount of child support owed by one parent to the other by:
(a) Calculating the split custody child support obligation by:
(i) Calculating the per child monthly basic child custody support obligation by determining, for the number of children of the parties, the scheduled monthly basic child support obligation and dividing that amount by the number of children of the parties;
(ii) Calculating the split custody pro rata monthly basic child support obligation by multiplying the per child monthly basic child support obligation determined in subdivision G 6 (a) (i) by the number of children subject to the split custody support obligation; and
(iii) Applying the split custody pro rata monthly basic child support obligation determined in subdivision G 6 (a) (ii) for each parent to the procedures in subdivision G 2.
(b) Calculating the shared custody child support obligation by:
(i) Calculating the per child monthly basic child custody support obligation by determining, for the number of children of the parties, the scheduled monthly basic child support obligation and dividing that amount by the number of children of the parties;
(ii) Calculating the shared custody pro rata monthly basic child custody support obligation by multiplying the per child monthly basic child support obligation determined in subdivision G 6 (b) (i) by the number of children subject to the shared custody support obligation; and
(iii) Applying the shared custody pro rata monthly basic child support obligation determined in subdivision G 6 (b) (ii) to the procedures in subdivision G 3.
(c) Determining the total amount of child support owed by one parent to the other. Where one parent owes both the split custody support obligation and the shared custody support obligation to the other parent, the total of both such obligations calculated pursuant to subdivisions G 6 (a) and G 6 (b) shall be added to determine the total amount of child support owed by one parent to the other. Where one parent owes one such obligation to the other parent, and such other parent owes the other such obligation to the other such parent, the parent owing the greater obligation amount to the other parent shall pay the difference between the obligations to such other parent.
H. The Secretary of Health and Human Resources shall ensure that the guideline set out in this section is reviewed by October 31, 2001, and every four years thereafter, by the Child Support Guidelines Review Panel, consisting of 15 members comprised of four legislative members and 11 nonlegislative citizen members. Members shall be appointed as follows: three members of the House Committee for Courts of Justice, upon the recommendation of the Chairman of such committee, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; one member of the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice, upon the recommendation of the Chairman of such committee, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and one representative of a juvenile and domestic relations district court, one representative of a circuit court, one representative of the Department of Social Services' Division of Child Support Enforcement, three members of the Virginia State Bar, two custodial parents, two noncustodial parents, and one child advocate, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, to be appointed by the Governor. The Panel shall determine the adequacy of the guideline for the determination of appropriate awards for the support of children by considering current research and data on the cost of and expenditures necessary for rearing children, and any other resources it deems relevant to such review. The Panel shall report its findings to the General Assembly as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports before the General Assembly next convenes following such review.
Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. All members may be reappointed. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be made for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.
Legislative members shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12, and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive such compensation for the performance of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2813. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Department of Social Services.
The Department of Social Services shall provide staff support to the Panel. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Panel, upon request.
The chairman of the Panel shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a quadrennial executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Panel no later than the first day of 2006 regular session of the General Assembly and every four years thereafter. The executive summary shall be submitted as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly's website.