Simple Child Support Calculator
For a simple and easy calculation of child support in Tennessee, we recommend using the TN Department of Human Services child support calculator.
The TN Department of Human Services child support calculator is quite simple and easy to use. You can also expect it to be accurate and kept up to date in 2024.
For the state of Tennessee, we advise against using a different calculator as the results may be innacurate or misleading.
Parenting Time Calculator for Tennessee
According to Tennessee child support guidelines, payment amounts depend on how much time a child spends with the non-custodial parent.
Use this calculator to work out how much care the non-custodial parent provides. Remember to add in all fractions of days when the non-custodial parent has parenting time.
Calculate parenting time %
Regular days
Vacation days each year*
183 days per year.
50.0% of parenting time.
* Vacation days are all days when the regular schedule does not apply.
How Child Support is Calculated in Tennessee
Child support payments in Tennessee are calculated using the income shares category method. Payments depend on the combined incomes of the parents as well as the number of children. A larger combined income or more children usually means greater payments.
The amount paid or received by an individual parent also depends on their income percentage. The higher your percentage of combined parent income, the more you pay or less you receive.
Payments are also affected by which parenting time category applies. Payments may be lower because of a "shared" (fairly equal) care arrangement.
Tennesseans paying the most child support have high incomes and limited parenting time. Conversely, the biggest receivers are parents who (a) work little (b) have their kids most of the time and (c) have a high earner as the other parent.
The Child Support and Credit Worksheets are in an Excel document. Automated calculations simplify the task of completing them. In the workbook is a series of tabs along the bottom of the page, one for each worksheet. Also contained are instructions for completing the worksheets and another tab containing the TN Schedule of Basic Child Support Obligations.
The “Income Shares Model” means that, under our child support law, both parents’ income is considered in determining child support. Current Rules, Charts, Worksheets and important links can be found on the Tennessee Child Support Resources page.
Miles Mason Family Law Group
Tennessean child support guidelines apply to the whole state, including the cities of Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Clarksville and Murfreesboro. Variations in support payments may be made by the agreement of parents or at the discretion of a judge presiding over your case.
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