State of Alabama		CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES			Case Number
Unified Judicial System
Form CS–42 Rev. 5/2022

IN THE		COURT OF		COUNTY,ALABAMA
(Circuit or District)			(Name of County)

	V.
Plaintiff		Defendant

Children		Date of Birth		Children		Date of Birth
Number of Children

Line	Item			Plaintiff	Defendant	Combined
1	MONTHLY GROSS INCOME			$	$
1a	Minus Preexisting Child Support Payments			-	-
1b	Minus Preexisting Periodic Alimony Payments			-	-
2	MONTHLY ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME (Line 1 – Line 1a – Line 1b)
3	PERCENTAGE SHARE OF INCOME (Income on Line 2 divided by Combined Income)
4	BASIC CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION (Apply Line 2 Combined to Schedule of Basic Child Support Obligations)
5	WORK-RELATED CHILD-CARE COSTS (Paid by Either Parent)			$	$
6	HEALTH-CARE-COVERAGE COSTS (Paid by Either Parent)			$	$
7	TOTAL CHILD-SUPPORT OBLIGATION (Combined Line 4 + Line 5 + Line 6)
8	EACH PARENT'S CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION (Line 3 x Line 7)
9	TOTAL COSTS PAID BY EACH PARENT (Line 5 + Line 6)
10	EACH PARENT'S ADJUSTED CHILD-SUPPORT OBLIGATION (Line 8 – Line 9. If less than $0, enter $0.)
	Self-Support Reserve (SSR)
11	INCOME AVAILABLE AFTER SSR (Line 2 – SSR of $981. If less than $0, enter $0.)
12	INCOME AVAILABLE FOR SUPPORT (85% of Line 11. If less than $50, enter $50 minimum obligation.)
	Recommended Child Support Order
13	RECOMMENDED CHILD-SUPPORT ORDER (Lesser of Lines 10 and 12)
Comments, Calculations, or Rebuttals to Guidelines:
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