General
Citation:
Last Updated:
Authority: Statute
Guidelines Model: Income Shares
Economic Study: Espenshade
Guidelines Responsibility: Rhode Island Child Support Task Force
Guidelines Approval:
Last Guidelines Review ( )
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Basic Child Support Obligation (BCSO) Schedule
Last Updated:
Income Base: Gross Income
Income Measure: Combined Adjusted Parental Gross Income
Frequency: Monthly
No. of Children Categories: 1 child, 2 children, 3 children, 4 children, 5 children, 6 children
Minimum Income Bracket: $0
Maximum Income Bracket: $15,000
More than Maximum Income:
BCSO Factors/Assumptions/Adjustments
Age: No
Cost of living:
Expenditures Measurement:
Low-Income: Unknown
Medical Expenses:
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Poverty Level:
Price Level:
Subsequent Children:
Taxes:
Low-Income1
SSR/LI Adjustment Amt: N/A
Discretionary: N/A
SSR/LI Adjustment Application: N/A
Deviation Criteria: N/A
Threshold Income: N/A
Limitations: N/A
Minimum Child Support Amount: $60/month
Limitations on Minimum Child Support Amount: N/A
Notes: N/A
Deviation Factors
1. Childcare Expenses
2. Education Expenses
Medical Expenses
Ordinary:
Extraordinary:
Childcare Expenses
Deviation factor
Education Expenses
Deviation Factor
Modification
Variance of 15% or more
Termination5
Age of Majority: 18 years of age
Ends: Majority unless 19 if attending high school
Statute: Ky. Rev. Stat. §403.213(3)
Duty to Provide College Support:
Criminal Penalties for Nonpayment3
Citation: Ky. Rev. Stat. § 530.050, Ky. Rev. Stat. § 532.020, Ky. Rev. Stat. § 534.040, Ky. Rev. Stat. § 534.030
Crime: Class A Misdemeanor; Class D Felony (flagrant nonsupport): six months without payment or $1000+ in arrears
Maximum Penalty: 1 year; $500, 1-5 years; $1,000-$10,000
Interest and Arrears4
Arrears: Yes
Summary: Generally, no, but statute allows interest to be charged at the rate of 12% compounded annually from the date of a judgment.
Statute: Ky. Rev. Stat. § 360.040 A judgment for unpaid child support payments shall bear twelve percent (12%) interest compounded annually from the date the judgment is entered.
License Restrictions for failing to pay Child Support2
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Reinstatement:
State Contact
Name: Ms. Maria Lewis
Title: Assistant Director, Child Support Enforcement
Email: Maria.Lewis@ky.gov
Phone Number: (502) 564- 2285 Ext. 4831
Address: 275 E. Main St., Frankfort, KY 40621
Links
Child Support Calculator
FindLaw
Child Support Program
References
1Judicial Council of California, Review of Statewide Uniform Child Support Guideline, October 25, 2017
2https://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/license-restrictions-for-failure-to-pay-child-support.aspx
3https://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/criminal-nonsupport-and-child-support.aspx
4https://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/interest-on-child-support-arrears.aspx
5https://www.ncsl.org/research/human-services/termination-of-child-support-age-of-majority.aspx