How is Child Support Calculated in Connecticut?

In all cases, other factors that the court may consider, in addition to the Guidelines, are the parents’:

·        Age

·        Health,

·        Station

·        Occupation

·        Earning capacity

·        Amount and sources of income

·        Estate

·        Vocational skills and employability

And the child(ren)’s:

·        Age

·        Health

·        Station

·        Occupation

·        Educational status and expectation

·        Amount and sources of income

·        Vocational skills

·        Employability

·        Estate and needs of the child.



The parties or the court are free to deviate from that presumptive support order in the following circumstances:

·        Other financial resources available to a parent

·        Extraordinary expenses for the care and maintenance of the child

·        Extraordinary parental expenses

·        Needs of a parent’s other dependents

·        Coordination of total family support

·        Special circumstances (i.e. shared physical custody, best interests of the child or extraordinary disparity in parental income)

In all cases, the child support order continues until the latter of the child graduating from high school or turning 18, except that it may not extend beyond a child’s 19^th birthday. In limited cases, if there is a child with an intellectual, mental or physical disability, as defined by statute, who resides with a parent and is principally dependent upon the parent for maintenance, the child support order may extend until the age of 21.



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Child support matters are often fact specific. For that reason, it is best to consult an experienced attorney about your case. The attorneys at Ferro & Battey, LLC have extensive experience negotiating and litigating all types of child support matters, including obtaining one of the highest child support awards in the history of Connecticut, and are equipped to handle your child support matter.