MN Stat § 518A.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 517 - 519A — Domestic Relations|Chapter 518A — Child Support|Section 518A.35 — Guideline Used In Child Support Determinations.

518A.35 GUIDELINE USED IN CHILD SUPPORT DETERMINATIONS. Subdivision 1. Determination of support obligation. (a) The guideline in this section is a rebuttable presumption and shall be used in any judicial or administrative proceeding to establish or modify a support obligation under this chapter. (b) The basic child support obligation shall be determined by referencing the guideline for the appropriate number of joint children and the combined parental income for determining child support of the parents. (c) If a child is not in the custody of either parent and a support order is sought against one or both parents, the basic child support obligation shall be determined by referencing the guideline for the appropriate number of joint children, and the parent's individual parental income for determining child support, not the combined parental incomes for determining child support of the parents. Unless a parent has court-ordered parenting time, the parenting expense adjustment formula under section 518A.34 must not be applied. (d) If a child is not residing with the parent that has court-ordered or statutory custody and a support order is sought under section 256.87 against one or both parents, the basic support obligation must be determined by referencing the guideline for the appropriate number of joint children and the parent's individual income without application of the parenting expense adjustment formula under section 518A.34. (e) For combined parental incomes for determining child support exceeding $20,000 per month, the presumed basic child support obligations shall be as for parents with combined parental income for determining child support of $20,000 per month. A basic child support obligation in excess of this level may be demonstrated for those reasons set forth in section 518A.43. [See Note.] Subd. 2. Basic support; guideline. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parents and approved by the court, when establishing basic support, the court must order that basic support be divided between the parents based on their proportionate share of the parents' combined monthly parental income for determining child support (PICS). Basic support must be computed using the following guideline:          Combined Parental Number of Children   Income for Determining Child Support One Two Three Four Five  Six   $0- $1,399 $50 $60 $70 $80 $90 $100   1,400- 1,499 60 75 85 100 110 120   1,500- 1,599 75 90 105 125 135 145   1,600- 1,699 90 110 130 150 160 170   1,700- 1,799 110 130 155 175 185 195   1,800- 1,899 130 150 180 200 210 220   1,900- 1,999 150 175 205 235 245 255   2,000- 2,099 170 200 235 270 285 295   2,100- 2,199 190 225 265 305 325 335   2,200- 2,299 215 255 300 345 367 379   2,300- 2,399 240 285 335 385 409 423   2,400- 2,499 265 315 370 425 451 467   2,500- 2,599 290 350 408 465 493 511   2,600- 2,699 315 385 446 505 535 555   2,700- 2,799 340 420 484 545 577 599   2,800- 2,899 365 455 522 585 619 643   2,900- 2,999 390 490 560 625 661 687   3,000- 3,099 415 525 598 665 703 731   3,100- 3,199 440 560 636 705 745 775   3,200- 3,299 465 595 674 745 787 819   3,300- 3,399 485 630 712 785 829 863   3,400- 3,499 505 665 750 825 871 907   3,500- 3,599 525 695 784 861 910 948   3,600- 3,699 545 725 818 897 949 989   3,700- 3,799 565 755 852 933 988 1,030   3,800- 3,899 585 785 886 969 1,027 1,071   3,900- 3,999 605 815 920 1,005 1,065 1,111   4,000- 4,099 625 845 954 1,041 1,103 1,151   4,100- 4,199 645 875 988 1,077 1,142 1,191   4,200- 4,299 665 905 1,022 1,113 1,180 1,230   4,300- 4,399 685 935 1,056 1,149 1,218 1,269   4,400- 4,499 705 965 1,090 1,185 1,256 1,308   4,500- 4,599 724 993 1,122 1,219 1,292 1,345   4,600- 4,699 743 1,021 1,154 1,253 1,328 1,382   4,700- 4,799 762 1,049 1,186 1,287 1,364 1,419   4,800- 4,899 781 1,077 1,218 1,321 1,400 1,456   4,900- 4,999 800 1,105 1,250 1,354 1,435 1,493   5,000- 5,099 818 1,132 1,281 1,387 1,470 1,529   5,100- 5,199 835 1,159 1,312 1,420 1,505 1,565   5,200- 5,299 852 1,186 1,343 1,453 1,540 1,601   5,300- 5,399 869 1,213 1,374 1,486 1,575 1,638   5,400- 5,499 886 1,240 1,405 1,519 1,610 1,674   5,500- 5,599 903 1,264 1,434 1,550 1,643 1,708   5,600- 5,699 920 1,288 1,463 1,581 1,676 1,743   5,700- 5,799 937 1,312 1,492 1,612 1,709 1,777   5,800- 5,899 954 1,336 1,521 1,643 1,742 1,811   5,900- 5,999 971 1,360 1,550 1,674 1,775 1,846   6,000- 6,099 988 1,383 1,577 1,703 1,805 1,877   6,100- 6,199 993 1,391 1,586 1,713 1,815 1,887   6,200- 6,299 999 1,399 1,594 1,722 1,825 1,898   6,300- 6,399 1,005 1,406 1,603 1,732 1,836 1,909   6,400- 6,499 1,010 1,414 1,612 1,741 1,846 1,920   6,500- 6,599 1,016 1,422 1,621 1,751 1,856 1,931   6,600- 6,699 1,021 1,430 1,630 1,761 1,866 1,941   6,700- 6,799 1,027 1,438 1,639 1,770 1,876 1,951   6,800- 6,899 1,032 1,445 1,648 1,780 1,887 1,962   6,900- 6,999 1,038 1,453 1,657 1,790 1,897 1,973   7,000- 7,099 1,044 1,462 1,666 1,800 1,908 1,984   7,100- 7,199 1,050 1,470 1,676 1,810 1,918 1,995   7,200- 7,299 1,056 1,479 1,686 1,821 1,930 2,007   7,300- 7,399 1,063 1,488 1,696 1,832 1,942 2,019   7,400- 7,499 1,069 1,496 1,706 1,843 1,953 2,032   7,500- 7,599 1,075 1,505 1,716 1,854 1,965 2,043   7,600- 7,699 1,081 1,514 1,725 1,863 1,975 2,054   7,700- 7,799 1,087 1,522 1,735 1,874 1,986 2,066   7,800- 7,899 1,093 1,531 1,745 1,885 1,998 2,078   7,900- 7,999 1,099 1,540 1,755 1,896 2,009 2,090   8,000- 8,099 1,106 1,548 1,765 1,907 2,021 2,102   8,100- 8,199 1,112 1,557 1,775 1,917 2,032 2,114   8,200- 8,299 1,118 1,566 1,785 1,928 2,044 2,126   8,300 -8,399 1,124 1,574 1,795 1,939 2,055 2,137   8,400- 8,499 1,131 1,583 1,804 1,949 2,066 2,149   8,500- 8,599 1,137 1,592 1,814 1,960 2,078 2,161   8,600- 8,699 1,143 1,600 1,824 1,970 2,089 2,173   8,700- 8,799 1,149 1,609 1,834 1,981 2,100 2,185   8,800- 8,899 1,155 1,618 1,844 1,992 2,112 2,197   8,900- 8,999 1,162 1,626 1,854 2,003 2,124 2,209   9,000- 9,099 1,168 1,635 1,864 2,014 2,135 2,221   9,100- 9,199 1,174 1,644 1,874 2,024 2,146 2,232   9,200- 9,299 1,180 1,652 1,884 2,035 2,158 2,244   9,300- 9,399 1,186 1,661 1,893 2,045 2,168 2,255   9,400- 9,499 1,193 1,670 1,903 2,056 2,179 2,267   9,500- 9,599 1,199 1,678 1,913 2,066 2,190 2,278   9,600- 9,699 1,205 1,687 1,923 2,077 2,202 2,290   9,700- 9,799 1,211 1,696 1,933 2,088 2,214 2,302   9,800- 9,899 1,217 1,704 1,943 2,099 2,225 2,314   9,900- 9,999 1,224 1,713 1,953 2,110 2,237 2,326   10,000-10,099 1,230 1,722 1,963 2,121 2,248 2,338   10,100-10,199 1,236 1,730 1,973 2,131 2,259 2,350   10,200-10,299 1,242 1,739 1,983 2,142 2,270 2,361   10,300-10,399 1,248 1,748 1,992 2,152 2,281 2,373   10,400-10,499 1,254 1,756 2,002 2,163 2,292 2,384   10,500-10,599 1,261 1,765 2,012 2,173 2,304 2,396   10,600-10,699 1,267 1,774 2,022 2,184 2,316 2,409   10,700-10,799 1,273 1,782 2,032 2,195 2,327 2,420   10,800-10,899 1,279 1,791 2,042 2,206 2,338 2,432   10,900-10,999 1,285 1,800 2,052 2,217 2,349 2,444   11,000-11,099 1,292 1,808 2,061 2,226 2,360 2,455   11,100-11,199 1,298 1,817 2,071 2,237 2,372 2,467   11,200-11,299 1,304 1,826 2,081 2,248 2,384 2,479   11,300-11,399 1,310 1,834 2,091 2,259 2,395 2,491   11,400-11,499 1,316 1,843 2,101 2,270 2,406 2,503   11,500-11,599 1,323 1,852 2,111 2,280 2,417 2,514   11,600-11,699 1,329 1,860 2,121 2,291 2,428 2,526   11,700-11,799 1,335 1,869 2,131 2,302 2,439 2,537   11,800-11,899 1,341 1,878 2,141 2,313 2,451 2,549   11,900-11,999 1,347 1,886 2,150 2,323 2,463 2,561   12,000-12,099 1,354 1,895 2,160 2,333 2,474 2,573   12,100-12,199 1,360 1,904 2,170 2,344 2,485 2,585   12,200-12,299 1,366 1,912 2,180 2,355 2,497 2,597   12,300-12,399 1,372 1,921 2,190 2,366 2,509 2,609   12,400-12,499 1,378 1,930 2,200 2,377 2,520 2,621   12,500-12,599 1,385 1,938 2,210 2,387 2,531 2,633   12,600-12,699 1,391 1,947 2,220 2,397 2,542 2,644   12,700-12,799 1,397 1,956 2,230 2,408 2,553 2,656   12,800-12,899 1,403 1,964 2,240 2,419 2,565 2,668   12,900-12,999 1,409 1,973 2,250 2,430 2,576 2,680   13,000-13,099 1,416 1,982 2,259 2,440 2,587 2,691   13,100-13,199 1,422 1,990 2,269 2,451 2,599 2,703   13,200-13,299 1,428 1,999 2,279 2,462 2,610 2,715   13,300-13,399 1,434 2,008 2,289 2,473 2,622 2,727   13,400-13,499 1,440 2,016 2,299 2,484 2,633 2,739   13,500-13,599 1,446 2,025 2,309 2,494 2,644 2,751   13,600-13,699 1,453 2,034 2,318 2,504 2,655 2,762   13,700-13,799 1,459 2,042 2,328 2,515 2,666 2,773   13,800-13,899 1,465 2,051 2,338 2,526 2,677 2,784   13,900-13,999 1,471 2,060 2,348 2,537 2,688 2,795   14,000-14,099 1,477 2,068 2,358 2,547 2,699 2,807   14,100-14,199 1,484 2,077 2,368 2,558 2,711 2,819   14,200-14,299 1,490 2,086 2,378 2,569 2,722 2,831   14,300-14,399 1,496 2,094 2,388 2,580 2,734 2,843   14,400-14,499 1,502 2,103 2,398 2,590 2,746 2,855   14,500-14,599 1,508 2,111 2,407 2,600 2,757 2,867   14,600-14,699 1,515 2,120 2,417 2,611 2,768 2,879   14,700-14,799 1,521 2,129 2,427 2,622 2,780 2,891   14,800-14,899 1,527 2,138 2,437 2,633 2,792 2,903   14,900-14,999 1,533 2,146 2,447 2,643 2,802 2,914   15,000-15,099 1,539 2,155 2,457 2,654 2,813 2,926   15,100-15,199 1,545 2,163 2,466 2,664 2,825 2,937   15,200-15,299 1,551 2,171 2,476 2,675 2,836 2,949   15,300-15,399 1,557 2,180 2,486 2,685 2,847 2,961   15,400-15,499 1,563 2,188 2,495 2,695 2,858 2,973   15,500-15,599 1,569 2,197 2,505 2,706 2,869 2,985   15,600-15,699 1,575 2,205 2,514 2,716 2,880 2,996   15,700-15,799 1,581 2,214 2,524 2,727 2,891 3,008   15,800-15,899 1,587 2,222 2,534 2,737 2,902 3,019   15,900-15,999 1,593 2,230 2,543 2,747 2,913 3,030   16,000-16,099 1,599 2,239 2,553 2,758 2,924 3,042   16,100-16,199 1,605 2,247 2,562 2,768 2,935 3,053   16,200-16,299 1,611 2,256 2,572 2,779 2,946 3,065   16,300-16,399 1,617 2,264 2,582 2,789 2,957 3,076   16,400-16,499 1,623 2,272 2,591 2,799 2,968 3,088   16,500-16,599 1,629 2,281 2,601 2,810 2,979 3,099   16,600-16,699 1,635 2,289 2,610 2,820 2,990 3,110   16,700-16,799 1,641 2,298 2,620 2,830 3,001 3,121   16,800-16,899 1,647 2,306 2,629 2,840 3,011 3,132   16,900-16,999 1,653 2,315 2,639 2,851 3,022 3,143   17,000-17,099 1,659 2,323 2,649 2,861 3,033 3,155   17,100-17,199 1,665 2,331 2,658 2,871 3,044 3,167   17,200-17,299 1,671 2,340 2,668 2,882 3,055 3,178   17,300-17,399 1,677 2,348 2,677 2,892 3,066 3,189   17,400-17,499 1,683 2,357 2,687 2,902 3,077 3,201   17,500-17,599 1,689 2,365 2,696 2,912 3,088 3,212   17,600-17,699 1,695 2,373 2,705 2,922 3,098 3,223   17,700-17,799 1,701 2,382 2,715 2,932 3,109 3,234   17,800-17,899 1,707 2,390 2,724 2,942 3,119 3,245   17,900-17,999 1,713 2,399 2,734 2,953 3,130 3,256   18,000-18,099 1,719 2,407 2,744 2,963 3,141 3,268   18,100-18,199 1,725 2,415 2,753 2,973 3,152 3,279   18,200-18,299 1,731 2,424 2,763 2,984 3,163 3,290   18,300-18,399 1,737 2,432 2,772 2,994 3,174 3,301   18,400-18,499 1,743 2,441 2,782 3,004 3,185 3,313   18,500-18,599 1,749 2,449 2,791 3,014 3,196 3,324   18,600-18,699 1,755 2,457 2,801 3,024 3,206 3,335   18,700-18,799 1,761 2,466 2,811 3,035 3,217 3,346   18,800-18,899 1,767 2,474 2,820 3,045 3,227 3,357   18,900-18,999 1,773 2,483 2,830 3,056 3,238 3,368   19,000-19,099 1,779 2,491 2,840 3,066 3,249 3,380   19,100-19,199 1,785 2,499 2,849 3,076 3,260 3,392   19,200-19,299 1,791 2,508 2,859 3,087 3,271 3,403   19,300-19,399 1,797 2,516 2,868 3,097 3,282 3,414   19,400-19,499 1,803 2,525 2,878 3,107 3,293 3,426   19,500-19,599 1,809 2,533 2,887 3,117 3,304 3,437   19,600-19,699 1,815 2,541 2,896 3,127 3,315 3,448   19,700-19,799 1,821 2,550 2,906 3,138 3,326 3,459   19,800-19,899 1,827 2,558 2,915 3,148 3,337 3,470   19,900-19,999 1,833 2,567 2,925 3,159 3,348 3,481   20,000 and over or the amount in effect under subdivision 4 1,839 2,575 2,935 3,170 3,359 3,492   [See Note.] Subd. 3. Income cap on determining basic support. (a) The basic support obligation for parents with a combined parental income for determining child support in excess of the income limit under subdivision 2 must be the same dollar amount as provided for the parties with a combined parental income for determining child support equal to the income limit under subdivision 2. (b) A court may order a basic support obligation in a child support order in an amount that exceeds the income limit in subdivision 2 if it finds that a child has a disability or other substantial, demonstrated need for the additional support for those reasons set forth in section 518A.43 and that the additional support will directly benefit the child. Subd. 4. More than six children. If a child support proceeding involves more than six children, the court may derive a support order without specifically following the guidelines. However, the court must consider the basic principles encompassed by the guidelines and must consider both parents' needs, resources, and circumstances. History: 2005 c 164 s 26,29; 1Sp2005 c 7 s 27,28; 2006 c 280 s 42; 2007 c 54 art 5 s 15; 2016 c 189 art 15 s 19; 2021 c 30 art 10 s 64,65 NOTE: The amendments to subdivisions 1 and 2 by Laws 2021, chapter 30, article 10, sections 64 and 65, are effective January 1, 2023. Laws 2021, chapter 30, article 10, sections 64 and 65, the effective dates.