Minnesota Child Support Guidelines Calculator
The Minnesota Child Support Division bases the Child Support Guidelines Calculator on the Minnesota child support guidelines statute.
Parents, attorneys, and others use the calculator to estimate the amount of child support the court may order on a case.
The calculator is for informational and educational use only. It is not a substitute for the child support guidelines for
those who use it prior to a court hearing.
The court has the final authority to determine the amount of child support in the court order. The calculator provides an
estimate only and is not a guarantee of the amount of child support the court will order. The calculator is only able to
calculate a basic support amount for six or fewer joint children. If there are more than six joint children, the court may
determine a support order without specifically following the guidelines.
Please contact the county child support agency or an attorney with any questions about the child support guidelines.
The calculator uses the following information to estimate the amount of child support. Include as much information as possible. Those who do not have all the information can still use the calculator, but the estimate may not be as accurate. Information the calculator asks for includes:
- If a parent receives a cash grant from the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), General Assistance (GA) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- If a parent is incarcerated (in jail or in prison)
- Each parent’s gross monthly income (from all sources)
- The number of legal nonjoint children without a support order for each parent
- If a parent has other child support orders
- If a parent has spousal maintenance orders
- The amount of benefits from Social Security or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs paid to a joint child due to a parent's disability or retirement
- The monthly cost for health care coverage
- The amount of child care costs
- The percentage, or amount of parenting time awarded in a court order
- If a parent or joint child receives Medical Assistance
Click on the link to the calculator for the current guidelines. Click on the link entitled "Proceed to the calculator for the guidelines effective BEFORE Jan. 1, 2023" to calculate past support for a period before Jan. 1, 2023.