Nevada law no longer puts a general cap — called a “presumptive maximum amount” — on Nevada child support payments. Instead, there is a tiered income scale based on the number of children being supported.
To determine what your child support payments may be, go to the Nevada Child Support Guidelines Calculator. Or refer to the table below:
| Number of Children | Child Support Based on Parent’s Gross Monthly Income (GMI) |
| One child | If your GMI is $6,000 or less, your child support payment may be:
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If your GMI is from $6,000.01 to $10,000, your child support payment may be:
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If your GMI is higher than $10,000, your child support payment may be:
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| Two children | If your GMI is $6,000 or less, your child support payment may be:
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If your GMI is from $6,000.01 to $10,000, your child support payment may be:
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If your GMI is higher than $10,000, your child support payment may be:
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| Three children | If your GMI is $6,000 or less, your child support payment may be:
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If your GMI is from $6,000.01 to $10,000, your child support payment may be:
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If your GMI is higher than $10,000, your child support payment may be:
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| Four children | If your GMI is $6,000 or less, your child support payment may be:
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If your GMI is from $6,000.01 to $10,000, your child support payment may be:
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If your GMI is higher than $10,000, your child support payment may be:
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For each additional child, add:
- an additional 2% for the first $6,000 of your GMI, plus
- an additional 1% of the next $4,000 of your GMI, plus
- an additional .5% of the remainder of your GMI.
Child support payments for parents below the poverty level
If you earn $1,883 or less per month, refer to the low-income child support schedule below to calculate the amount of child support:
Calculating gross monthly income (GMI)
You can calculate your GMI by adding together all your monthly income from any source, including tops and bonuses. To calculate GMI, you should not deduct:
- personal income taxes,
- contributions for retirement benefits,
- contributions to a pension, or
- any other personal expenses
However, self-employed parents may deduct all legitimate business expenses to calculate GMI.
What if I have joint physical custody?
If parents have joint physical custody, the court calculates their respective obligations and orders the parent with the higher financial obligation to pay the difference.
If one parent has a primary physical custody arrangement, the other parent is the only one obligated to pay child support.
When can I stop paying child support?
Parents are not obligated to support children who are:
- at least 18 years old (unless they are 18 and still enrolled in high school),
- legally emancipated in Nevada, or
- not under a legal disability
In most child support cases, parents are not obligated to support their step-children financially. But they are just as responsible for their adopted children as they are for their biological children.
Factors that may increase child support payments in Nevada
Every case is different under Nevada child support laws. And child support payments that are sufficient for one child may be insufficient for others. Some factors court may consider when increasing a paying parent’s child support obligations include:
- the cost of health insurance;
- the cost of childcare;
- any special educational needs of the child;
- the age of the child;
- the legal responsibility of the parents for the support of others;
- the value of services contributed by either parent;
- any public assistance paid to support the child;
- any expenses reasonably related to the mother’s pregnancy and confinement;
- the cost of transportation of the child to and from visitation if the custodial parent moved with the child from the jurisdiction of the court which ordered the support, and the noncustodial parent remained;
- the amount of time the child spends with each parent;
- any other necessary expenses for the benefit of the child; and
- the relative income of both parents
Learn more about the Nevada child support calculator. And call our office for legal advice.
Additional Resources:
- Nevada Child Support Guidelines
- Nevada Division of Welfare
- Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
- Nevada Child Support Services / Child Support Programs (DWSS)
- Clark County Family Court (Las Vegas, NV)
- Clark County District Attorney Family Support Division
- Nevada Child Support Offices
- Child Support Enforcement of Child Support Orders – State of Nevada Self-help Center
- Custody – Legal Aid of Southern Nevada