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Child support · Nebraska

Nebraska child support calculator

Nebraska uses the income-shares model: both parents’ monthly net income is combined, the basic obligation is read from Table 1 of the guidelines, child care and health insurance are added, and the total is split in proportion to income. This calculator applies Neb. Ct. R. 4-201 to 4-220 and shows every step.

Updated 21 July 2026/ Income shares · Neb. Ct. R. Table 1/ ~4 min read

§ 1 · The instrument

Calculate guideline support

Enter both parents’ monthly net income (after taxes, FICA and required deductions). Add work-related child care and the children’s health-insurance premium if any.

Follows the Table 1 guidelines
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Noncustodial parent — monthly support

Method & source

Show the work  Step-by-step calculation

    Educational estimate — not legal advice. The guideline amount is a rebuttable presumption; a court sets the actual order and may deviate from it (Neb. Ct. R. 4-203).
    Where these numbers come from Nebraska Child Support Guidelines — Table 1 (income-shares schedule) Neb. Ct. R. § 4-201 to 4-220 — child support guidelines Nebraska Judicial Branch — Child Support
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    The income-shares model

    Nebraska follows the income-shares model. Both parents’ monthly net income is combined, the basic support obligation is read from Table 1, and each parent is responsible for the share that matches their percentage of the combined net income. The parent who does not have primary custody pays their share to the other.

    Neb. Ct. R. § 4-203, 4-212.

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    Table 1 and net income

    Nebraska works from net, not gross, income: each parent’s total monthly income less taxes, FICA, mandatory retirement, the parent’s own health insurance, and support ordered for other children (§ 4-205). The combined net income is applied to Table 1 — indexed by combined monthly net income (from $500 up to $15,000) and one to six children. The current Table 1 was last amended February 8, 2017; above $15,000 the court may set a higher amount (§ 4-203).

    Neb. Ct. R. § 4-205; Table 1.

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    Child care, health insurance and the subsistence floor

    To the basic obligation Nebraska adds reasonable child care (§ 4-214) and the children’s health-insurance premium (§ 4-215), each divided in proportion to net income. Table 1 sets a $50 minimum, and a basic subsistence limitation (§ 4-218) protects a low-income obligor by keeping their income above the federal poverty level after support.

    Neb. Ct. R. §§ 4-214, 4-215, 4-218.

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    Joint physical custody

    When the parents share physical custody — generally when a parent has the children a substantial share of the year — Nebraska uses a separate joint physical custody worksheet (Worksheet 3) that offsets each parent’s obligation by the time the children spend with them. Because that needs the exact time split, this calculator computes the sole-custody obligation and flags when a joint arrangement likely applies.

    Neb. Ct. R. § 4-212 (joint physical custody).

    A number with the method attached is the honest form of the same figure.
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    What this calculator does not do

    It combines both parents’ net income, reads Table 1, adds child care and health insurance, and splits the total by net-income share. It does not compute net income from gross for you, apply the basic-subsistence limitation, run the joint-physical-custody worksheet, or apply a deviation the court may order. For a figure you can file, use the official Nebraska worksheets or consult an attorney.

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    Common questions

    How is child support calculated in Nebraska?

    Combine both parents’ monthly net income, read the basic obligation from Table 1, add work-related child care and health insurance, and split the total in proportion to net income. The non-custodial parent pays their share.

    What is the Nebraska child support table?

    Table 1 of the guidelines — indexed by combined monthly net income ($500 to $15,000) and one to six children. The current table was last amended February 8, 2017.

    Net or gross income?

    Net — total income less taxes, FICA, mandatory retirement, the parent’s own health insurance, and support for other children (§ 4-205).

    What is the minimum?

    $50 per month under Table 1, with a basic-subsistence limitation protecting low-income obligors (§ 4-218).

    Is child support taxable in Nebraska?

    No — federally it’s not taxable to the recipient or deductible by the payer, the same in Nebraska as everywhere.

    Sources

    1. Nebraska Child Support Guidelines Table 1 (income-shares schedule): combined monthly net income from $500 to $15,000 by one to six children; $50 minimum; current table last amended February 8, 2017. All 291 rows parsed from the official Judicial Branch table: Table 1 (PDF).
    2. Neb. Ct. R. § 4-201 to 4-220 — child support guidelines: net-income definition (§ 4-205), the calculation and high-income treatment (§ 4-203, 4-212), child care (§ 4-214), health insurance (§ 4-215), and the basic subsistence limitation (§ 4-218).
    3. Nebraska Judicial Branch — Child Support: supremecourt.nebraska.gov.

    Table 1 verified against the Nebraska guidelines (amended Feb. 8 2017) — July 2026 · educational, not legal advice

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