Louisiana Child Support Calculator
Enter both parents' incomes, number of children, and parenting time to estimate the Louisiana monthly child support obligation under the Income Shares model. Consult a family law attorney for a binding order.
- 18%
- 1-child base rate
- #18 of 51
- base-rate rank
- No cap
- income ceiling
- 89.1%
- cases with a support order
$804/mo
One-child base rate at Louisiana's median income
18% of $53,571, the Census ACS 2022 median household income for Louisiana, divided across twelve months, 16% below the median state. An index for comparing states, not a case estimate: guidelines apply to the obligor's income, or to combined parental income under the Income Shares model, and a court sets the actual order. How this is derived.
The verdict
Louisiana carries an above-median one-child base rate.
According to Louisiana Title IV-D guideline publication, last checked 2022.
- 18%
- published 1-child starting rate
- 89.1%
- of cases have a support order
Ranks describe published guideline starting rates across this portal's 51-jurisdiction table, not court outcomes or collection performance.
National context
Where Louisiana's one-child starting rate sits
Each bar counts jurisdictions with a published one-child base rate in that 3-point guideline band. Louisiana is marked in its own band; counts are exact from the 51-jurisdiction dataset.
Louisiana's 18% published one-child starting rate is higher than 19 of 51 recorded state rates. This comparison describes the published starting percentage, not a complete child-support estimate.
Source: Published state child-support guideline records in PlainChildSupport's 51-jurisdiction dataset
Income Shares peers by one-child starting rate
Source: State Title IV-D guideline publications compiled in PlainChildSupport states.base_pct_1child filtered by formula_type · 2022 Peer board lists up to 10 Income Shares states sorted by published one-child starting rate. Counts match SELECT COUNT on the live states table.
Mid-pack guideline posture
Louisiana calculator under Income Shares
Louisiana uses Income Shares with a 18% one-child start (#18 of 51).
Louisiana applies the Income Shares model with a published 18% one-child start. OCSE reports 89.1% of its Title IV-D cases carry a support order — a mid-pack order-establishment share than most states. Enter the incomes this model requires; the official worksheet remains the authority for a binding order.
Sources: Louisiana Child Support Guidelines · HHS OCSE Annual Report to Congress (Form 157) · estimate only; a court order requires the official worksheet.
Interactive Calculator for Louisiana
Louisiana uses the Income Shares to calculate child support. Both parents' combined income and each parent's share of it are used to look up the obligation on the state's published child support schedule.
Our Louisiana interactive calculator is in development. Phase 1 covers the 10 largest states.
Use Official Louisiana CalculatorLouisiana Guideline Summary
~18%
1 Child
~24%
2 Children
~29%
3 Children
None
Income Cap
Calculators nearest Louisiana's 18% start
Sorted by absolute gap in published one-child starting rate among states with a verified interactive calculator. Not a recommendation of which worksheet to file.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Louisiana's one-child starting rate sit nationally?
Louisiana's 18% published one-child starting rate is higher than 19 of 51 recorded state rates. This comparison describes the published starting percentage, not a complete child-support estimate.
Does Louisiana publish an income ceiling for this estimate?
No income ceiling is recorded in this portal's 2022 Louisiana guideline dataset. The official worksheet remains the authority for a binding calculation.