Michigan Child Support Calculator
Enter both parents' incomes, number of children, and parenting time to estimate the Michigan 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
- 76.9%
- cases with a support order
$952/mo
One-child base rate at Michigan's median income
18% of $63,498, the Census ACS 2022 median household income for Michigan, divided across twelve months, level with 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
Michigan carries an above-median one-child base rate.
According to Michigan Title IV-D guideline publication, last checked 2021.
- 18%
- published 1-child starting rate
- 76.9%
- 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 Michigan's one-child starting rate sits
Each bar counts jurisdictions with a published one-child base rate in that 3-point guideline band. Michigan is marked in its own band; counts are exact from the 51-jurisdiction dataset.
Michigan'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 · 2021 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.
Large Title IV-D caseload
Michigan calculator in the heavy-caseload third
751,691 active cases put Michigan in the heaviest third by OCSE P-52 volume (#3).
Michigan applies the Income Shares model across a Title IV-D caseload of 751,691 active cases (heavy third nationally), with a published 18% one-child start. Parenting-time and add-on fields adjust the estimate; courts can still deviate.
Sources: Michigan Child Support Guidelines · HHS OCSE Annual Report to Congress (Form 157) · estimate only; a court order requires the official worksheet.
Enter the details above to estimate Michigan child support.
This calculator uses Michigan's Income Shares guidelines.
Michigan Guideline Summary
~18%
1 Child
~26%
2 Children
~32%
3 Children
None
Income Cap
Questions about this Michigan estimate
Where does Michigan's one-child starting rate sit nationally?
Michigan'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 Michigan publish an income ceiling for this estimate?
No income ceiling is recorded in this portal's 2021 Michigan guideline dataset. The official worksheet remains the authority for a binding calculation.
Calculators nearest Michigan'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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Source: U.S. Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) - HHS Child support enforcement caseload and collections · 2025