New Mexico Child Support Calculator
Enter both parents' incomes, number of children, and parenting time to estimate the New Mexico 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
- 84.6%
- cases with a support order
$779/mo
One-child base rate at New Mexico's median income
18% of $51,945, the Census ACS 2022 median household income for New Mexico, divided across twelve months, 18% 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
New Mexico carries an above-median one-child base rate.
According to New Mexico Title IV-D guideline publication, last checked 2021.
- 18%
- published 1-child starting rate
- 84.6%
- 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 New Mexico's one-child starting rate sits
Each bar counts jurisdictions with a published one-child base rate in that 3-point guideline band. New Mexico is marked in its own band; counts are exact from the 51-jurisdiction dataset.
New Mexico'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.
Smaller Title IV-D caseload
New Mexico calculator in the light-caseload third
48,898 active cases put New Mexico in the lightest third by OCSE P-52 volume (#40).
New Mexico applies the Income Shares model across a Title IV-D caseload of 48,898 active cases (lighter third nationally), with a published 18% one-child start. Parenting-time and add-on fields adjust the estimate; courts can still deviate.
Sources: New Mexico Child Support Guidelines · HHS OCSE Annual Report to Congress (Form 157) · estimate only; a court order requires the official worksheet.
Interactive Calculator for New Mexico
New Mexico 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 New Mexico interactive calculator is in development. Phase 1 covers the 10 largest states.
Use Official New Mexico CalculatorNew Mexico Guideline Summary
~18%
1 Child
~26%
2 Children
~31%
3 Children
None
Income Cap
Calculators nearest New Mexico'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 New Mexico's one-child starting rate sit nationally?
New Mexico'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 New Mexico publish an income ceiling for this estimate?
No income ceiling is recorded in this portal's 2021 New Mexico guideline dataset. The official worksheet remains the authority for a binding calculation.