Terms of Use

Effective Date: March 2024

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using PlainChildSupport ("plainchildsupport.com"), you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use PlainChildSupport.

Information Purpose — Not Legal Advice

PlainChildSupport is an informational resource that presents publicly available child support guideline data and interactive calculators in an accessible format. The information on this site is provided for general informational purposes only.

PlainChildSupport does not provide legal advice. Child support law is complex, varies significantly by state, and depends on individual circumstances, judicial discretion, and complete financial disclosure. Calculator results are estimates only. You should always consult a licensed family law attorney in your state before making any legal decisions about child support.

Calculator Results Are Estimates

Our interactive calculators use published state guidelines to generate approximate estimates. Actual child support orders depend on complete financial disclosure, allowable deductions, judicial discretion, and other factors that no online tool can replicate. Never rely solely on calculator results. Always work with a qualified attorney.

Accuracy and Completeness

While we strive to present accurate information sourced from official state statutes and NCSL publications, we make no warranties about the completeness, reliability, or currency of the data. State child support guidelines change periodically. Always verify with the official state court or child support enforcement agency in your state.

No Attorney-Client Relationship

Use of PlainChildSupport does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and PlainChildSupport or Kiznis.Studio. Nothing on PlainChildSupport should be treated as legal representation or legal advice specific to your situation.

Site Content Rights

The underlying government data (state statutes, guideline percentages) is in the public domain. Our original design, code, editorial text, and organization of the data are copyrighted by Kiznis.Studio. You may not scrape, reproduce, or redistribute our site design or original content without permission.

Third-Party Links

PlainChildSupport links to official state court websites, child support enforcement agencies, and legislative resources. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those third-party sites. External links are provided for convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.

Advertising

PlainChildSupport displays advertisements through Google AdSense to support its operation. Ads are served by third parties and are subject to their own terms and privacy policies. Ad content is not endorsed by PlainChildSupport.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, PlainChildSupport and Kiznis.Studio shall not be liable for any damages — including but not limited to decisions made in reliance on calculator estimates or guideline information — arising from your use of or inability to use PlainChildSupport.

Changes to Terms

We may update these terms at any time. Continued use of the site constitutes acceptance of any changes.

Contact

Questions about these terms? Email hello@plainchildsupport.com.

Data Accuracy and Verification

PlainChildSupport aggregates and reformats information that originates from public government agencies, regulatory filings, and other openly available sources. While we take reasonable steps to ingest, normalize, and refresh this data, upstream records may contain clerical errors, lag behind real-world changes, or omit relevant context. You are solely responsible for verifying any fact that influences a legal, medical, financial, educational, safety, or similarly consequential decision. Cross-reference the official source before acting on anything you read here.

Acceptable Use

You may browse, read, and share PlainChildSupport content for personal, journalistic, academic, and non-commercial research use. You may cite specific records with attribution and a link back to the page on plainchildsupport.com. You may not (a) systematically scrape, crawl, or download the dataset in bulk without prior written permission; (b) resell, sublicense, or redistribute derived data products that compete with PlainChildSupport; (c) use our pages to harass, defame, or misrepresent any individual or organization appearing in the data; (d) remove, obscure, or mislabel source attribution; or (e) attempt to bypass rate limits, security controls, or authentication mechanisms.

Plain-Language Editorial Role

PlainChildSupport combines raw public data with plain-language summaries, explainers, and comparisons. Narrative sections are drafted by our editorial team from official source data and reviewed for accuracy before publication. We do not modify the underlying numbers or filings — those are loaded directly from the upstream source. If you spot a summary that misreads the data, please email the correction link on our contact page.

Intellectual Property

The underlying public records surfaced on PlainChildSupport are in the public domain or otherwise freely licensed by the issuing agency — you are free to use those raw facts. However, our site design, layout, navigation structure, original editorial copy, category taxonomies, comparison tables, and curated rankings are the copyrighted work of Kiznis Studio. These creative elements may not be reproduced in whole or substantial part without permission.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time to reflect changes in our data sources, product features, legal environment, or advertising relationships. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date above and — when appropriate — surface a brief notice on the homepage. Continued use of the site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms. We encourage you to revisit this page periodically.

Governing Law and Disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the jurisdiction in which Kiznis Studio is domiciled, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising from or relating to your use of PlainChildSupport will first be addressed through good-faith informal negotiation. If that fails, both parties agree to resolve the dispute in the courts with jurisdiction over Kiznis Studio's principal place of business. Nothing in these terms limits your statutory consumer-protection rights under applicable local law.

Legal Notices

For formal legal notices, DMCA takedown requests, subpoenas, law-enforcement requests, or correspondence regarding these terms, email legal@plainchildsupport.com. General questions, data corrections, and feedback should use the contact page so they reach the editorial team promptly.