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DCF 150.03
(1) Determining income available for child support using the
21percentage standard. The court shall determine a parent's monthly income
22available for child support by adding together the parent's annual gross income or,
23if applicable, the parent's annual income modified for business expenses; the parent's
24annual income imputed based on earning capacity; and the parent's annual income
25imputed from assets, and dividing that total by 12. This may be done by completing
1the worksheet in Appendix B, although use of the worksheet for this purpose is not
2required.
Except as provided in s. DCF 150.04 (4) and (5), the percentage of the
3parent's monthly income available for child support or adjusted monthly income
4available for child support that constitutes the child support obligation shall be:
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5Section 23
. DCF 150.03 (1) (a) to (e) of the administrative code are renumbered
6DCF 150.035
(2) (a) to (e).
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7Section 24
. DCF 150.03 (1) (e) Note of the administrative code is renumbered
8DCF 150.035 (2) (e) Note.
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9Section 25
. DCF 150.03 (5) (a) of the administrative code is amended to read:
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DCF 150.03
(5) (a) The court may consider a child's benefit under
42 USC 402 11(d) based on a parent's entitlement to federal disability or old-age insurance benefits
12under
42 USC 401 to
433 and adjust a payer's child support obligation by subtracting
13the amount of the child's benefit received by the payee. In no case may this
14adjustment require the payee to reimburse the payer for any portion of the child's
15benefit. If the payer is receiving the child's benefit, the support amount is either the
16designated percentage
standard applied to the payer's income or the amount of the
17child's benefit, whichever is greater.
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18Section 26
. DCF 150.03 (5) (b) (intro.), 2. and 7. of the administrative code are
19amended to read:
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DCF 150.03
(5) (b) (intro.) If the shared-placement guidelines under s. DCF
21150.04 (2) 150.035 (1) apply, the child's benefit is split between the parents in
22proportion to the amount of time the child spends with each parent. Add the
23proportion of the child's benefit that represents the proportion of time the child
24spends with the parent not receiving the benefit to the support obligation of the
25parent who is receiving the child's benefit. Support shall be determined as follows:
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12. Multiply each parent's monthly income available for child support by the
2appropriate designated percentage
standard under s. DCF 150.03 (1).
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7. Offset the resulting amounts against each other. The parent with the greater
4child support obligation is the shared-placement payer. The shared-placement
5payer shall pay either the lesser of the amount determined in this subsection or the
6amount determined using the
appropriate designated percentage
standard under s.
7DCF 150.03 (1).
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8Section 27
. DCF 150.03 (5m) (intro.), (a), (b) and (g) of the administrative code
9are amended to read:
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DCF 150.03
(5m) (intro.)
Adjustment for adoption assistance. The court may
11consider adoption assistance received by either parent under s. 48.975 (3) (a), Stats.
12If the shared placement guidelines under s. DCF
150.04 (2) 150.035 (1) apply, the
13adoption assistance should be split between the parents in proportion to the amount
14of time the child spends with each parent. Add the proportion of the adoption
15assistance that represents the proportion of time the child spends with the parent
16not receiving the adoption assistance to the support obligation of the parent who is
17receiving the adoption assistance. Support shall be determined as follows:
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(a) Determine each parent's monthly income available for child support under
19s. DCF 150.03 (1)
(intro.). If a parent has one or more previous child support
20obligations, determine the parent's monthly income available for child support
21adjusted for the previous obligations as provided in s. DCF 150.04 (1). Do not include
22the adoption assistance under s. 48.975 (3) (a), Stats., in either parent's income.
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(b) Multiply each parent's monthly income available for child support by the
24appropriate designated percentage
standard under s. DCF 150.03 (1).
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1(g) Offset the resulting amounts against each other. The parent with the
2greater child support obligation is the shared-placement payer. The
3shared-placement payer shall pay the lesser of the amount determined in this
4subsection or the amount determined using the
appropriate designated percentage
5standard under s. DCF 150.03 (1).
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6Section 28
. DCF 150.03 (7) of the administrative code is amended to read:
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DCF 150.03
(7) Calculation of family support. When the
standard under sub.
8(1) designated percentage is used to calculate support under s. 767.531, Stats., the
9amount determined shall be increased by the amount necessary to provide a net
10family support payment, after state and federal income taxes are paid, of at least the
11amount of a child support payment under the standard.
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12Section 29
. DCF 150.03 (11) of the administrative code is renumbered DCF
13150.035 (3) and amended to read:
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DCF 150.035
(3) Deviation from the percentage standard. (a) Upon request
15by a party, the court may modify the amount of child support payments determined
16under sub.
(1) (2) if, after considering the factors in s. 767.511 (1m), Stats., as
17applicable, the court finds by the greater weight of the credible evidence that use of
18the
designated percentage
standard is unfair to the child or to any of the parties.
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(b) If the court under par. (a) modifies the amount of child support payment
20determined under sub.
(1) (2), the court shall state in writing or on the record the
21amount of support that would be required by using the
designated percentage
22standard under sub. (1), the amount by which the court's order deviates from that
23amount, its reasons for finding that use of the
designated percentage
standard is
24unfair to the child or the party, its reasons for the amount of the modification and the
25basis for the modification as provided under s. 767.511 (1n), Stats.
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1Section
30. DCF 150.035 (title) and (2) of the administrative code are created
2to read:
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3DCF 150.035 (title)
Determining the child support obligation.
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4(2) Determining the child support obligation of nonshared placement
5parents. If the conditions under sub. (1) (a) are not met, the child support obligation
6is one of the following percentages of the parent's monthly income available for child
7support or adjusted monthly income available for child support, except as provided
8under s. DCF 150.04 (4) or (5):
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9Section 31
. DCF 150.04 (1) (b) 1. and 3. a. and b. of the administrative code
10are amended to read:
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DCF 150.04
(1) (b) 1. Determine the parent's monthly income available for
12child support under s. DCF 150.03 (1)
(intro.).
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3. a. If the parent is subject to an existing support order for that legal obligation,
14except a shared-placement order under s. DCF
150.04 (2) 150.035 (1), the support
15for that obligation is the monthly amount of that order.
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b. If the parent is in an intact family or is subject to a shared-placement order
17under s. DCF
150.04 (2) 150.035 (1), the support is determined by multiplying the
18appropriate designated percentage
under s. DCF 150.03 (1) for that number of
19children by the parent's monthly income available for child support or, if applicable,
20determine support under sub.
(2), (3), (4), or (5)
or s. DCF 150.035 (1).
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21Section 32
. DCF 150.04 (1) (b) 5. a. and b. of the administrative code are
22amended to read:
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DCF 150.04
(1) (b) 5. a. If the parent is subject to an existing support order for
24that legal obligation, except a shared-placement order under s. DCF
150.04 (2) 25150.035 (1), the support for that obligation is the monthly amount of that order.
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1b. If the parent is in an intact family or is subject to a shared-placement order
2under s. DCF
150.04 (2) 150.035 (1), the support is determined by multiplying the
3appropriate designated percentage
under s. DCF 150.03 (1) for that number of
4children by the parent's monthly income available for child support or, if applicable,
5determine support under sub.
(2), (3), (4), or (5)
or s. DCF 150.035 (1).