CHILD SUPPORT IN ARKANSAS

In determining an appropriate amount of child support, courts are to refer to the family support chart contained in the Administrative Order of the Supreme Court Number 10. The family support chart provides a means of calculating child support based on the payor's net income. Administrative Order Number 10 defines income as any form of payment, periodic or otherwise, due to an individual, regardless of source, including:

• Wages,
• Salaries,
• Commissions,
• Bonuses,
• Workers' compensation,
• Disability,
• Payments pursuant to a pension or retirement program,
• Interest less proper deductions.
  

It is well established that this definition of income is broadly construed, intended to encompass the widest range of potential income sources. The administrative order also states that for self-employed payors, support is to be calculated based on the last two years' federal and state income tax returns and the quarterly estimates for the current year. Administrative Order 10 instructs that the court should also consider the amount the payor is capable of earning or a net worth approach based on property, life-style, etc.

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