New Hampshire has a complicated set of statewide guidelines that must be used to create court orders for child support. These guidelines are more than just a simple mathematical formula. As such, it is not really possibly to definitively predict how much support a judge will order in a particular case. But because the guidelines must be followed, the state and some third parties have created NH child support calculators that can estimate future payments for New Hampshire children. Interested parents can access these calculators online and use them in the comfort of their own homes.
If you have a time, it is a good idea to familiarize yourself with the state chld support services and guidelines. The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services is the state agency with the responsibility to run the NH child support program. That department can assist in certain areas, such as information about how to file a lawsuit for paternity and support. The department also provides a free NH child support calculator for use online (see Resources for a link to the calculator). If you have any questions about calculating child support or any other issues, use the following contact information:
Division of Child Support Services
NH Department of Health and Human Services
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-4745
See Resources for a website link, as well.
You may also use the New Hampshire state guidelines in conjunction with the child support calculators. As of the time of this writing the New Hampshire Bar Association publishes these guidelines online. Look in the Resources for a link.
Now, you can use either the department’s official NH calculator or a third-party calculator from the Divorce HQ website (see the Resources links to find both calculators). No matter what device you use, just be cognizant of the fact that a calculator may not consider all variables of your particular case. Therefore, it is only an estimate that may be different under a real court order.
Using the calculators is quite simple, but the hard part is gathering all of the information. For example, you need to know the income of the other party, whether he or she is paying child support to other children and other personal information. You may have to ask around this information. But if you can find accurate data, the NH child support calculators can give you a decent estimate of how much the obligor (paying parent) will owe in child support.
Warning: In cases of joint or split custody, the child support amount tabulated by a calculator may be reduced in real life. These situations can be quite complex, and this is why only a judge can make a final decision on New Hampshire child support after weighing all of the facts and circumstances of each case.
Resources:
NH DCSS Website
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Calculator for Child Support
Divorce HQ NH Child Support Calculator
New Hampshire Bar Association State Guidelines for Child Support
