Property & Finances

a. General Information

No, the parties in this case have never received public assistance. Check this if neither parent has ever gotten government help like welfare or food aid. Yes, one or more parties now receives or has received public assistance. Check this if you or the other parent gets or has gotten government help like welfare or food aid. My gross monthly income is (insert amount): $ Enter your total monthly income before taxes or anything is taken out. unknown. Check this only if you do not know your own monthly income. The other parent's gross monthly income is (insert amount): $ Enter the other parent's total monthly income before taxes, if you know it. unknown. Check this if you do not know how much the other parent earns each month. There is no community property to divide. Check this if you and your spouse have no shared property to split. Any community property has already been divided. Check this if you and your spouse have already split your shared property. I do not know the full extent of the community property. Check this if you are not sure about all the property you and your spouse own together. The community property should be divided as follows: Check this if you want to explain how the shared property should be split. You will write the details below. Property to Plaintiff: 1. List one item of property that should go to the plaintiff, such as a car or furniture. Property to Plaintiff: 2. List another item of property that should go to the plaintiff. Property to Plaintiff: 3. List another item of property that should go to the plaintiff. Property to Plaintiff: 4. List another item of property that should go to the plaintiff. Property to Defendant: 1. List one item of property that should go to the defendant, such as a car or furniture. Property to Defendant: 2. List another item of property that should go to the defendant. Property to Defendant: 3. List another item of property that should go to the defendant. Property to Defendant: 4. List another item of property that should go to the defendant. There is no community debt to divide. Check this if you and your spouse do not owe any shared debts that need to be split. Any community debt has already been divided. Check this if you and your spouse have already decided who pays which shared debts. I do not know the full extent of the community debt. Check this if you are not sure how much shared debt you and your spouse owe. The community debt should be divided as follows: Check this if you want to list how the shared debts should be split between you and your spouse. Debts to Plaintiff: 1. List one debt the plaintiff should be responsible for paying, such as a credit card or loan. Debts to Plaintiff: 2. List another debt the plaintiff should pay. Debts to Plaintiff: 3. List another debt the plaintiff should pay. Debts to Plaintiff: 4. List another debt the plaintiff should pay. Debts to Defendant: 1. List one debt the defendant should be responsible for paying, such as a credit card or loan. Debts to Defendant: 2. List another debt the defendant should pay. Debts to Defendant: 3. List another debt the defendant should pay. Debts to Defendant: 4. List another debt the defendant should pay. I believe the other parent makes $______ per month Enter how much money the other parent earns each month before taxes. Add up pay from work and other income like social security or unemployment. Gross Monthly Income (from above) $______ Write the same monthly income amount you entered above so you can use it in the math.

b. Child Support

Regular Child Support: $______ Multiply the other parent's monthly income by the rate for your number of children and write the result here. No. (skip to ②) Check this if the other parent makes $1,995 or more each month, then move on to your information. Yes. The court may use the low-income child support schedule instead. Check this if the other parent makes less than $1,995 each month. The court may use the low-income chart instead. Low Income Child Support: $______ If you checked Yes above, find the amount on the attached low-income chart and write it here. I make $______ per month Enter how much money you earn each month before taxes. Add up pay from work and other income like social security or unemployment. Gross Monthly Income (from above) $______ Write the same monthly income amount you entered above so you can use it in the math. Regular Child Support: $______ Multiply your monthly income by the rate for your number of children and write the result here. No. (skip to ③) Check this if you make $1,995 or more each month, then move on to the next step. Yes. The court may use the low-income child support schedule instead. Check this if you make less than $1,995 each month. The court may use the low-income chart instead. Low Income Child Support: $______ If you checked Yes above, find the amount on the attached low-income chart and write it here. Annual Income $ Enter the total amount of money you make in one year before taxes are taken out. ÷ by 12 months = GMI $ Divide your yearly income by 12 to get the amount you earn each month. Biweekly Income $ Enter the amount you earn every two weeks before taxes are taken out. X 26 pay periods per year Multiply your biweekly pay by 26, since there are 26 two-week pay periods in a year. ÷ by 12 months = GMI $ Divide the yearly total by 12 to find your monthly income. Weekly Income $ Enter the amount you earn each week before taxes are taken out. X 52 pay periods per year Multiply your weekly pay by 52, since there are 52 weeks in a year. ÷ by 12 months = GMI $ Divide the yearly total by 12 to find your monthly income. Hourly Wage $ Enter how much money you make for one hour of work before taxes. # of hours worked per week Enter the number of hours you usually work in one week. Subtotal = hourly wage X # of hours per week $ Multiply your hourly pay by the number of hours you work each week to get your weekly pay. X 52 pay periods per year Multiply your weekly pay by 52, since there are 52 weeks in a year. ÷ by 12 months = GMI $ Divide the yearly total by 12 to find your monthly income.