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Alimony & Custody Schedules

A handful of states publish a spousal-support formula; most list statutory factors instead, and we show which is which rather than inventing a number. The custody planner builds standard schedules, counts overnights, and hands that percentage to your state’s support calculator.

What each state publishes about the amount of spousal support

Whether a state computes a guideline amount, caps it without publishing a formula, or publishes only a list of factors.

What each state publishes about the amount of spousal supportWhether a state computes a guideline amount, caps it without publishing a formula, or publishes only a list of factors. The same data is listed as a table below this graphic.AKAlaska: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateMEMaine: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateWIWisconsin: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateVTVermont: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateNHNew Hampshire: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateMAMassachusetts: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateWAWashington: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateIDIdaho: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateMTMontana: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateNDNorth Dakota: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateMNMinnesota: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateILIllinois: Statutory formula — a guideline amount is computedMIMichigan: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateNYNew York: Statutory formula — a guideline amount is computedCTConnecticut: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateRIRhode Island: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateOROregon: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateNVNevada: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateWYWyoming: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateSDSouth Dakota: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateIAIowa: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateINIndiana: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateOHOhio: Not verified yet — not a finding about the statePAPennsylvania: Statutory factors only — no number publishedNJNew Jersey: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateCACalifornia: Statutory factors only — no number publishedUTUtah: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateCOColorado: Statutory formula — a guideline amount is computedNENebraska: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateMOMissouri: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateKYKentucky: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateWVWest Virginia: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateVAVirginia: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateMDMaryland: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateDEDelaware: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateAZArizona: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateNMNew Mexico: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateKSKansas: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateARArkansas: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateTNTennessee: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateNCNorth Carolina: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateSCSouth Carolina: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateDCDistrict of Columbia: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateOKOklahoma: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateLALouisiana: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateMSMississippi: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateALAlabama: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateGAGeorgia: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateHIHawaii: Not verified yet — not a finding about the stateTXTexas: No formula, but the statute CAPS the amountFLFlorida: No formula, but the statute CAPS the amount
  • Statutory formula — a guideline amount is computed
  • No formula, but the statute CAPS the amount
  • Statutory factors only — no number published
  • Not verified yet — not a finding about the state
This is the map that explains why alimony calculators disagree so wildly. Most states publish no formula for the amount — so a site showing you a figure for one of the grey cells has applied a guideline that state never adopted.
Read this as a table
StateWhat each state publishes about the amount of spousal support
AlabamaNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
AlaskaNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
ArizonaNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
ArkansasNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
CaliforniaStatutory factors only — no number published
ColoradoStatutory formula — a guideline amount is computed
ConnecticutNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
DelawareNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
District of ColumbiaNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
FloridaNo formula, but the statute CAPS the amount
GeorgiaNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
HawaiiNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
IdahoNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
IllinoisStatutory formula — a guideline amount is computed
IndianaNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
IowaNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
KansasNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
KentuckyNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
LouisianaNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
MaineNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
MarylandNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
MassachusettsNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
MichiganNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
MinnesotaNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
MississippiNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
MissouriNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
MontanaNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
NebraskaNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
NevadaNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
New HampshireNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
New JerseyNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
New MexicoNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
New YorkStatutory formula — a guideline amount is computed
North CarolinaNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
North DakotaNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
OhioNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
OklahomaNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
OregonNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
PennsylvaniaStatutory factors only — no number published
Rhode IslandNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
South CarolinaNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
South DakotaNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
TennesseeNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
TexasNo formula, but the statute CAPS the amount
UtahNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
VermontNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
VirginiaNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
WashingtonNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
West VirginiaNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
WisconsinNot verified yet — not a finding about the state
WyomingNot verified yet — not a finding about the state

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