• Noncustodial Parent
  The monthly amount Gross Income entered for this person.
• Custodial Party

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• Noncustodial Parent
  The sum total of Federal, Social Security, State and Local taxes; (calculated based on the gross income) filing status entered; values entered for
  spousal support paid to another party; union dues; and non-voluntary retirement.
  PA RCP 1910.16-2(c )(1) and PA RCP 1910.16-2(c )(2) explains the allowable deductions for the purpose of calculating child support.
• Custodial Party

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• The amounts of income after the total deductions are subtracted from the gross income.
  Calculation:

  Line 1 (Monthly Gross Income)
  minus
  Line 2 (Monthly Total Deductions)

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• The combined amount of net income for both the Noncustodial Parent(NCP) and Custodial Party(CP).
  Calculation:

  Line 3 (Monthly Net Income amount for the Noncustodial Parent)
  plus
  Line 3 (Monthly Net Income amount for the Custodial Party)

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• The monthly amount of child support for children in this child support action as determined by the Basic Child Support Schedule.
• The Basic Child Support Schedule is outlined in PA RCP 1910.16-3

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• The number of children entered on the Child Support Estimator Entry page or the number of children of this child support action.

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• Noncustodial Parent
  The percentage of the combined monthly net income.
  
  Calculation for the Noncustodial Parent(NCP):

  Line 3 – Monthly Net Income for the Noncustodial Parent
  divided by
  Line 4 – Monthly Combined Total Net Income

  Calculation for the Custodial Party(CP):

  Line 3 – Monthly Net Income for the Custodial Party
  divided by
  Line 4 – Monthly Combined Total Net Income.

• Custodial Party

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Amount of the Noncustodial Parent's (NCP’s) share of child support is calculated as follows:

Line 7 – Total Net Monthly Income as percentage for Noncustodial Parent
multiplied by
Line 5 – Basic Child Support Amount.

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The amount of child care expenses for which the Noncustodial Parent (NCP) would be responsible. You may need to use a formula to determine what this value should be. Different scenarios in how child care expenses are paid require different formulas. The share of child care expenses is determined by the percentage of total income, monthly child care expenses, and the portion already being paid by the party. Detailed scenarios and formulas are explained below.
When the child care expenses are paid by the Custodial Party(CP), this amount is calculated as follows:

Line 7 – Total Monthly Income as percentage for Noncustodial Parent
multiplied by
the amount of child care entered
plus
the Basic Child Support Obligation.

For example, the Custodial Party pays $400 per month for child care expenses. The Noncustodial Parent’s income represents 64% of the total combined income for the Custodial Party and Noncustodial Parent. To calculate the Noncustodial Parent’s portion of child care expenses, the following calculation is performed:
$400.00 * 64% = $256.00.
This amount will be added to the Noncustodial Parent’s basic child support obligation.
When the child care expenses are paid by the Noncustodial Parent, this amount is calculated as follows:

Line 7 – Total Monthly Income as Percentage for Custodial Party
multiplied by
the amount of child care entered
subtract this from
the Basic Child Support Obligation

For example, the Noncustodial Parent pays $400 per month for child care expenses. The Noncustodial Parent’s income represents 64% of the total combined income for the Custodial Party and Noncustodial Parent. The Custodial Party’s income represents 36% of the total combined income for the Custodial Party and Noncustodial Parent. To calculate the Noncustodial Parent’s portion of child care expenses, the following calculation is performed:
$400.00 * 36% = $144
This amount will be deducted from the Noncustodial Parent’s basic child support obligation.
When a portion of the child care expenses are paid by both the Noncustodial Parent and the Custodial Party (expenses can be calculated when there are two or more child care providers), this amount is calculated as follows:

Child care expenses paid by Custodial Party
plus
Child care expenses paid by the Noncustodial Parent
multiplied by
Line 7 – Total Monthly Income as Percentage for Noncustodial Parent

Deduct the child care expenses already paid by the Noncustodial Parent from the calculated amount.
For example, there is a total of $500 per month (for all child care providers being used) required for child care expenses. The Custodial Party pays $400 of this monthly expense, and the Noncustodial Parent pays $100 per month of this monthly expense. As shown on line 7, the Noncustodial Parent’s income is 64% of the total combined income for the Custodial Party and Noncustodial Parent.
To calculate the Noncustodial Parent’s portion of child care expenses, the following calculation is performed:
$500.00 is the total monthly child care expense.
$500.00 * 64% = $320.00 – this is the Noncustodial Parent’s share of total combined child care expenses
$320.00 - $100.00 = $220.00 – this is the Noncustodial Parent’s adjusted share of child care expenses. As the calculation shows, the amount is reduced by the amount of child care expenses being paid by the Noncustodial Parent

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• The amount of health insurance premium expenses for which the Noncustodial Parent(NCP) would be responsible.

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• The monthly amount of child support that would be paid to the Custodial Party(CP) in this child support action. This amount is calculated as follows:

  Line 8 (Noncustodial Parent's[NCP] share of the Basic Child Support)
  plus
  Line 9 (Noncustodial Parent’s share of Child Care Expenses)
  plus
  Line 10 (Noncustodial Parent’s share of Health Insurance Premium)

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