Skip to Page Content
Home  |  Contact Us  |  Press Room  |  Site Overview  |  Help  |  Login  |  Register
Add to MyNCSL

States' Treatment of Shared Parenting Time

State/Citation

Treatment

Formula/Multiplier

Shared Parenting Time Threshold**

Notes/Other Adjustments

Alabama
R. Jud. Admin. 32

Deviation

-

-

-

Alaska
Civil Rule 90.3

Formula

Cross-credit; 1.5.

30%

Up to 75% reduction for extended visitation over 27 consecutive days.

Arizona
(court rule)

Formula

Modified Betson

None

-

Arkansas
Admin. Rule of Supreme Court #10

Deviation

-

-

Court may order reduction for extended visitation over 14 consecutive days.

California
Fam. Code §4055

Formula

Quadratic Equation

20%

-

Colorado
Rev. Stat. §14-10-115

Formula

Cross-credit; 1.5.

25%

-

Connecticut
Gen. Stat. §46b-215a

Deviation

-

-

-

Delaware
Fam. Court Civil Rule #52(c)

Formula

Cross-credit; no multiplier.

30%

Separate adjustment applies for 50% time.

District of Columbia
D.C. Code Ann. §16-916.1

Deviation

Cross-credit; 1.5.

40%

-

Florida
Stat. Ann. §61.30

Formula

Cross-credit; 1.5.

40%

May deviate for "significant" amount of time up to 40%.

Georgia
Stat. Ann. §19-6-15

Deviation

-

-

-

Hawaii
(court rule)

Formula

Per Diem

39%

-

Idaho
R. Civ. Pro. 6(c)(6)

Formula

Cross-credit; 1.5.

25%

May deviate for at least 14 consecutive days of visitation for parents with less than 25% time.

Illinois
750 ILCS §5/505

Catch-all Deviation

-

-

-

Indiana
Rules of Court

Deviation

Per Diem

14%

-

Iowa
(court rule)

Formula

Per Diem

35%

-

Kansas
Admin. Order #180

Formula

Per Diem

35%

Up to 50% reduction for extended visitation for 14 or more consecutive days.

Kentucky
Rev. Stat. §403.211

Catch-all Deviation

-

-

-

Louisiana
Rev. Stat. 9:315 et seq.

Deviation

-

20%

Uses a cross-credit formula with a 1.5 multiplier for "approximately equal amount of time."

Maine
19-A Rev. Stat. Ann. §2006

Formula

Cross-credit; 1.5.

Not specified; applies when parties provide "substantially equal care" for the children.

-

Maryland
Fam. Law Code §12-204

Formula

Cross-credit;1.5.

35%

-

Massachusetts
(court rule)

Deviation

-

-

-

Michigan
2001 Child Support Formula Manual
(court rule)

Formula

Quadratic Equation

35%

50% reduction when child spends six consecutive overnight periods with a noncustodial parent.

Minnesota
Stat. Ann.  §518.551 et seq.

-

-

-

-

Mississippi
Code  §43-19-103

Deviation

-

-

-

Missouri
Sup. Ct. Rule 88.01, Civ. Proc. Form 14

Formula

Per Diem

10%

Allows for a deviation when children spend "substantially equal time" with both parents.

Montana
Admin R. Mont. 37.62.138

Formula

Per Diem

30%

-

Nebraska
(court rule)

Formula

Cross-credit; no multiplier.

Joint custody must be ordered for formula to apply.

Up to 80% reduction for visitation exceeding 28 days in a 90 day period.

Nevada
Rev. Stat. §125B.080

Deviation

-

-

-

New Hampshire
Rev. Stat.  §458-C:5

Deviation

-

-

-

New Jersey
Rules of Court 5:6A, Appendix 9

Deviation

Modified Betson

28%

Parents may request abatement for 5 or more consecutive overnights.

New Mexico
Stat. §40-4-11.1

Formula

Cross-credit; 1.5.

35%

-

New York
Dom. Rel. Law  §240(1-b)

Deviation

-

-

-

North Carolina
(court rule)

Formula

Cross-credit; 1.5.

34%

-

North Dakota
Admin. Code  §75-02-04.1-08.1

Formula

Modified Per Diem

45%

Formula also applies for any 60 out of 90 consecutive days of visitation; separate formula used for equal physical custody.

Ohio
Rev. Code  §§3119.23 and .24

Deviation

-

-

-

Oklahoma
43 Okla. Stat. §118

Formula

Cross-credit; 1.5.

33%

-

Oregon
Admin. Rules 137-050-0450 and -0455

Formula

Per Diem

20%

-

Pennsylvania
R. Civ. Pro. 1910.16-4

Formula

Modified Per Diem

40%

-

Rhode Island
(court rule)

Deviation

-

-

-

South Carolina
Soc. Serv. Reg. 114-4710 to -4750

Formula

Cross-credit; 1.5.

30%

Formula is advisory; not compulsory.

South Dakota
Cod. Laws  §25-7-6.14

Formula

Cross-credit; 1.5.

33%

Court option to apply PTA; 38% to 66% abatement also allowed for at least 10 consecutive days of visitation.

Tennessee
Comp. Rules & Regs Dept. Human Services  §1240-2-4-.04

Deviation

-

-

-

Texas
Fam. Code  §154.123

Deviation

-

-

-

Utah
Code  §78-45-7 et seq.

Formula

Per Diem

30%

Up to 50% reduction for visitation at least 25 of any consecutive 30 days.

Vermont
15 Vt. Stat.  §657

Formula

Cross-credit; 1.5.

30%

Separate formula for visitation between 25% and 30%.

Virginia
Code  §20-108.2

Formula

Cross-credit; 1.4.

25%

-

Washington
Rev. Code  §26.19.075

Deviation

-

-

-

West Virginia
Code  § §48-13-501

Formula

Cross-credit; 1.5.

35%

-

Wisconsin
Dept. of Workforce Dev. Code, Chap. 40,  §04.

Formula

Cross-credit; 1.5.

25%

-

Wyoming
Wyo. Stat.  §20-2-304

Formula

Cross-credit; no multiplier.

40%

50% reduction per day for at least 15 consecutive days of visitation.

American Samoa***

-

-

-

-

Guam***

-

-

-

-

Puerto Rico***

-

-

-

-

Virgin Islands***

-

-

-

-

* Standard visitation is usually 20% or 73 overnights per year.

** Many states express the threshold as a number of overnights rather than a percentage; we converted all figures to percentages for easy comparison.

*** Information not Available

Sources:  Policy Studies Inc., September 1999; and child support guidelines online.

Denver Office: Tel: 303-364-7700 | Fax: 303-364-7800 | 7700 East First Place | Denver, CO 80230 | Map
Washington Office: Tel: 202-624-5400 | Fax: 202-737-1069 | 444 North Capitol Street, N.W., Suite 515 | Washington, D.C. 20001