Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37.62 - CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
Subchapter 37.62.1 - Child Support Guidelines
Rule 37.62.126 - MINIMUM SUPPORT OBLIGATION
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) A specific minimum contribution toward child support should be ordered in all cases when the parent's income, after deductions, is less than or equal to the parent's personal allowance or the parent's calculated child support obligation is less than 12% of that parent's income after deductions.
(2) The minimum contributions under this rule are presumptive and may be rebutted by the circumstances of a particular case, provided there is an appropriate finding on the record.
(3) The table for determining the minimum support obligation of a parent whose income after deductions is less than or equal to the parent's personal allowance is as follows:
Column A"Income Ratio" | Column B"Minimum ContributionMultiplier" | |
If the IR is in the range: .00 to.25 If the IR is: | The minimum contribution is: .00 | |
over: | but not over: | The multiplier is: |
.25 | .31 | .01 |
.31 | .38 | .02 |
.38 | .45 | .03 |
.45 | .52 | .04 |
.52 | .59 | .05 |
.59 | .66 | .06 |
.66 | .73 | .07 |
.73 | .80 | .08 |
.80 | .87 | .09 |
.87 | .94 | .10 |
.94 | 1.00 | .11 |
40-5-203, MCA; IMP, 40-5-209, MCA;