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In
Wisconsin, child support is calculated using a set of
guidelines published in the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
These guidelines are now found in Chapter DWD 40. Click to
view
Child Support Orders and Guidelines, or go to Wisconsin
Revisor of Statutes Site to view the rest of the Wisconsin
Administrative Code.
In
general, the guidelines require a person paying child support
to pay a percentage of their gross income (income before
deductions) as child support. The guidelines are:
DWD
40 provides formulas for calculating child support for
situations where all the children live with one parent, where
children spend substantial time with both parents, or where
each parent has some of the children. DWD
child support calculator**
Payment
Information
For
payment information on your child support account, you should
call the Wisconsin Child Support Collection Trust at 1-800-991-5530.
You should have your PIN number ready when you call.
Child
support payments should be sent to:
Wisconsin
Support Collection Trust Fund
PO Box 74400
Milwaukee, WI 53274-0400
To ensure that your payment
is properly applied, you should include the appropriate
payment coupon. There is a $35 Receiving and
Disbursing fee due with the first child support payment each
year. This is a processing fee charged by the state.
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