Child Support Calculator - Wyoming

Wyoming applies child support guidelines under Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-304 using each parent's net income (gross minus taxes, Social Security, Medicare, and health insurance). Planning percentages commonly applied to the paying parent's net income are about 20% for one child, 25% for two, 28% for three, 30% for four, and 32% for five or more. Healthcare and childcare can adjust the result. Courts require documentary proof of income and will not treat an online estimate as an order. Confirm current tables with a Wyoming attorney or official worksheet.

For Wyoming planning under Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-304, net income is generally gross earnings minus income taxes, Social Security, Medicare, and health-insurance premiums. Do not use raw gross wages as if they were net. Self-employed parents should expect scrutiny of business expenses and distributions. Bring tax returns, payroll stubs, and premium statements so the court can verify the net figure used in the guideline calculation.

Wyoming requires a material change in circumstances to modify an existing support order under the Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-304 framework. Practitioners often evaluate whether the new guideline amount would differ by about 20% from the current order, supported by updated income and expense evidence. Informal verbal agreements do not change what the court will enforce. File a formal modification and keep paying the existing order until a new order is entered.

Yes. Wyoming courts can impute income when a parent is voluntarily underemployed or unemployed without good cause, or when reported income is unreliable under Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-304. Judges may look at prior earnings, skills, local job markets, and financial records. Imputation can raise or lower support substantially, so documentation quality matters. Unsupported accusations rarely succeed without exhibits.

You can file without counsel, but contested income, self-employment, or parenting-time disputes under Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-304 become technical quickly. A Wyoming family-law attorney can align worksheet inputs with admissible records and draft enforceable language. Use this calculator only as a planning baseline before consulting licensed counsel in Wyoming.