JTAC web development staff and the Indiana Judicial Conference’s Domestic Relations Committee have spent the end of 2009 building a new child support calculator to comply with amendments to the Indiana Child Support Guidelines effective on January 1, 2010. Changes to the Guidelines that had the most impact on the calculator include a new form for Health Insurance Premiums and new guideline schedules for basic child support obligation.
The calculator, published on December 31, 2009, is the first in a series of new calculators based on the 2010 Guidelines. This calculator is designed specifically for parents and pro se litigants, with helpful text and links to specific sections of the Guidelines along the way.
A simpler version of the online calculator designed for attorneys, judges, and court staff is in development, and a downloadable version will follow.
Benefits of the new calculators include:
- Works in several major browsers and on Apple computers (the old calculator did not)
- Works faster than the old calculator and is better organized for the public
- Provides a summary screen and the ability to easily go back and edit any section
- Save a calculation on the server and access it again from any Internet-connected computer; transaction numbers printed right on the forms.