Indiana Child Support Calculator
Downloadable Calculator

You must have Microsoft Excel 2000 or newer to use this child support calculator. This calculator is not compatible with Corel Quattro Pro or other spreadsheet software programs.

Version 2.0 Now Available (January 30, 2007)
An updated version of the downloadable child support calculator is now available.  This new release includes:
  • All required data fields in the downloadable calculator now appear on the first page (worksheet) of the spreadsheet, called the "Start" page, and very little direct data entry is required on the forms. Data entry fields on the forms are all optional, and include information such as secondary education costs, health care and child care costs, and amounts of previous child support orders.
  • New alerts have been added to the calculator, which appear when a user attempts to calculate an obligation for some scenarios which are not covered by the calculator (see Notice).
Please download the new version of the downloadable calculator so that you can take advantage of these updates, and please review the user guide for instructions on using this calculator.

Overview
The downloadable Child Support Calculator is a Microsoft Excel file that includes:

  1. Child Support Obligation Worksheet (CSOW )
  2. Parenting Time Credit Worksheet (PTCW)
  3. Post-Secondary Education Worksheet (PSEW)
  4. Guideline Schedule for Weekly Support Payments
  5. Parenting Time Table

How It Works
You'll begin with the CSOW at Step One, where you will enter information that does not appear on the worksheet or that is not represented numerically on the worksheet. This information is required to create an accurate obligation calculation. Step Two is the CSOW itself. All fields that require data to be entered are highlighted in yellow, and you may progress through these fields by pressing the 'Tab' button on your keyboard.

Screenshot of Offline Calculator

The next step is to complete the PSEW—if applicable—and then the PTCW. Again, all fields that require data to be entered are highlighted in yellow on these worksheets. In addition, fields that do not require data to be entered are locked, so that you may not change their contents. Moreover, information you enter on the CSOW that is to be repeated on the other worksheets—such as Matter, Case Number, and Parents' names—need only be entered one time.

The Guideline Schedule and Parenting Time Tables are not editable and are only included because the calculations in the worksheets reference that data. However, you may refer to them within this document if you need to.

After you have completed all the necessary fields, you may save the document to your hard drive for later reference (you might choose to name the file by the case number or matter so that it has a unique file name). Then, you simply print the CSOW, PSEW (again, if applicable), and PTCW to your local printer. Only the contents of the court forms will be printed.

Benefits of This Calculator
This version of the Child Support Calculator has several benefits:

  1. Does not require an Internet connection (except to download).
  2. Allows the user to visualize the worksheets as they are completed.
  3. A file for each case can be saved separately and reopened and modified if necessary.
  4. Allows the user to try different numbers and scenarios when calculating child support obligation with ease.

How to Download
To download this version of the Child Support Calculator, simply right-click on the link below (or the link at the upper right), select 'Save Target As' from the context menu that appears, and then choose a location on your computer where you can easily access the file (suggestions: your desktop, your My Documents folder, etc.).

This file is not a standard .XLS file, but rather, is an Excel Template .XLT file. Each time you save a calculation you should be prompted to save the file as an .XLS file so that you cannot overwrite the template.

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