How Mississippi Calculates Child Support

adjusted gross income (noncustodial parent) as defined in statute/guidelines

Selects the applicable percentage of adjusted gross income.

Adjusted gross income for the obligor as defined (gross income minus specified adjustments).

Wages, salary, commissions/bonuses, self-employment, investment, etc., per statutory definitions.

Parenting time is typically addressed via deviations rather than a fixed credit; calculator should capture visitation/custody facts as deviation flags.

Statute/guidelines specify allowable adjustments (e.g., FICA/Medicare, taxes, mandatory retirement, etc., as applicable).

Existing child support obligations may be a deviation/adjustment factor.

Childcare can be considered as additional support/deviation depending on order.

Health insurance/medical support can be allocated; calculator needs child’s premium share.

Extraordinary medical, education, or special needs expenses can support deviations; calculator needs amount and allocation.

Guidelines address very low/high AGI with findings/deviation handling; calculator should flag when AGI falls outside guideline range triggering special handling.

Low-income handling is by statutory discretion/findings; capture as flag + court-determined amount.

Deviation factors are enumerated in statute/guidelines; model as enumerated flags with notes.