Family Law Calculators
Two free calculators to help you get a starting-point estimate before you talk with an attorney: one for North Carolina child support, and one for alimony. Both give you a number in minutes, neither replaces advice about your specific case.
Which Estimate Do You Need?
Child Support Calculator
Estimate your monthly child support obligation under North Carolina’s official 2023 Child Support Guidelines. Covers Worksheet A (primary custody), Worksheet B (shared custody), and Worksheet C (split custody), plus adjustments for childcare, health insurance, and extraordinary expenses.
Alimony Calculator
North Carolina has no set formula for alimony, judges decide it case by case. This calculator applies several formulas used by courts and bar associations in other states so you have a reasonable range to start the conversation with, not a prediction of what a judge will order.
How These Estimates Work
Both tools are built to be quick and private, nothing you enter is saved or sent to us. They’re designed to give you a realistic ballpark so you can plan and ask better questions, not to replace a conversation with an attorney who knows the details of your case.
Child support has an official formula. Alimony doesn’t.
North Carolina publishes exact guidelines and worksheets for child support, so that calculator’s result closely tracks what a court would actually order in most cases. Alimony is different: North Carolina law gives judges broad discretion and factors to weigh (length of marriage, each spouse’s income and earning capacity, marital misconduct, and more) rather than a formula, so that estimate is only a reference point drawn from approaches used elsewhere.
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These calculators are a starting point, not a strategy. Talk with our team about what child support or alimony could realistically look like for you.
Disclaimer: These calculators are provided for general informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. The Child Support Calculator applies the North Carolina Child Support Guidelines schedule and worksheet formulas effective January 1, 2023. The Alimony Calculator applies formulas used by courts and bar associations in other states, since North Carolina has no statutory alimony formula. Results from either tool are estimates only, are not legal advice, and should not be relied upon as a prediction of any court’s decision. Please consult a licensed North Carolina family law attorney about your specific circumstances.