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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S08431Relates to the calculation of child support; provides that child support amounts shall be calculated based on the non-custodial parent's income; excludes health insurance costs and federal and state income taxes paid from the calculation of income for child support calculation purposes; makes related provisions.
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Custody & supportchild supportAI label
↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 90%
Shifts child support calculation from combined parental income prorated between parents to a flat percentage of only the non-custodial parent's income (after new deductions for state/federal taxes and health insurance costs), lowers the age of support from 21 to 18, and makes the income cap optional
"Child support percentage" shall mean: (i) seventeen percent of the non-custodial parent's income for one child;
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill changes child support from a combined-income model (with prorated shares) to one based solely on the non-custodial parent's income after additional deductions, lowers the support age cutoff, and adjusts related provisions in the domestic relations law, family court act, and social services law; all changes fall under the custody-support/child-support subtag and increase rights or reduce obligations for the paying/less-custodial parent.
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