---
title: "Prepare child-support calculation inputs from the file"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/prepare-child-support-and-maintenance-calculation-inputs-from-the-file/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A16-T1-R12-US"
practice_area: "Family Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare child-support calculation inputs from the file

> From the tax returns and pay records the lawyer marks, list earnings, other income, and the facts that go to imputation or a low-income adjustment. Compute no order.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Family Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the tax returns and pay records the lawyer marks, list earnings, other income, and the facts that go to imputation or a low-income adjustment. Compute no order. |
| What the lawyer must review | You apply the forum state's guideline. 45 CFR § 302.56 requires each state, as a condition of its title IV-D plan, to have one set of guidelines based on the noncustodial parent's earnings, income and ability to pay, including all earnings and income and a low-income adjustment. There is a rebuttable presumption that the guideline amount is correct. A written finding that the guideline amount would be unjust or inappropriate can rebut it, and the finding must state the guideline amount and the reason for the variance. Opinion 512: you check every income figure. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare child-support and maintenance calculation inputs from the file](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/prepare-child-support-and-maintenance-calculation-inputs-from-the-file.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the tax returns and pay records the lawyer marks, list earnings, other income, and the facts that go to imputation or a low-income adjustment. Compute no order.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Section 302.56 sets federal conditions. The numbers come from the state's current guideline, which you open.
- Imputation is constrained by § 302.56(c)(1)(iii) where the state authorises it. Do not invent an income figure.

## Sources

- [45 CFR § 302.56 (guidelines for setting child support orders)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-B/chapter-III/part-302/section-302.56) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of Information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*