West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HB4884: To recalculate how child support payments are made
Status: Introduced, January 28, 2026
What the bill says
To amend and reenact §48-13-201, §48-13-202, §48-13-301, §48-13-302, §48-13-303, §48-13-403, §48-13-404, §48-13-502, §48-13-601, §48-13-602, §48-13-603, and §48-13-801, relating to child support; and modifying calculation to use net pay instead of adjusted gross income. ARTICLE 13. GUIDELINES FOR CHILD SUPPORT AWARDS. PART 2. CALCULATION OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDER. §48-13-201. Use of both parents' income in determining child support. A child support order is determined by dividing the total child support obligation between the parents in proportion to their income. Both parents' adjusted gr.
From the introduced text, January 28, 2026:
A BILL to amend and reenact §48-13-201, §48-13-202, §48-13-301, §48-13-302, §48-13-303, §48-13-403, §48-13-404, §48-13-502, §48-13-601, §48-13-602, §48-13-603, and §48-13-801, relating to child support; and modifying calculation to use net pay instead of adjusted gross income. ARTICLE 13. GUIDELINES FOR CHILD SUPPORT AWARDS. PART 2. CALCULATION OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDER. §48-13-201. Use of both parents' income in determining child support. A child support order is determined by dividing the total child support obligation between the parents in proportion to their income. Both parents' adjusted gross income net pay is used to determine the amount of child support. §48-13-202. Application of expenses and credits in determining child support. In determining the total child support obligation, the court and (2) Subtract any extraordinary credits agreed to by the parents or ordered by the court. (3) Deduct from a parent's adjusted gross income net pay the reasonable monthly amount of a student loan payment actually being paid to the lending institution that originally issued the loan by a parent for a student loan debt owed in his or her own name and for his or her own educational expenses; provided that the total amount of the student loan payment deducted may not exceed 25 percent of the parent's total gross income net pay determined before the deduction. The family court shall have discretion to …