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HB4884 • 2026
To recalculate how child support payments are made
To recalculate how child support payments are made
Children
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Bill History
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2026-01-28
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To House Judiciary
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2026-01-28
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Introduced in House
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2026-01-28
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To Judiciary
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2026-01-28
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Filed for introduction
Official Summary Text
To recalculate how child support payments are made
Current Bill Text
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HB 4884 Text skip navigation SENATE PRESIDENT SENATORS COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS SENATE CLERK SENATE RULES HOUSE SPEAKER DELEGATES COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS HOUSE CLERK HOUSE RULES HOUSE STAFF JOINT INTERIM COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATOR LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION PUBLIC INFORMATION LEGISLATIVE AUTOMATED SYSTEMS DIVISION LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR'S OFFICE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION & RESEARCH DIVISION POST AUDIT DIVISION BUDGET DIVISION REGULATORY AND FISCAL AFFAIRS DIVISION CLAIMS COMMISSION CRIME VICTIMS RULE-MAKING REVIEW SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS JUDICIAL COMP. COMMISSION JOINT RULES STAFF INFO BILL STATUS BILL STATUS BILL TRACKING STATE LAW WEST VIRGINIA CODE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE CODE OF 1931 WV CONSTITUTION US CONSTITUTION REPORTS AGENCY REPORTS AGENCY GRANT AWARDS PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS POST AUDITS EDUCATIONAL CITIZEN’S GUIDE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PAGE PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS PHOTO GALLERY CAPITOL HISTORY HOW A BILL BECOMES LAW CONTACT SENATE ROSTER HOUSE ROSTER PUBLIC INFO. NEWS RELEASES HELPFUL LINKS Introduced Version House Bill 4884 History | Email Key: Green = existing Code. Red = new code to be enacted WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE 2026 REGULAR SESSION Introduced House Bill 4884 By Delegates Bridges, Vance, Foggin, B. Ward, Chiarelli, and Pritt [Introduced January 28, 2026; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary] 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. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: 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 shall: (1) Add to the basic child support obligation any unreimbursed child health care expenses, work-related child care expenses and any other extraordinary expenses agreed to by the parents or ordered by 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 exclude all or a portion of the student loan deduction if the parent with the student loan debt is in child support arrears, if the parent is not current or is in arrears on the student loan payment, if the student loan is being paid by a third party and not the parent, or if the child is not receiving or expected to receive a financial benefit from the education associated with the student loan expenses incurred. If the student loan deduction is awarded: (a) The parent shall have a duty to immediately disclose to the court, the BCSE, and any other party any changes in the monthly amount of the student loan payment, including any payment deferrals or student loan forgiveness. (b) The court may require a parent to annually disclose to the court, the BCSE, and any other party a statement showing a history of student loan payments for the prior year. (c) Failure to timely make the disclosures above may be a basis for the court to modify child support to exclude the student loan deduction, including retroactively to the first of the month following any unreported change. Part III. Basic child support order. Part 3. Basic child support order. §48-13-301. Determining the basic child support obligation. The basic child support obligation is determined from the following table of monthly basic child support obligations: West Virginia Monthly Basic Child Support Obligations (Adjusted for West Virginia's Income Relative to U.S. Averages) COMBINED GROSS NET PAY MONTHLY INCOME ONE CHILD TWO CHILDREN THREE CHILDREN FOUR CHILDREN FIVE CHILDREN SIX CHILDREN 550 101 153 185 207 228 247 600 110 167 202 226 248 270 650 119 181 219 244 269 292 700 128 195 235 263 289 314 750 137 208 252 281 310 337 800 146 222 269 300 330 359 850 155 236 285 319 351 381 900 164 250 302 337 371 403 950 173 264 319 356 392 426 1000 182 277 335 375 412 448 1050 191 291 352 393 432 470 1100 200 304 368 411 452 491 1150 208 316 382 427 470 510 1200 216 328 397 443 488 530 1250 223 340 411 460 506 549 1300 231 352 426 476 523 569 1350 239 365 441 492 541 589 1400 247 377 455 509 563 608 1450 255 389 470 525 577 628 1500 263 401 485 541 595 647 1550 271 413 499 558 613 667 1600 279 425 514 574 631 686 1650 287 437 528 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4272 4771 5249 5705 34200 2486 3660 4276 4776 5254 5711 34250 2489 3664 4280 4781 5259 5716 34300 2491 3668 4284 4785 5264 5722 34350 2494 3671 4288 4790 5269 5727 34400 2496 3675 4292 4795 5274 5733 34450 2499 3679 4296 4799 5279 5738 34500 2501 3682 4301 4804 5284 5744 34550 2504 3686 4305 4808 5289 5749 34600 2506 3690 4309 4813 5294 5755 34650 2509 3693 4313 4818 5299 5761 34700 2512 3697 4317 4822 5305 5766 34750 2514 3701 4321 4827 5310 5772 34800 2517 3704 4326 4832 5315 5777 34850 2519 3708 4330 4836 5320 5783 34900 2522 3712 4334 4841 5325 5788 34950 2524 3715 4338 4845 5330 5794 35000 2527 3719 4342 4850 5335 5799 §48-13-302. Incomes below the table for determining basic child support obligations. If combined adjusted gross income net pay is below $550 per month, which is the lowest amount of income considered in the table of monthly basic child support obligations set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the basic child support obligation shall be set at $50 per month or a discretionary amount determined by the court based on the resources and living expenses of the parents and the number of children due support. §48-13-303. Incomes above the table for determining basic child support obligations. If combined adjusted gross income net pay is above $35,000 per month, which is the highest amount of income considered in the table of monthly basic child support obligations set forth in §48-13-301 of this code, the basic child support obligation shall not be less than it would be based on a combined adjusted gross income net pay of $35,000. The court may also compute the basic child support obligation for combined adjusted gross incomes net pay above $35,000 by the following: (1) One child — $2,527 + 0.088 x combined adjusted gross income net pay above $35,000 per month; (2) Two children — $3,719 + 0.129 x combined adjusted gross income net pay above $35,000 per month; (3) Three children — $4,342 + 0.153 x combined adjusted gross income net pay above $35,000 per month; (4) Four children — $4,850 + 0.169 x combined adjusted gross income net pay above $35,000 per month; (5) Five children — $5,335 + 0.183 x combined adjusted gross income net pay above $35,000 per month; and (6) Six children — $5,799 + 0.196 x combined adjusted gross income net pay above $35,000 per month. Part IV. Support in sole custody cases. Part 4. Support in sole custody cases. §48-13-403. Worksheet for calculating basic child support obligation in basic shared parenting cases. Child support for basic shared parenting cases shall be calculated using the following worksheet: Worksheet A: BASIC SHARED PARENTING IN THE FAMILY COURT OF __________ COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA CASE NO.____________ Mother: ______________ SS No.: _____________ Primary Custodial parent? [ ] Yes [ ] No Father: ______________ SS No.: _____________ Primary Custodial parent? [ ] Yes [ ] No Children SSN Date of Birth Children SSN Date of Birth PART I. CHILD SUPPORT ORDER Mother Father Combined 1. MONTHLY GROSS NET PAY INCOME (Exclusive of overtime compensation) $ $ a. Minus preexisting child support payment - - b. Minus maintenance paid - - c. Plus overtime compensation, if not excluded, and not to exceed 50%, pursuant to W. Va. Code §48-1-228(b)(6) + + d. Additional dependents deduction - - e. Minus student loan payment pursuant to W. Va. Code §48-13-202(3) 2. MONTHLY ADJUSTED GROSS NET PAY INCOME $ $ $ 3. PERCENTAGE SHARE OF INCOME (Each parent's income from line 2 divided by Combined Income) % % 100% 4. BASIC OBLIGATION (Use Line 2 combined to find amount from schedule.) $ 5. ADJUSTMENTS (Expenses paid directly by each parent) a. Work-Related Child Care Costs Adjusted for Federal Tax Credit (0.75 x actual work-related child care costs.) $ $ b. Extraordinary Medical Expenses (Uninsured only) and Children's Portion of Health Insurance Premium Costs. $ $ c. Extraordinary Expenses (Agreed to by parents or by order of the court.) $ $ d. Minus Extraordinary Adjustments (Agreed to by parents or by order of court.) - - e. Total Adjustments (For each column, add 5a, 5b, and 5c. Subtract Line 5d. Add the parent's totals together for Combined amount.) $ $ $ 6. TOTAL SUPPORT OBLIGATION (Add line 4 and line 5e Combined.) $ 7. EACH PARENT'S SHARE OF THE TOTAL CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION (Line 3 x line 6 for each parent.) $ $ 8. PAYOR PARENT ADJUSTMENT (Enter payor parent's line 5e.) $ $ 9. RECOMMENDED CHILD SUPPORT ORDER (Subtract line 8 from line 7 for the payor parent only. Leave payee parent column blank.) $ $ PART II. ABILITY TO PAY CALCULATION (Complete if the payor parent's adjusted monthly gross net pay income is below $2,600.) 10. Spendable Income (0.80 x line 2 for payor parent only.) 11. Self Support Reserve $997 $997 12. Income Available for Support (Line 10 - line 11. If less than $50, then $50) 13. Adjusted Child Support Order (Lesser of Line 9 and Line 12.) Comments, calculations, or rebuttals to schedule or adjustments if payor parent directly pays extraordinary expenses. PREPARED BY: Date: §48-13-404. Additional calculation to be made in basic shared parenting cases. In cases where the payor parent's adjusted gross income net pay is below $2,600 per month, an additional calculation in Worksheet A, Part II, §48-13-403 of this code , shall be made. This additional calculation sets the child support order at whichever is lower. (1) Child support at the amount determined in Worksheet A, Part I, §48-13-403 of this code; or (2) The difference between 80 percent of the payor parent's adjusted gross income net pay and $997, or $50, whichever is more. Part 5. Support in extended shared parenting or split physical custody cases. §48-13-502. Extended shared parenting worksheet. Child support for extended shared parenting cases shall be calculated using the following worksheet: Worksheet B: extended shared parenting IN THE FAMILY COURT OF ______________ COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA CASE NO. ____________ Mother: ___________________________ SS No.: __________ Father: ____________________________ SS No.: __________ Children SSN Date of Birth Children SSN Date of Birth PART I. BASIC OBLIGATION Mother Father Combined 1. MONTHLY GROSS NET PAY INCOME (Exclusive of overtime compensation) $ $ a. Minus preexisting child support payment - - b. Minus maintenance paid - - c. Plus overtime compensation, if not excluded, and not to exceed 50%, pursuant to W. Va. Code §48-1-228(b)(6) + + d. Additional dependent deduction e. Minus student loan payment pursuant to W. Va. Code §48-13-202(3) 2. MONTHLY ADJUSTED GROSS NET PAY INCOME $ $ $ 3. PERCENTAGE SHARE OF INCOME (Each parent's income from line 2 divided by Combined Income) % % 100% 4. BASIC OBLIGATION (Use line 2 Combined to find amount from Child Support Schedule.) $ PART II. SHARED PARENTING ADJUSTMENT 5. Shared Parenting Basic Obligation (line 4 x 1.6) $ 6. Each Parent's Share (Line 5 x each parent's line 3) $ $ 7. Overnights with Each Parent (must total 365) 365 8. Percentage with Each Parent (Line 7 divided by 365) % % 100% 9. Amount Retained (Line 6 x line 8 for each parent) $ $ 10. Each Parent's Obligation (Line 6 - line 9) $ $ 11. AMOUNT TRANSFERRED FOR BASIC OBLIGATION (Subtract smaller amount on line 10 from larger amount on line 10. Parent with larger amount on line 10 owes the other parent the difference. Enter $0 for other parent. $ $ PART III. ADJUSTMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL EXPENSES (Expenses paid directly by each parent.) 12a. Work-Related Child Care Costs Adjusted for Federal Tax Credit (0.75 x actual work-related child care costs.) $ $ 12b. Extraordinary Medical Expenses (Uninsured only) and Children's Portion of Health Insurance Premium Costs. $ $ 12c. Extraordinary Additional Expenses (Agreed to by parents or by order of the court.) $ $ 12d. Minus Extraordinary Adjustments (Agreed to by parents or by order of the court.) $ $ 12e. Total Adjustments (For each column, add 12a, 12b, and 12c. Subtract line 12d. Add the parent's totals together for Combined amount.) $ $ $ 13. Each Parent's Share of Additional Expenses (Line 3 x line 12e Combined.) $ $ 14. Each Parent's Net Share of Additional Direct Expenses (Each parent's line 13-line 12e. If negative number, enter $0) $ $ 15. AMOUNT TRANSFERRED FOR ADDITIONAL EXPENSES (Subtract smaller amount on line 14 from larger amount on line 14. Parent with larger amount on line 14 owes the other parent the difference. Enter $0 for other parent.) $ $ PART IV. RECOMMENDED CHILD SUPPORT ORDER 16. TOTAL AMOUNT TRANSFERRED (Line 11 + line 15) $ $ 17. RECOMMENDED CHILD SUPPORT ORDER (Subtract smaller amount on line 16 from larger amount on line 16. Parent with larger amount on line 16 owes the other parent the difference.) $ $ Comments, calculations, or rebuttals to schedule or adjustments PREPARED BY: Date: PART 6. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES OF SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS. §48-13-601. Adjustment for child care tax credit. (a) The amount of the federal tax credit for child care expenses that can be realized by the custodial parent shall be approximated by deducting twenty-five percent from work-related child care costs, except that no such deduction shall be made for custodial parents with monthly gross net pay incomes below the following amounts: (1) One child--$1,150; (2) Two children--$1,550; (3) Three children--$1,750; (4) Four children--$1,950; (5) Five children--$2,150; and (6) Six or more children--$2,350. (b) Work-related child care costs net of any adjustment for the child care tax credit shall be added to the basic child support obligation and shall be divided between the parents in proportion to their adjusted gross income net pay . §48-13-602. Adjustment for child health care. (a) A child support order shall provide for the child's current and future medical needs by providing relief in accordance with the provisions of article 12-101, et seq ., of this chapter. (b) The payment of a premium to provide health insurance coverage on behalf of the children subject to the order is added to the basic child support obligation and divided between the parents in proportion to their adjusted gross income net pay . The amount added to the basic child support obligation is the actual amount of the total insurance premium that is attributable to the number of children due support. If this amount is not available or cannot be verified, the total cost of the premium should be divided by the total number of persons covered by the policy. The cost per person derived from this calculation is multiplied by the number of children who are the subject of the order and who are covered under the policy. (c) After the total child support obligation is calculated and divided between the parents in proportion to their adjusted gross income net pay , the amount of the health insurance premium added to the basic child support obligation is deducted from the support obligor's share of the total child support obligation if the support obligor is actually paying the premium. (d) Extraordinary medical expenses shall be added to the basic child support obligation and shall be divided between the parents in proportion to their adjusted gross income net pay . §48-13-603. Adjustment for obligor's social security benefits sent directly to the child; receipt by child of supplemental security income. (a) If a proportion of the obligor's social security benefit is paid directly to the custodian of his or her dependents who are the subject of the child support order, the following adjustment shall be made. The total amount of the social security benefit which includes the amounts paid to the obligor and the obligee shall be counted as gross income net pay to the obligor. In turn, the child support order will be calculated as described in sections 13-401 through 13-404. To arrive at the final child support amount, however, the amount of the social security benefits sent directly to the child's household will be subtracted from the child support order. If the child support order amount results in a negative amount it shall be set at zero. (b) If a child is a recipient of disability payments as supplemental security income for aged, blind and disabled, under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. §1382, et seq ., and if support furnished by an obligor would be considered unearned income that renders the child ineligible for disability payments or medical benefits, no child support order shall be entered for that child. If a support order is entered for the child's siblings or other persons in the household, the child shall be excluded from the calculation of support, and the amount of support for the child shall be set at zero. PART VIII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS. §48-13-801. Tax exemption for child due support. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, the court shall allocate the right to claim dependent children for income tax purposes to the payee parent except in cases of extended shared parenting. In extended shared parenting cases, these rights shall be allocated between the parties in proportion to their adjusted gross incomes net pay for child support calculations. In a situation where allocation would be of no tax benefit to a party, the court need make no allocation to that party. However, the tax exemptions for the minor child or children should be granted to the payor parent only if the total of the payee parent's income and child support is greater when the exemption is awarded to the payor parent. NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to modify calculation to use net pay instead of adjusted gross income. Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added. Bill Status | Bill Tracking | Legacy WV Code | Bulletin Board | District Maps | Senate Roster | House Roster | Live | Blog | Jobs | Links | Home This Web site is maintained by the West Virginia Legislature's Office of Reference & Information. | Terms of Use | Webmaster | © 2026 West Virginia Legislature ** Print On Demand Name: Email: Phone: